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Download full textRABE, HENRIETTA F. – 1966
THIS ADVANCED TRAINING SEMINAR WAS DESIGNED FOR STAFF MEMBERS OF SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK STATE. POSITION PAPERS WERE PRESENTED ON THE SOCIAL FUTURE OF THE AGING AND ON EFFECTIVE MEANS OF SERVING THE INDIVIDUAL. WORKSHOP DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD ON WAYS TO ACHIEVE A NEW SOCIAL ROLE FOR THE ELDERLY, THE GROUP METHOD IN CLUBS AND…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Educational Programs, Employment Opportunities, Group Activities
YOUNG, DOUGLAS – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE TO DETERMINE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THEIR ROLE AND THAT OF ADVISORY BOARDS IN PLANNING, EXECUTING, AND EVALUATING THE COUNTY EXTENSION PROGRAM. AGENTS' VIEWS ON WHO OUGHT TO HAVE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERFORMING COUNTY PROGRAMING FUNCTIONS WERE ALSO EXAMINED. ALL 109 AGENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN EXTENSION DISTRICT IN…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Age, Educational Background, Extension Agents
Gollub, Wendy Leebov; And Others – 1979
The objectives of this workshop module are to help teachers recognize the power of their expectations to influence the behavior and perception of students, to identify commonly held expectations for the sexes and the self-fulfilling consequences of these expectations, and to examine the inappropriateness of differential expectations based on sex.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
Wheeler, Edwin E.; And Others – 1977
A replication of two previous studies, this study examined the effect of both sex and ethnicity on attitudes toward women, self-reported masculinity-femininity, and masculine-feminine stereotypic attitudes. The Attitudes Toward Women Scale (AWS) and the Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ) were administered to 367 college students (112 Anglos,…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitudes, Blacks, College Students
LeCompte, Margaret D.; Stewart, Ida Santos – 1979
This study examines the manner in which a group of kindergarten children viewed their kindergarten experience, how those views changed over time, and the extent to which those views were affected by background variables and preschool experiences. Eighty-three randomly selected urban kindergarten children were interviewed three times over a 7-month…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Early Experience, Interviews, Kindergarten Children
Morris, Lynn Lyons; Fitz-Gibbon, Carol Taylor – 1978
Because reporting the results of a program evaluation requires an effective presentation, this booklet contains prescriptions and hints for formal and informal reporting, either written or oral. Chapter 1 discussed the evaluator's role and presentation of formative and summative evaluation reports. Chapter 2 is a detailed and standard outline for…
Descriptors: Audiences, Charts, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
BEAR, ROBERTA MEYER; AND OTHERS – 1966
A STUDY WAS MADE OF MATERNAL BEHAVIOR AS IT AFFECTS THE CHILD'S COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, ATTITUDES TOWARD LEARNING, AND ROLE CONCEPTION. MOTHERS' RESPONSES TO TWO TASKS WERE USED TO ASSESS THEIR ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR. THE FIRST TASK WAS TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE MOTHERS WOULD DO IF THEY HAD THE POWER TO CHANGE EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Black Mothers, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
WHITE, ESTELLE EDWARDS – 1965
AN INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE WAS USED TO DISCOVER HOW 85 ELECTED COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE NORTHEASTERN EXTENSION DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA PERCEIVED THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. THE EXTENT TO WHICH TENURE AS A COMMISSIONER, OCCUPATION, EDUCATION, AGE, AND INVOLVEMENT IN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PERCEPTION OF…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Analysis of Variance, Attitudes, City Officials
GEORGE, JAMES DALTON – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS NORTH CAROLINA STUDY WAS TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED ASPECTS OF COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS' BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE (MAINLY COLLEGE MAJORS AND PARTICIPATION IN COURSES ON EXTENSION METHODS) AND THEIR DEFINITION OF THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. RESPONDENTS WERE 334 AGENTS REPRESENTING 99 OF THE 100 COUNTIES…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Analysis of Variance, Behavior Change, Counseling Services
Niyekawa, Agnes M. – 1968
The use of the "traditional passive" form of the Japanese verb indicates to a native speaker that the subject of the verb was involuntarily subjected to something unpleasant. When combined with the causative form (passive causative), it is felt that the subject of the sentence was "caused to" take an action and is therefore not…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Detroit Public Schools, MI. – 1967
Teacher aides, teachers, administrators, and observers in 1 elementary, 1 junior high, and 1 senior high school participated in an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Detroit Pilot Program to Train Teacher Aides in (1) identifying, developing, and defining the role of the aide and (2) identifying effective aide training methods. Procedures…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Schools, Evaluation Methods, Job Training
New York State Nurses Association, Albany.
Ninety-six nursing leaders participated in the conference to discuss nursing education, nursing service, and the role of the professional association. It was hoped that similar discussions on the local level would result. Speeches included "The Case for Creativity in Nursing" by Apollinia O. Adams and "Education for ????" separate presentations by…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Conferences, Educational Objectives
Reid, Alban E. – 1977
This paper compares the realities of present-day community colleges with the assumptions generally made about them a decade ago, and concludes that the profile of the community college of 1968 no longer fits the institution of today. The concepts of comprehensiveness and accessibility laid out in the original state plans are now being questioned…
Descriptors: Beliefs, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
Hoffmann, Leonore, Ed.; DeSole, Gloria, Ed. – 1976
The 20 articles in this collection concern issues faced by couples in academe. One group of articles considers part-time careers, independent scholarly work, or intermittent employment, which may be viable alternatives for women with families or those who feel less need for a full-time job. The need for institutional policies to support part-time…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Opportunities, College Environment, College Faculty
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, Inc., Harrisburg. – 1977
A commission charged with examining the process of Pennsylvania school board policy making as it relates to the roles of the board and the superintendent expresses a number of concerns and makes recommendations. Broad areas identified as needing continuous attention by boards and superintendents are the appraisal of goals and objectives, inservice…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Education, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Policy
