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Waterton, Patricia; Blaney, John P. – 1968
This study sought to examine the potential role of a liberal studies diploma program at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and to determine the extent and nature of interest in such a program. Data were obtained from 870 completed questionnaires (a 32% response) concerning educational level and degrees, age, sex, income, occupation, marital…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes
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This follow-up study of 1988 graduates of Detroit (Michigan) public high schools examines the status of graduates one year following graduation. Information was gathered from a survey and correlated with demographic and achievement information from student records. Findings must be interpreted in light of a 24 percent response rate to the survey,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Parenthood, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Crawford, Fred R. – 1969
The two technical reports in this volume are devoted to describing the poor in Atlanta, and the persons who become clients in the service programs operated by Economic Opportunity Atlanta, and deal with residents of the areas served by the Neighborhood Service Centers located in the target area. Two samples are identified specifically: the Cohort…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Action, Community Centers, Educational Background
Hardig, Robert J. – 1976
In a broad-based survey to determine what community colleges are doing to publicize adult and continuing education programs and the effectiveness of that publicity, administrators ranked the following dissemination methods in order of importance: course schedules, newspaper advertisements, newspaper stories, program flyers, and word of mouth. Word…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Females
WIEGAND, RICHARD – 1966
FACTORS RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN CONTINUING EDUCATION WERE EXPLORED BY A QUESTIONNAIRE ANSWERED BY 435 WORKING ENGINEERS, ALL GRADUATES OF THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CLASSES 1948-63. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, JOB, GEOGRAPHY, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. DEPENDENT VARIABLES WERE THE TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Correspondence Study, Credits, Doctoral Dissertations
Gaumnitz, Walter H. – 1939
The study examined the incomes and expenditures of rural teachers, and the relationship of these to such factors as types of school taught at, teacher's age, years of experience, extent of education, and number and types of dependents. Rural teachers in the states of Illinois, Maryland, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin were…
Descriptors: Age, Black Teachers, Budgeting, Dependents
Gottwald, Henry – 1967
The study was designed to identify the present status of public knowledge concerning mental retardation, and to relate certain population and demographic characteristics to the data. Data were collected through field interviews and questionnaires with precoded probable responses. Descriptive responses are presented for the sample of 1,515 subjects…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Demography, Educational Background
Wisconsin State Employment Service, Madison. – 1968
General characteristics of Wisconsin tribal Indians as they relate to employment factors and needs are outlined. Household and individual surveys were conducted which yielded information pertaining to: residence; employment statistics; primary occupations; industrial employment; educational level and school status; educational level and income;…
Descriptors: American Indians, Educational Background, Employment Level, Employment Statistics
Dalla Pozza, Ada B. – 1966
This study was to examine some of the factors related to the training of community 4-H club organizational leaders in the Northeastern Extension Supervisory District in North Carolina. Returns came from 292 (38%) of the 770 community 4-H club leaders who received questionnaires. Assuming a positive relation between knowledge level and leadership…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Bibliographies, Children
Goyen, Loren F. – 1983
A study, the fourth in a series of annual surveys, examined the characteristics of new students enrolled in the Department of Adult Education at the University of the District of Columbia from the summer of 1982 through the spring of 1983. To obtain a profile of the students' personal backgrounds, educational objectives, and career goals, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Career Choice, Demography
Stankovich, Mary Jo – 1978
A student follow-up study was conducted to determine the educational and career goals of students who were enrolled at Macomb County Community College (MCCC) and the degree to which they felt their goals had been met. A random sample of 2,066 students enrolled in Spring 1973 were surveyed by questionnaire in June 1977; 983 (55.9%) responded. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Age, Community Colleges
Gran, James R. – 1974
This 4-year followup study of graduates of the Jackson County Adult Evening School Completion Program is the fourth 4-year study to be completed. The study attempted to measure the benefits received by the 1970 graduates in the educational, social, and financial areas. General information was obtained from a questionnaire that required information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age, Class Attitudes
Foster, Frank Kale – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1930
With exceptions so few that they stand out prominently, the professional possibilities of the school principalship have not been realized. The reasons for this state of affairs are not pertinent here. It is enough to note that schools of education are studying the situation, are attempting to analyze conditions, are trying to attract promising…
Descriptors: Principals, Schools of Education, Junior High Schools, Questionnaires
Bryant, Barbara Everitt – 1977
This study finds that the women's movement has had a significant impact in expanding the outlook and changing the attitudes of American women. According to this representative survey of 1,552 women, American women perceive their roles as either traditional, balancing, or expanding. The traditional outlook, generally shared by women over 50, views…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Care, Employed Women, Family Planning
Greene, Mark R.; And Others – 1969
This study analyzed relationships between successful adjustment to retirement, preretirement counseling, and the psychological, economic, and other background characteristics of individual employees. A preliminary study in the western states showed no small companies, and relatively few other, with preretirement counseling programs of any…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Counseling, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes
