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Chicago Urban League, IL. Dept. of Research. – 1982
In this report, the Chicago Urban League assesses the Chicago Board of Education's proposed school desegregation plan. The report discusses eleven points of disagreement with plan provisions. The issues raised include: (1) the absence of concrete provisions, especially numerical standards, to ensure that existing black-white separation in Chicago…
Descriptors: Blacks, Busing, Community Attitudes, Demography
Download full textMcBeath, Gerald A.; And Others – 1983
Beginning in 1981, a 3-year study examined implementation of decentralization in rural Alaska education; legislated decentralization had begun in 1975 largely in response to the Native self-determination movement. All rural local school administrators were initially surveyed. Based on their responses and other statewide data, four types of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Boards of Education
Greene, Jan; And Others – 1977
A 1977 preliminary study for the Community Education Advisory Council of Blanchard, Oklahoma, done in conjunction with the Blanchard Public Schools, sought to determine the need for and receptivity to the possible development of a community education program. The survey instrument, administered using a random sample and personal interview method,…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Education
Dunne, Faith – 1980
Rural high school girls face a strong home-versus-career conflict stemming from traditional rural values and myths about women. They also face the reality of few local job opportunities, due to rural economic and value structures and to occupational sex-stereotyping. For the most part, rural secondary vocational education maintains its…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Hobbs, Daryl – 1980
Recent changes in patterns of population location, industrial employment, and technology in the north central United States have produced implications for vocational education in rural areas. Missouri has greater social, cultural, demographic, and economic diversity than other states in the region, but is representative of the area for purposes of…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Apprenticeships, Community Attitudes
Krajewski, Robert J.; Shuman, R. Baird – 1979
This book for beginning teachers is developed around six key problem areas: transition from student to teacher; professionalism; relationships (with students, parents, other teachers, principals, supervisors, school staff, and visiting consultants); lesson plans; discipline; and evaluation. A theoretical base is first established for each area and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Community Attitudes, Discipline
BARAKAT, HALIM I. – 1966
TEACHER ALIENATION FROM THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS VIEWED AS A THREE-STAGE PROCESS--(1) ALIENATION AT THE SOCIAL AND NORMATIVE STRUCTURE LEVELS, (2) ALIENATION AS AN ATTITUDINAL TENDENCY, AND (3) ALIENATION AS REFLECTED IN BEHAVIOR. RESPONSE DATA WERE ANALYZED FROM A SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TEACHERS IN THREE SENIOR HIGH…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Classroom Environment, Community Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
LIPHAM, JAMES M.; AND OTHERS – 1967
VIEWING ADMINISTRATION AS A SOCIAL PROCESS, A THREE-YEAR STUDY WAS MADE OF THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AS AN AGENCY FOR RESOLVING CONFLICT BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. ROLE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD WERE ASSESSED BY INTERVIEWING 1,794 CITIZENS, 240 TEACHERS, 183 PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND 90 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN 12 WISCONSIN SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Budgeting, Community Attitudes
Segal, Barbara F.; And Others – 1979
During the late spring, summer, and early fall of 1978, a comprehensive household survey of the adult population of Southeastern Connecticut was conducted by Mohegan Community College to assess the educational needs of this region's residents. The survey focused on respondent characteristics, educational background, employment information, level…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Community Attitudes
PDF pending restorationRash, James O., Jr.; And Others – 1979
From 1950 to 1970, the shift from agriculture to industry dominated Ashe County, North Carolina, isolated on the Blue Ridge by rugged terrain and severe weather. Rural farm population declined by 2/3 but rural non-farm population tripled. Many new industries helped shift the bulk of the work force to industry. In 1950, 45% of the work force farmed…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Area Studies, Community Attitudes, Community Leaders
Preusch, Dee, Ed. – 1966
Seventeen articles present an overview of ideas dealing with many facets of school public relations. Topics singled out for coverage include (1) the importance of school public relations programs now and in the future: (2) potential contributions of citizens advisory committees; (3) formation and use of small-scale public opinion polls; (4) key…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Board of Education Role, Communication Problems
Smith, Arthur E.; And Others – 1965
The effectiveness of the Youth Training Project administered by The Jewish Employment and Vocational Service (JEVS) of Saint Louis, Missouri, is assessed in this followup study. The report is based upon an analysis of data regarding 91 youths who actually completed the entire JEVS program. The data were obtained from JEVS records and trainee and…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Smith, Ralph V.; And Others – 1968
An extensive survey was conducted in 1965 by a team of white and Negro interviewers in an application of ecological theory to a study of the support relationship between the community and its school system. Findings are based upon interview data from a probability sample of 931 respondents selected from the population of persons 21 years of age…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Support
Yukon Native Brotherhood, Whitehorse. – 1972
Since it was felt that the Canadian educational system was not serving the needs of Yukon Indian children, 14 items were forwarded by Resolution to the Brotherhood at the First Yukon Indian Conference held January 10-14, 1972. Nearly all the recommendations were dependent upon the provision of an education consultant who would act as a liaison…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Canada Natives, Change Strategies
Durkin, Mary C.; And Others – 1969
In this teacher's guide for grade 2, three common types of communities--farming, commuting, and urban--are presented for study. The curriculum's objectives, 11 key concepts taken up in grades 1-8, and a list of 20 behavioral objectives to be attained by the end of grade 2 are given. The year's program is organized into three units: (1) "Community…
Descriptors: Community, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Cooperation
