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CARTER, CHARLES H., COMP. – 1965
TO AID PHYSICIANS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS IN DIAGNOSING CASES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND IN COUNSELING PARENTS, THE BOOK PRESENTS MEDICAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING RECENT ADVANCES. THIRTY-TWO AUTHORITIES CONTRIBUTE CHAPTERS IN SUCH AREAS AS DIAGNOSIS, METABOLISM, NUTRITION, ETIOLOGY, MONGOLISM, CRANIAL ABNORMALITIES, BIRTH INJURIES, INFECTIONS,…
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Cerebral Dominance, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Schultz, Raymond E.; And Others – 1977
This needs assessment study obtained data from several groups of Pinal County residents to aid the Board and administrators of the Arizona College of Technology (ACT) in meeting the educational needs of county residents. Survey instruments were designed and distributed among high school students, current and former ACT students, local residents…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Curriculum, College Planning, College Role
Seelye, H. Ned, Ed. – 1970
Articles treating various aspects of the teaching of Hispanic culture at the secondary and junior high school levels are intended to improve methodology and facilitate the development of teacher-made instructional materials. An overview of the field relating problems and procedures in several areas is developed. Selections cover: (1) bilinguality,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Community Attitudes
Hamilton, John – 1998
Gainesville College (GC) administered a Needs Assessment Survey in February 1998 to determine perceptions and attitudes about the college and areas that need improvement. Two groups were surveyed: high school counselors and principals, and community leaders such as Chamber of Commerce presidents and college trustees. There was a relatively high…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Leaders

Wade, Arnold; Anderson, John – Journal of American Indian Education, 1978
An experimental project to combine Indian and White school systems into one system responsive to the needs of both groups is successfully implementing its goals of cross-cultural awareness of students and staff, a Native American Study Resource Center, and preparation of students for immediate training, college, or job placement. (SB)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Career Awareness, Community Attitudes, Cultural Awareness
Theobald, Paul – 1995
This book overviews the history of one-room schools in the United States during the 19th century and early 20th century in the midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The book is based on rural school records, correspondence of early school officers, contemporary texts, and…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Centralization, Community Attitudes, Economic Factors
Menand, Louis, Ed. – 1996
These nine essays address controversial issues of academic freedom and values at the university level. The book, which was derived from two years of debate and lectures presented to national meetings of the American Association of University Professors, is organized in three sections which address such issues as: the purpose of academic freedom,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, College Environment, College Faculty
Mills, Paul; Cesnich, Janine – 1993
A study examined the current outcomes and future of paraprofessional education provided under the auspices of South Australia's Department of Employment and Technical and Further Education (SA DETAFE). The primary objectives of the study were as follows: (1) determine whether an autonomous middle-level employment base exists in selected…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Case Studies
Cousins, Jack – 1983
Visits to nine of the smallest rural elementary schools in Colorado were conducted to gain insights into types of communities served by the schools. No one definition of "rural" covered all nine communities, so they were classified into six types: predominantly agricultural, rural industrial, stable recreational, ranching/railraod, rural…
Descriptors: Classification, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Consolidated Schools
Hooshyar, Nahid T.; Cain, Alicia – 1986
The amount of support and the degree of satisfaction with available support to rural and metropolitan parents of handicapped preschoolers was studied by analyzing parents' responses to mailed questionnaires assessing family background and demographic characteristics and the mothers' perceptions of the availability and quality of support systems in…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Attitudes, Community Support, Coping
McBeath, Gerald A.; And Others – 1982
Case studies of high student achievement levels and school effectiveness from three rural Alaska Native schools, all offering some bilingual or bicultural classes, examine curriculum and school instructional practices, school social systems, student outcomes, aspects of school governance, and school-community relations. Chaputnguak High School, in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians
Horn, Jerry G. – 1987
In 1986-87, Schools for Quality Education, an organization of some 80 small schools in Kansas, and the Center for Rural Education and Small Schools (College of Education, Kansas State University) jointly investigated the effectiveness of representative smaller schools serving rural areas in Kansas. The study, which was conducted in two phases,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Boards of Education, Community Attitudes
Messerschmidt, Donald A. – 1979
When the Experimental Schools (ES) program began in 1972, schools in conservative and traditional River District, Wyoming, had just undergone a controversial consolidation. The ES program was perceived by new administrators as a source of necessary unity, useful outside help, and financial incentives. School trustees were "favorable but…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Career Education, Community Attitudes
Braun, Kurt; And Others – 1980
As part of Project IMPACT's efforts to identify and develop procedures for complying with the impact requirements of Public Law 94-482, a case study was made of two Illinois communities and the vocational education programs in those communities. The study examined the relationship between the "good" vocational education programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Community Attitudes, Educational Assessment
Carter, Thomas P. – 1979
There is no inherent conflict between bilingual education and desegregation; only lack of creativity and lack of commitment deter implementation of bilingual programs in racially balanced schools. A review of literature related to the Brown v. Board of Education and Lau v. Nichols decisions revealed that bilingual education and school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Court Litigation