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Download full textCarlson, Mary C.; Carlson, Robert L. – 1981
To most settlers in rural North Dakota, the community was the universe, and the rural school served as a community center. The Christmas program was a universal favorite in rural schools, but it was only one of several programs for the public. Local customs, ethnic backgrounds, and a particular teacher's fondness for a holiday or season gave…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Centers, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Faddis, Bonnie J.; Hutchison, Barbara – 1980
This report describes a needs assessment study conducted prior to the design of a plan for a national demonstration of educational sex equity in the Lincoln County, Oregon, public schools. Two of the study's major purposes were to identify district wide attitudes and experiences pertaining to sex equity, and to provide a context for identifying…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Demonstration Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1981
This is the record of a series of Congressional subcommittee hearings on the progress, problems, and effectiveness of desegregation efforts in public schools. Included are statements and testimonies of educators, social scientists, legal scholars, public officials, and parents on the relative advantages and disadvantages of various desegregation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Civil Rights, Community Attitudes, Constitutional Law
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. – 1980
The Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs met July 1, 1980, to take testimony on Bill H.R. 6850 which proposed specific statutory authorization for the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA), transferred administrative control from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), and reserved the BIA educational…
Descriptors: Academic Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Southeast Missouri State Univ., Cape Girardeau. – 1981
The Work Again Project entailed development and implementation of a center to place adults aged 58 and above into a variety of paid and volunteer positions, investigation of the effect of such placement on the self-image of participants, and education of the community as to the working needs of older adults. A project staff consisting of five…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Community Attitudes, Continuing Education, Educational Needs
Levy, Stephen L. – 1974
This consideration of the foreign language profession concerns goals and objectives of foreign language education, student and community attitudes, college foreign language requirements, enrollment, financial allocations, professional insularity, teaching and learning strategies, materials and technology, testing, and staffing. Goals have been…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Community Attitudes, Educational Objectives
Slark, Julie; Bateman, Harold H. – 1980
A telephone survey was conducted in Fall 1979 by Santa Ana College (SAC) to determine its service community's: demographic characteristics; familiarity with SAC and its course offerings; perception of the college's mission; satisfaction with and attitudes toward SAC; and educational needs and desires. Telephone interviews were completed with 600…
Descriptors: Age, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
HOLMGRAIN, EVERETT W.; SCOTT, VERL – 1967
TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR AN ADEQUATE PROGRAM OF EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN A COUNTY REGARDED AS HAVING DEEPLY RURAL ROOTS, QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES WERE ANALYZED FROM SIX GROUPS OF RESPONDENTS--(1) PRESENT SENIORS ATTENDING THE COUNTY'S FIVE PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL HIGH SCHOOLS (228 OR 96 PERCENT RESPONSE), (2) 1959 AND 1960 GRADUATES OF PUBLIC AND…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Boards of Education, Church Programs, Community Attitudes
Mookherjee, Harsha N., Ed. – 1977
"Rural Sociology: A Field of Basic and Applied Research" was the theme of the 1977 annual meeting. Participants at the convention heard 50 reports in 14 sessions, as well as five special panels and two special sessions. Most of the papers, research reports and essays presented in the sessions are included in this document and serve as…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Career Planning, Citizen Participation
Furfey, Paul Hanly; Harte, Thomas J. – 1964
In order to study the interaction of the deaf and the hearing, surveys were made in Frederick County, Maryland. Eighty deaf persons were studied by social casework techniques, and 1017 hearing persons were interviewed. Specialized data were obtained from interviews with manufacturers, merchants, health personnel, and clergy, data which indicated…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Clergy, Community Attitudes
Fernandez, Jose B. – 1975
This paper reports on the techniques developed by Valdosta State College's Department of Modern Foreign Languages to promote interest in the study of foreign languages and culture. The techniques are divided into two major categories: internal and external. External activities include those for the benefit of high school students and teachers and…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, College School Cooperation, College Students, Community Attitudes
Court, David – 1972
Despite rising sentiment, the decision to "de-school" society seems premature unless it derives from a comparative empirical assessment of school and nonschool educational programs' relative contributions to national goals. One of many new alternative systems, Kenya's village polytechnics (low-cost primary training centers in rural…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Development, Community Attitudes, Community Responsibility
Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC. – 1975
Arguments on the application of the Alabama Educational Television Commission (AETC) for license renewal of eight educational television stations were heard before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Individuals from Black Efforts for Soul on Television and the National Association of Black Media Producers opposed the renewals, claiming…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Audiences, Broadcast Television, Civil Rights Legislation
Welch, Wayne W.; And Others – 1971
Evaluation of the White Bear Lake Senior High School New Design Program made by the Educational Research and Development Council of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area, Inc. is presented. Sets of objectives were formulated for students, graduates, staff and community during a three-day workshop. Measurements devices used were questionnaires for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Evaluation Criteria
DeVita, James A.; And Others – 1976
A history of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, from 1655 to 1970 is presented. Written as an historiography exercise by students at Chelmsford High School, the study is intended to acquaint residents and students of Chelmsford with the town's past and its relationship with surrounding communities and the United States. Chapter one, "A Colonial…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Community, Community Attitudes, Community Change
