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Spann, Margaret; And Others – 1982
This manual for language arts instructors contains a basic core of instruction in English that provides updated and extensive vocationally related application of such basic English skills as reading, writing, and practical usage. Attention is also focused on assisting students with life and study skills. The material should be adapted to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills, English Instruction
Knoop, Robert – 1982
The behavioral implications of teachers' career alienation, defined as feelings of disappointment with career and professional development, were explored with a sample of 1,869 elementary and secondary school teachers in Ontario, Canada. Analyses included bivariate correlations, T-tests, and multiple regressions. The 39 independent variables were…
Descriptors: Career Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Richards, Garry E. – 1976
Australian Outward Bound participants almost universally report their experience in the course as being significant in their lives. The relevance of Outward Bound to the normal progress of life enables it to make significant contributions to society and man's future. An Outward Bound course is designed to encourage students to take responsibility…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education, Affective Behavior
Bellevue Public Schools, WA. – 1972
This document describes an alternative high school program developed to provide a continuing educational opportunity for students who had discontinued their education prior to high school graduation. Data collection focus provided comprehensive information about (1) the characteristics of students and applicants, (2) the degree to which the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuation Students, Dropouts, Goal Orientation
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1979
This collection of studies focuses on the problem of non-participation in adult education. The collection is the third of four volumes presenting general and national studies of issues, problems, and trends in adult education. (See Note for other volumes in the series.) The first study presented, Motivation and Participation with Special Reference…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Educational Attainment
CRANDALL, VIRGINIA C.; KATKOVSKY, WALTER – 1967
REPORTED ARE TWO SEPARATE STUDIES WHICH RELATE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD TO THE CHILD'S SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS OWN ACTIONS. IN THE FIRST STUDY 23 BOYS AND 18 GIRLS, 7 TO 12.5 YEARS OLD, WERE TESTED ON AN ACHIEVEMENT RESPONSIBILITY SCALE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY JUDGED THEIR SUCCESS OR FAILURE TO BE CAUSED BY SELF-EFFORT OR…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Rearing, Child Responsibility
Adkins, Dorothy C.; Balliff, Bonnie L. – 1971
The classroom interactions and activities described in this document are intended to provide experiences that will increase the probability of the occurrence of each of the response constituents of motivation to achieve in learning in school. These materials have been organized into five units; each unit emphasizes one of the five constituents:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Objectives, Child Development, Class Activities
Fitch, Fred; Morgan, Susan E. – Communication Education, 2003
Universities commonly rely upon International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) to teach basic courses. This use of ITAs is a considerable benefit to universities; however, there is substantial evidence to suggest that undergraduate students quite often object to being taught and graded by ITAs. If universities and their academic departments wish to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Higher Education, College Instruction
Switzky, Harvey N. – 1995
This review covers the psychological literature of the last 30 years regarding the personality and motivational characteristics of individuals with mental retardation. The first section is a brief historical review and critical examination of the various conceptual models and theories regarding personality and motivational processes in persons…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Techniques
Moore, Bernice – 1983
This is the report of a study conducted to determine the effect of six variables on the career choice of 995 black college students, most of them from rural South Carolina. Study design, sample selection, and data collection methods are outlined; and related literature is briefly reviewed. The relationship between career choice and each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students, Career Choice
Tracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1982
A questionnaire designed to assess seven non-cognitive variables found to be related to college success particularly for minority students (Sedlacek and Brooks, 1976) was administered to two successive samples of incoming freshmen at the University of Maryland, College Park. The Non-Cognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) consists to two nominal items…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Blacks
Burnside, Nancy; And Others – 1980
This resource manual shares ideas and exercises with those persons interested in and working with the specific concerns of displaced homemakers. Sections correspond to steps in an adjustment process leading to job search. An introduction overviews the manual and provides helpful hints for use by peer counselors, professional therapists, and group…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Career Choice, Career Development
Benyon, Sheila Doran – 1968
Seven children with basic perceptual motor problems (learning disorders) in varying severity were selected for a 6-week intensive program. All were from 6 to 8 years old and had mental ages 2 years below their chronological age. Structured and integrated areas of instruction were speech and language, perceptual-motor, gross motor, and aquatics.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Coordination, Discrimination Learning, Exceptional Child Research
Hayes, Elisabeth – 1991
A study investigated the occupational, educational, personal, and social benefits of obtaining the General Educational Development (GED) credential for Wisconsin GED recipients. It examined differences in the benefits experienced and factors that affected the nature and extent of these benefits. A questionnaire was mailed to 1,028 individuals who…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Waggener, Anna T.; Smith, Constance K. – 1993
The first purpose of this study was to identify significant factors affecting the first benchmark in retaining students in college--the decision to enroll in the first fall semester after orientation. The second purpose was to examine enrollment decisions at the second benchmark--the decision to re-enroll in the second fall semester after freshman…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age Differences, Beliefs