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Download full textNational Center on Effective Secondary Schools, Madison, WI. – 1987
This bibliography provides a recommended list of research and theoretical literature in the field of secondary education. Several references of general interest in secondary education are cited in Section I. Reform strategies designed to promote academic achievement are cited in Section II, covering such aspects as educational choices, class size,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Educational Research, Research Projects
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1985
This seventh annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. These contract and grant awards are administered by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education, National Institute of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedCulbert, David H. – History Teacher, 1974
This article discusses ways in which secondary and college teachers can use the Vanderbilt Television News Archive. The archive contains videotapes of the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening network news since 1968, Presidential addresses and network commentary since 1970, and other news events. Research projects using closed-circuit television are…
Descriptors: Bias, Closed Circuit Television, Higher Education, History Instruction
Murphy, Roger J. L. – 1977
Many academic examinations exhibit sex differences in terms of entry figures and pass rates. This fact is illustrated by a selection of statistics from the British GCE "O" level examination results for June 1976. These results are discussed in terms of three possible causes: innate differences in intellectual functioning, sex role…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bias, Intelligence Differences, Performance Factors
Sharp, Laure M.; Richardson, Ann – 1977
This document summarizes a comprehensive planning effort for the Baltimore area aimed at developing a constructive new approach for dealing with a major manpower and community problem: the situation of young high school dropouts. The program is predicated on the hypotheses that: (1) dropouts do not routinely receive counseling and referral…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Takai, Ricky; Holland, John L. – 1977
A new treatment, the Vocational Exploration and Insight Kit (VEIK), was developed to increase the number and variety of vocational options a person considers, to increase the variety of information-seeking activity, and to increase the satisfaction a person has with his or her current vocational aspiration. The VEIK is a 15-step self-administered…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration, Decision Making
Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1976
This study was undertaken to measure the reading, writing, and numeration of 10 and 14 year-old students, and to collect information on teacher perceptions of the nature and extent of any learning difficulties experienced by individual students. A sample of 7,000 students was tested at each of the two age levels. Reading, writing numeration, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cross Cultural Studies, Learning Problems
Birman, Beatrice F. – 1977
This paper begins with a review of past sociological research on the influence of counselors. Most of this past research views the counselor as a "gatekeeper," perpetuating the social status ordering by giving students advice which is compatible with their social status. The research reported in this paper takes a different approach to…
Descriptors: Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Role, Ethnic Status, Guidance Objectives
Peer reviewedKelso, Geoffrey I. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1975
Cross-sectional data were provided by 1484 male high school pupils. All subjects completed either the Otis Intermediate Test or the Otis Higher Test, Crites' Vocational Development Inventory (VDI), and the author's Student Survey. Results indicate that subjects' anticipated stage of leaving school was significantly related to realism of vocational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Educational Research, High School Students, Intelligence Differences
Okorie, John U. – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1975
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Developing Nations, Food
Shelton, Jeffrey – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1975
In this study male students in an educable mentally retarded class were administered the VISA, a reading-free measure of job sophistication and interests. Results were seen as potentially useful for a) assessment of group needs prior to a curriculum block on vocational awareness, and b) vocational planning with individual students. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Mental Retardation, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Fotia, Elizabeth R.; Rasmussen, Karen – 1975
Developed as part of an ethnic heritage studies program, this historical narrative of Italian Americans can enhance cultural awareness. This document presents the story of Italians beginning with cultural roots in Italy and their subsequent emigration to the United States, including to South Bend, Indiana. Four major areas are explored. An account…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups
Breza, Kathleen; And Others – 1975
Developed as part of an ethnic heritage studies program, this document provides an historical narrative of Polish Americans in South Bend, Indiana. The document presents background information, beginning with the dating of Polish national existence in 966 when King Mieszko converted to Christianity. Emigrating to America for economic reasons, many…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups
Objective-Based Career Guidance Program, ESEA, Title III Project. End of the Year Report, 1972-1973.
Dixon, Frank F. – 1973
This document evaluates the success of the Objective-Based Career Guidance Program after one year, and includes details of all projects carried out during that year. The following three areas were explored during initial phases of implementation: (1) information about self, (2) information about careers, and (3) decision making. Three hundred…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Decision Making Skills, Guidance Objectives
Kerckhoff, Alan C. – 1975
An attempt was made in 1974 to locate a group of boys originally studied in 1969 when they were ninth graders in the Fort Wayne, Indiana public schools. In 1974, information about high school academic performance was obtained for over 90 percent and educational attainment data were obtained for about 80 percent of the sample. Information obtained…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Family Influence, Longitudinal Studies
