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Bailey, Gwen; And Others – 1992
This report examines rural practice in adult literacy programs and estimates the extent and nature of rural illiteracy. Surveys were sent to 3,287 rural literacy programs; more than 700 program directors responded for a return rate of 22 percent. In addition, 150 program directors and key state literacy contacts were interviewed by telephone.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
Download full textReiff, Henry B.; And Others – 1990
Minority group students are disproportionately represented in special education programs and have alarmingly high dropout rates. In rural Louisiana, special educators must cope with teaching a population that is poor, ethnically diverse, and somewhat isolated from mainstream America. An assessment instrument designed to identify training needs of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hall, Jean M. Ed. – 1990
The conference brought Southern state and local leaders together to discuss ways to revitalize depressed rural areas and to improve citizens' quality of life. Papers discussed: (1) goals for rural educational improvement; (2) human resource barriers to community and economic development in the South; (3) survey results indicating that Alabama…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Bhola, H. S. – 1990
Accounts differ as to the state of adult literacy education in China. One scholar says that programs are contracting severely, whereas Chinese officials contend that programs are operating with more students and more efficiency. A true picture of literacy education in China depends on research and statistics that are being gathered. The overall…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Miller, Juliet – 1982
This fact sheet provides an overview of rural schools, people, and labor markets to help vocational educators better understand the needs of rural Americans. It is based on "A Portrait of Rural America: Conditions Affecting Vocational Education Policy" (Rosenfeld 1981). Data is presented on population trends, poverty, employment…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Educational Needs, Employment Opportunities
Alexander, D. J.; And Others – 1984
This document describes a study conducted to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the provision of leisure and recreation services and community education services in selected areas of the Tayside, Central, and Fife Regions of Scotland. The 18-month-long study gathered 826 responses from 1,060 questionnaires issued in order to study the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
This study presents an overview of how the further, higher, and adult education (FHE) system in England should support the rural economy. It is meant to relate to the changing agricultural scene, its diversification, the movement of people, and the well-being of the community. The first seven chapters of the booklet describe the nature of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Educational Change
Blasi, Joyce F. – 1981
Rural special educators play a very complex role in the provision of services to exceptional learners. Population sparsity and distance factors more or less mandate that most rural special education programs must be cross-categorical, multi-age programs. These same factors, and the fact that support specialists in related areas are nonexistent or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Competence, Educational Needs, Educational Quality
Mertens, Donna M. – 1981
This study of the vocational and adult education system in isolated rural areas was designed to provide information that is necessary for the development of policy for vocational and adult education in isolated rural areas. The study consisted of a review of literature; unstructured interviews with representatives of the business, civic, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adult Education, Community Attitudes, Educational Assessment
Heald, James E. – 1979
On every continent and in virtually every sovereign nation, rural people are not nearly as well served by educational programs as their fellow countrymen who reside in urban centers. Those persons in governmental agencies who seek solutions to the problems of rural education are confronted by scattered student populations, hostile geography,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Organization, Community Involvement, Delivery Systems
THIPPHAWONG, BOUNNONG – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE EDUCATIONAL DATA AND SOCIOECONOMIC INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS OF PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS, TO SUGGEST EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND CURRICULUM WHICH WILL MEET THE DAILY NEEDS OF THE RURAL PEOPLE, AND TO DISCUSS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION COULD…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Needs
Union of Nova Scotia Indians, Sydney. – 1971
The unique position of the MicMac (American Indian) student in his efforts to cope with both the learning experiences from his MicMac background and those new experiences which are thrust upon him by non-Indian persons in either Federal or non-Federal schools is described. The study also outlines (1) the jurisdictional aspects of Indian education;…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, American History, American Indians, Board of Education Role
Silver, Harold, Ed. – 1973
The contents of this book--32 extracts from research, political, and official publications plus introductory material--are organized into three sections. Part 1, "Secondary education for all? 1922-47," is comprised of 10 extracts, including: "Secondary education for all," R. H. Tawney; "The education of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Diagnosis, Educational History, Educational Needs
Liebenow, J. Gus – 1969
Independence for Africa has not resulted in the expected economic development of industrialization. Mineral-poor states in Africa must rely on limited prosperity coming from an expansion of agricultural commodities. The problem is that despite the prevalence of an agriculture economic base, most African leaders are committed to industrial…
Descriptors: African History, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations
Duncan, Cynthia L. – Appalachia, 1986
Describes need to improve education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District which has the lowest percentage of high school graduates in the nation. Reports peoples' perceptions of educational problems; details community financial support; provides comparative statistics on educational attainment, math and reading mastery, dropouts,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Economic Climate, Educational Attainment
