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Local Government Research Corp., State College, PA. – 1976
An extensive opinion survey and feasibility study was undertaken to determine whether student and adult residents of Cameron, Clearfield, and Elk counties, Pennsylvania felt a need for a community college "without walls" to serve the area. The college without walls involves using existing educational facilities in local areas without…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adults, College Bound Students, Community Colleges
Patrick, Edward; And Others – 1980
Outlined and evaluated in this paper is the collaborative process used by Project 81 state educational agency (SEA), local educational agency (LEA) and support staff in planning and managing a survey to validate life-role competency statements at twelve pilot sites in Pennsylvania. The project is a Pennsylvania Department of Education…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Competency Based Education
Cambridge Conference on School Mathematics, Newton, MA. – 1970
The Cambridge Conference on School Mathematics (CCSM) was an association of prominent mathematicians who had a concern for mathematics education at school level, from kindergarten through grade twelve. These mathematicians organized three main conferences in three areas of mathematics education, and have carried on activities related to the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Feasibility Studies
BERGER, EMANUEL; CRESWELL, DORIS E. – 1967
OBJECTIVES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION FOR MATHEMATICS EDUCATION SYSTEM (PRIMES) PROJECT WERE TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR LOCAL PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE THE SYSTEM FOR CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTING…
Descriptors: Computers, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Feasibility Studies
TOLONEN, PAUL – 1965
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTS TO DETERMINE WHAT BASES EXIST FOR ESTABLISHING THE FIRST CURRICULUM OF THIS NATURE ON THE WEST COAST. DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN LOCAL MARITIME PEOPLE AND THE COLLEGE STAFF. RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF 51 HIGH SCHOOLS SHOWED 264 STUDENTS INTERESTED IN ENROLLING. A SURVEY OF 79 GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS INDICATED THAT 142…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum, Curriculum Development
DAKIN, RALPH E. – 1967
THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPED IN THIS MONOGRAPH (PART OF A KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY SERIES ON COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) FOCUSES ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL STRUCTURING OF COMMUNITIES BOTH LARGE AND SMALL, THE CHARACTER OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION AND OF INTERACTION IN COMMUNITIES, (INCLUDING PATTERNS OF VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Community Planning, Community Problems, Conflict Resolution
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1966
THE THREE PARTS OF THIS FORD FUNDATION SUBMISSION PROVIDE INFORMATION ON BROAD ISSUES OF ORGANIZATION AND PUBLIC POLICY AS THEY RELATE TO SATELLITE MODEL SYSTEMS BNS-3 AND BNS-4, ON LEGAL PROBLEMS OF AUTHORIZATION AND CONTROL, AND ON THE TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS, COSTS, AND BROADCAST SPECTRUM LIMITATIONS OF EACH SYSTEM. VOLUME I OUTLINES…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Commercial Television, Communications, Communications Satellites
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. – 1979
A project was undertaken in Colorado to evaluate the feasibility of cost-benefit analysis as a source of information for local vocational administrators, to evaluate the effectiveness of a workshop for training these administrators in cost-benefit analysis, and to identify problems that prevent them from using this type of analysis in program…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Education, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Stanford Univ., CA. – 1977
The exclusion of Stanford University endowment investment in securities of corporations that have assets within the Republic of South Africa is examined, and a financial cost and benefit analysis of the situation is presented. The study indicates that if divestment were implemented Stanford would be required to sell approximately $125 million in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Blacks, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Cox, P. H.; And Others – 1979
The objectives of this study were to examine the need and potential demand for computer-based information services in the University of Otago medical libraries, to evaluate the various databases of interest, and to recommend the best means of access to such services. Data were collected through user and library surveys, an extensive literature…
Descriptors: Databases, Dial Access Information Systems, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries
Central Michigan Educational Resources Council, Mount Pleasant. – 1967
THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE FEASIBILITY OF ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MICHIGAN AREA SCHOOLS FOR DATA PROCESSING AND FOR INSTRUCTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, INFORMATION, AND AUDIO SERVICES. DATA GATHERED THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES, DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND VISITATIONS DEMONSTRATE THE GENERAL DESIRE FOR PARTICIPATION IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Broadcast Television, Computers, Costs
Reed, Lawrence E.; And Others – 1975
The methods and problems encountered in the development of a prototype human resources data handbook are discussed. The goal of the research was to determine whether it was feasible to consolidate, in a single comprehensive handbook, human resources data applicable to system design and development. Selected for this purpose were data on the…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Charts, Data Analysis, Data Processing
Hollister, William G.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this second program guide deals with organization of a low-income program budget. Presenting the basic assumptions utilized in the development of a low-budget program in Franklin and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Budgets, Citizen Participation, Community Leaders
Fairfax County Schools, VA. – 1973
The feasibility of combining school and public libraries in Fairfax, Virginia was studied. Case studies were made of attempts by 23 localities in 12 states to combine school and public libraries. Several surveys were conducted to compile applicable laws, regulations, and standards. Four statistical tables were prepared which display information…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Institutional Cooperation, Librarians, Library Cooperation
Rosenkranz, Catherine
The study was designed to determine whether cloze procedure could be used in adult literacy programs for students reading at or above the fourth grade level by investigating the procedure's: acceptability for the students, utility in matching students to reading material, and substitutability for standardized tests. Eighty-five Rhode Island…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs
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