A feasibility study and task analysis was performed to determine the future job potential within the Southern California area for environmental technicians trained under a proposed vocational training program in community colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to possible employers in government and industry to obtain information about their…

To identify and evaluate the implications of potential communications and computer technology alternatives to urban transportation, an extensive research study was made of telecommuting--bringing workers toegether by communication instead of physically. An attempt was made to formulate practical statements on telecommuting network design, policies…

The purpose of this study was to establish the technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings and to provide baseline information for the widespread application of solar energy. The initial step in this program was a study of the technical, economic, societal, legal, and environmental factors…

Possible educational uses of the proposed space-shuttle program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are outlined. Potential users of information developed by the project are identified and their characteristics analyzed. Other space-education programs operated by NASA are detailed. Proposals for a methodology for expanding…

Previous studies of measurement of employment and unemployment have been conducted, but a similar statistical program on job vacancies could provide a more complete and accurate insight into the condition of the labor market for employers, placement agencies, counselors, and vocational education planners. This study tested the feasibility of…

This planning overview is part of phase two of PROJECT DESIGN, an ESEA Title III project administered by the Fresno City Unified School District. Developing a long-range interagency master plan for Fresno involves three separate but interrelated activities. The first branch of activity consists of conducting a needs assessment (EA 002 822 thru EA…

This report, considering the feasibility and effectiveness of educational objectives commissions, begins with a brief survey of the early history of such commissions, and then considers in more detail the work of commissions since 1935, when the NEA and the American Association of School Administrators established the Educational Policy Commission…

The OSIRIS system is a prototype information retrieval system having the following components: an automated microfiche file having a capacity of 5000 punch card sized microfiche with a remote control 21 inch TV console for retrieving, magnifying (0-250X), and displaying any of the images on the microfiche; and a remote computer terminal for the…

Three reports comprise this document: A Minicollege for De Anza? An Investigation of the Feasibility of Introducing a New Curriculum Plan and Mode of Instruction at a Community College, by Edward Hay and others; The Minicollege: Work in Progress, by Robert Bernasconi and others; and The Minicollege: Second and Third Years, 1971-73, by Robert Brock…

The feasibility study forms part of a project initiated in 1969 which also includes the UNESCO Thesaurus of science and technology policies, a provisional world list of periodicals dealing with science and technology policies and some 3,000 abstracts of literature on the subject. The purpose of the feasibility study is to define the managerial,…

The "STAY" Program is a feasibility study of a proposed trimester year-round school program requiring that two-thirds of the students be in attendance at any one time. This study is intended as a technical guide for those school administrators and board members who plan to experiment with, or those who have installed, year-round…

This study examined the feasibility of a high school district operating under the compulsory "Valley View 45-15 Continuous School Year Plan." Salient features of the study include reporting of three different types of secondary year-round school operations and the surveys of the local boards of education, the local community, the local…

Appalachia has a long history of isolation, poverty and exploitation by outsiders, but many of the region's problems may be wholly or partly solvable through improved communications in such areas as health services, education, and training. The existing facilities for cable television in the area, its potential for use in the needed public…

The result of a Presidential directive, this study was conducted to determine the feasibility and means for implementing a computer-assisted labor market information system designed to improve information flow in and about the construction industry. Data were collected by means of: (1) extensive research reviews, (2) contact with selected…

The Georgia Television Evaluation Project was designed to provide: a model to evaluate the production and effectiveness of an ETV series, a model for the development of instruments and data-gathering procedures, statistical designs for analyzing and interpreting data, a field test of all prototype instruments and data-gathering procedures, a model…