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Harrison, Barbara; And Others – 1985
A University of Alaska staff member, two local teachers, and two community members used on-site visits, observations, questionnaires, and interviews to assess development of the Manokotak school from its inception in 1947 to 1984 as perceived by community members, school staff, and students. Rural and cross-cultural, the Alaskan school served 117…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education Programs
Larson, Gordon A.; And Others – 1981
Adult educators in the state of New Jersey have expressed concern about the adequacy of the 1978 General Educational Development (GED) test. Based on these concerns research was conducted in the use and applicability of the current GED test. The project investigated whether the existing GED test was meeting the needs of the large majority of GED…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Needs
Horn, Jerry G. – 1987
Schools for Quality Education, an organization of some 80 small Kansas schools, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools (College of Education, Kansas State University) in 1986-87 jointly investigated the effectiveness of representative smaller schools serving Kansas's rural areas. Phase 1 identified the most important indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, Morges (Switzerland). – 1978
Reports prepared by various countries for presentation at the 1977 annual assembly of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) are included in this document. The theme of the assembly was "Compulsory Education: Social Expectations." Countries reporting include: Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Ivory…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Officers, Community Attitudes, Comparative Education
Jones, Earl, Ed.; Davis, Peter B., Ed. – 1977
The Edgewood Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), using a mini-system of one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools, conducted an Experimental Schools Program from 1972-1977 to test a local decision making, long-term innovative program to effect substantial changes in the affective and cognitive characteristics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development
Kilpatrick, Sue; Field, John; Falk, Ian – 2001
The possibility of using the concept of social capital as an analytical tool for exploring lifelong learning and community development was examined. The following were among the topics considered: (1) differences between definitions of the concept of social capital that are based on collective benefit and those that define social capital as a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
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Mason, Robin; Rennie, Frank – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Internet
Mayes, Jane Ruthven, Ed. – 1996
The contents of this booklet come from contributions to the 1995 Global Conference on School Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention. The objectives of the booklet are: (1) to strengthen the awareness of teachers and education personnel regarding the importance of developing school health and HIV/AIDS prevention curricula; (2) to show the specific roles of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Health, Community Attitudes
Haro, Robert P. – 1981
Emphasizing public, school, and academic libraries, the book provides information on library and information services for Hispanics. Topics of the 10 chapters include: the geographical distribution and concentrations, attitudes, and pertinent sociocultural factors of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Latinos; assessment of an Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Community Information Services
Steinel, Daniel V., Comp. – 1984
Statistical information to help educators assess information needs and trends in music and art education is presented. The first of five sections contains information on occupational conditions. Charts and graphs depict occupational distribution and average annual salaries of recent bachelor's degree recipients, certification in the field of music…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Teachers
Stein, Walter M. – 1977
Materials contained in the 16 volumes that make up the Rural America Series suggest practices through which rural schools can meet local community needs and realize their potential for career program delivery. This handbook is one of a subset of three program support function guides. Activities listed are designed to affect the indicators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Development
Stannard, Charles I. – 1979
With the reorganization of the Experimental Schools Council, administrative support and power were mobilized and the Experimental Schools (ES) project in New Hampshire's North Country Supervisory Union began to accomplish its goals in its third year. The project was hampered by the independence of the three districts included in the loose…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Agency Role, Building Trades
Burns, Allan F. – 1979
The planned Experimental Schools (ES) project changed drastically before it was implemented in Willcox, Arizona, a diverse, multicultural community open to new ideas and outside innovations. As planned by a core of interested principals, teachers, and staff, with help from federal personnel, the project originally called for changes (in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Anglo Americans, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes
Highline Community Coll., Midway, WA. – 1981
In Spring 1980 Highline Community College (HCC) conducted a community survey to determine: (1) the degree to which HCC was meeting its overall goal of providing programs to help students obtain the knowledge and skills needed for educational and career advancement and personal development; (2) whether it was meeting the educational needs of its…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Business, College Faculty
Deaton, Brady J. – 1979
There is no present consensus regarding long-term consequences of rural industrialization on society. Since 1950, smaller rural communities in the South and Southwestern United States have gained in industrialization due to their generally low-wage non-union labor supply and lower tax structure, both attractive to industry seeking greater profits.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Development, Community Involvement
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