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Download full textDiCarlo, Robert D. – 1979
In collaboration with a county hospital and two local government planning offices, Greenfield Community College (GCC) conducted a survey of 1,200 randomly selected residents of Franklin County, Massachusetts, to obtain a demographic profile of area citizens and to identify their needs in the areas of postsecondary education, health care,…
Descriptors: Age, Agency Cooperation, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1977
Focusing primarily on the initiation phase of program development, this document is one of two handbooks developed by a California consortium of vocational educators to provide guidelines for developing and evaluating occupational programs. (The accompanying handbook, CE 017 927, focuses on program modification and termination.) A flow chart…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Community Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Employment Projections
Johns, Yvonne – 1979
A survey of 7,500 older women living within commuting distance of Northwestern University was conducted to find possible candidates for a baccalaureate degree who had thought about returning to school. Women who belonged to volunteer organizations were sent a questionnaire asking about their educational achievements, future plans, and perceptions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Community Attitudes, Females
McCleery, Mickey – 1979
In spite of opportunities for academic excellence, the 7,550 public school students of "Paradise Island" have average test scores well below statewide norms which, in turn, are below national averages. Sub-standard achievement in rural areas is a state-wide phenomenon which educators often explain in terms of isolation or minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Community Attitudes
HICKERSON, NATHANIEL – 1965
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO LEARN WHETHER NEGRO AND NON-NEGRO STUDENTS RECEIVE SIMILAR KINDS OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN AND FILIPINO-AMERICANS IN THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL. USE WAS MADE OF STUDENT RECORDS INCLUDING CURRICULUM TRACK, IQ SCORE, AND PARENTS' OCCUPATIONS. THE LARGE MAJORITY…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Community Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experience
AVAKIAN, SPURGEON – 1967
THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, BOARD OF EDUCATION TRACES THE HISTORY OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN BERKELEY. HE DESCRIBES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE PROCEDURE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING, AND THE CHANGE IN MAKEUP OF THE BOARD FROM "CONSERVATIVE" TO "LIBERAL." UNDER THE AEGIS OF A MORE PROGRESSIVE BOARD,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Bond Issues, Citizen Role
BEKER, JEROME – 1967
THE PILOT PROJECT WHICH IS REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT EVALUATED THE FIRST STEPS TAKEN TOWARD THE DESEGREGATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS OF A MEDIUM-SIZED NORTHERN CITY. PART OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT WAS A SOCIOPOLITICAL CASE STUDY OF THE COMMUNITY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, WHICH OBSERVED AND RECORDED CITY'S INITIAL…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Community Attitudes, Consultants
BRAGER, GEORGE – 1964
THE USE OF LOW INCOME NONPROFESSIONAL WORKERS IN SOCIAL SERVICES WAS FOUND TO BENEFIT BOTH THE WORKER AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCY. FIRST, IT INCREASES THE VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SLUM DWELLER AND PROVIDES HIM WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF A SATISFYING JOB. SECOND, THE LOW INCOME NONPROFESSIONAL AS A "SOCIAL CLASS MEDIATOR"…
Descriptors: Career Development, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement
Mid-Atlantic Teacher Corps Network, Philadelphia, PA. – 1979
The conference's keynote address is presented by Bernard C. Watson. Papers include: Vantage from the State Department of Education, by Robert G. Scanlon (Pennsylvania); Minimum Competency: As the Public Sees the Question, by Jacqueline Grennan Wexler; Minimum Competency Testing (MCT): A Tripartite Response from the Profession, by W. James Popham;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Community Attitudes, Educational Policy
PDF pending restorationLandry, Leonard P.; And Others – 1973
This Personalized Activity Kit presents an overview of the steps in a student needs identification procedure. These steps will be more fully explained in a subsequent publication in this series. Student needs assessment focuses on refining goal statements and on the development of a set of valid priority needs. The concerns-analysis approach is…
Descriptors: Administrators, Advisory Committees, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
Purdy, Bruce J.; And Others – 1977
In an effort to identify and assess the social, economic, and political effects of nuclear power plant construction and operation upon two host communities (Plymouth, Massachusetts and Waterford, Connecticut), a post-licensing review revealed that the primary impact of the nuclear power plants in both communities was an increase in the property…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Benefits, Community Development, Community Services
WOLCOTT, HARRY F. – 1967
THE AUTHOR'S ONE-YEAR RESIDENCY AS TEACHER IN A KWAKIUTL INDIAN VILLAGE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA FORMS THE BASIS OF THIS CASE STUDY. WITH EMPHASIS ON THE LIVES AND FAMILIES OF 5 SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE STUDY DEALS WITH THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE VILLAGE, DISINTEGRATION OF THE INDIAN CULTURE AND THE TRANSITION TOWARD THE…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Attitudes, Cultural Background, Culture Lag
WEY, HERBERT W. – 1966
THIS ARTICLE IS A GENERAL REVIEW OF VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION AND INTEGRATION IN THE DEEP SOUTH. IT POINTS OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE SCIENTIFIC AND OBJECTIVE INQUIRY INTO SOUTHERN DESEGREGATION. INFORMATION IS NEEDED ABOUT NEGRO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN BIRACIAL SCHOOLS, STUDENT AND TEACHER ATTITUDES IN SEGREGATED AND…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Black Students, Black Teachers, Community Attitudes
Young, James D. – 1978
The 1977-78 Adult Continuing Education Survey provided demographic and educational data on three populations served by Vocational, Technical and Adult Education (VTAE) District One: users (1,658), non-users (880), and past users (480). Study participants responded to group specific questionnaires designed to elicit information on sex, age,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Education, Age, Community Attitudes
Report: Priorities of Problems, Program Areas, Solutions to Problems and Capital Construction Needs.
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1975
A sample of the general population of Dade County residents were surveyed, by interviews, by an independent research firm during December, 1973 regarding educational goals, major problems confronting the schools and their opinions regarding certain school system programs. It was decided to refine and augment those results by surveying specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills, Class Size
