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Istance, David; And Others – 1985
Placed in the context of the issues that inform the contemporary debate as well as the measured trends in student numbers, educational expenditures, and institutional structures, this report examines the major features of education's changing socioeconomic environment. These include structural changes in employment and the labor market and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Education, Compulsory Education, Developed Nations
Freeman, Milton M. R. – 1977
Anthropology research should be relevant to public policy formation. If anthropologists continue to produce research which reflects a "detached observer" perspective, their studies will not enjoy widespread credibility. The use of policy-relevant anthropology (applied anthropology) will depend in large part on the efforts of anthropologists toward…
Descriptors: Accountability, Anthropology, Bias, Data Analysis
Campbell, Angus – 1977
Economic analysis of the quality of life in America must consider personal values and social indicators as well as economic indicators. Although the technical procedures and statistical techniques of economic research are constantly improving, the validity of the research is hampered by problems of definition and measurement. Definition and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Decision Making, Definitions, Economic Climate
Rowe, Leslie, Ed.; Sjoberg, Steve, Ed. – 1981
Proceedings of the 1981 International Women Student Conference, which disseminated information about the unique needs of international women students, are presented. Contents include the following: "The Role of the Educated Woman: Views from North Africa and the Middle East," Leila Fawaz; "The Role of Educated Women in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Planning, College Students, Developing Nations
Carta, Elizabeth – 1978
This report describes the third year of a project to develop a high school program which combines experience and theory to prepare students to meet their responsibilities as parents. The 24-page narrative discusses setting and participants, needs, program objectives and scope, methods (courses and other program components), findings (including…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Rearing, Competency Based Education
Petrich, Beatrice – 1981
This twelfth of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with functions and structure of the family. Definitions of the family are compared, and students are helped to understand various forms, functions, and structures of families. The developmental stages of the family life cycle and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Kuvlesky, William P.; Copp, James H. – 1981
A variety of ecological, economic, and social changes are now reshaping rural America. The deterioration of the economic structures and perceived quality of social life in large metropolitan centers of the United States has stimulated the dispersal of population and economic resources throughout rural America. During the last decade almost three…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Definitions, Demography, Ecological Factors
Chance, Jerry M. – 1979
Social change in the United States has prompted frequent observations that civic values, attitudes, and conduct are in a state of disrepair. One of the most often mentioned solutions to this problem is a resurgence of informed civic responsibility. A responsible citizen of a democratic society is interpreted as one who believes in the worth of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavioral Objectives, Beliefs, Citizenship
Wake, R. A.; And Others – 1979
The document consists of three articles by European educational experts on recent trends in secondary education within the member nations of Europe's Council for Cultural Co-operation. The first article, "Interdisciplinarity in Secondary Education," focuses on the tendencies to underestimate the complex managerial side of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Yang See, Koumarn; Barney, G. L. – 1978
The two essays in this guide are intended to provide Americans with an introduction to the history and culture of the Hmong refugees from Laos. In the first essay, "The Hmongs of Laos: 1896-1978," the following topics are discussed: (1) the Hmongs' history until 1940; (2) the emergence of Hmong leaders during and after World War II and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Anthropology, Asian Americans, Beliefs
Hoxeng, James – 1972
This paper describes a simulation game, "Hacienda," designed to replicate the economic and social realities of the peasants' situation in rural Ecuador. The game involves three to 15 players (and often more), one of whom, by a roll of the dice, takes the role of "hacendado," or hacienda owner, who gains title to all the…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Assertiveness, Attitude Change, Change Agents
Almeida, Raymond Anthony, Ed. – 1978
Immigration and acculturation of Cape Verdeans in the United States from the mid-19th century to the present are discussed. Emphasis is on the period prior to 1922, at which time the United States Congress enacted new laws restricting the immigration of people of color. The Cape Verde islands are located in the Atlantic off the coast of West…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Blacks, Colonialism

Parker, Franklin – 1978
Major changes in China since Mao Tse-tung's death in 1976 include development of a more aggressive foreign policy, easing of political and social controls, and educational expansion. Specifically, China is providing economic aid to other developing nations, permitting debate on political issues, allowing modification of government directives at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Area Studies, Asian Studies
Hoxeng, James; And Others – 1975
The effects of using cassette-tape recordings for programming in a rural radio school program in Ecuador were examined. Radio schools broadcasted five afternoons a week and offered a primary school equivalency certificate at the completion of the course. Students were under the direction of an "Auxiliar" who followed the directions of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills, Change Agents
Erlanger, Steven J. – 1975
This monograph focuses on the working class in Boston during 1775, the period just before the American Revolution. Seven sections describe Boston's geographical and political background; working conditions, employment, and controls; income by industry and occupation; standards of living; social life; mobility and the situation of minorities; and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Citizen Role, Colonial History (United States), Economic Factors