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Gross, Francis M. – 1979
Formula budgeting in the financing of public higher education is examined. Budget formulas are defined as a means of applying predetermined average cost rates to quantifiable institutional program measures in order to calculate the dollar resource requirements for a future year. Seven characteristics of budget formulas are described: (1) their…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Declining Enrollment, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Calnimptewa, Gerald; And Others – 1978
Recognition of tribal attitudes and goals is considered to be a most important phase of the Fort Mojave Tribe Comprehensive Plan. Meetings with the tribal council, committees, and a household survey shows employment opportunities, education, transportation, and cultural awareness to be the key issues dominating the concerns of the people. Among…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agricultural Production, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Department of Defense, Washington, DC. – 1970
As a joint endeavor by the Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Health, Education, and Welfare to demonstrate military resources and techniques which are utilized in combat, the Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST) program was pilot-tested in 1970 at five military bases. Undertaken to explore the feasibility of utilizing…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Aircraft Pilots, Allied Health Occupations, Cooperative Planning
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Lucas, John A.; And Others – 1973
Surveys were conducted of community needs for three types of technicians--computer operators, diet technicians, cable TV technicians--and for a regional crime lab to serve the Chicago northwestern suburban police. The purpose of the surveys was to determine whether community needs would justify inclusion of training programs for such technicians…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cable Television, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Saad, James T. – 1972
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of a continuous school year plan -- the 45-15 plan -- for the Boise Public Schools. Under this plan, students would attend school for 45 days and be absent from school for 15 days in rotating shifts throughout the year. Eleven subcommittees researched various aspects of a continuous school…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development, Data Processing
Woodbury, Amanda L. – 2002
Adding distance education would provide Andover College with unlimited growth and potentially increased revenue. Andover has three groups of students: nontraditional evening students aged 25-59 who want a degree to advance in their careers; traditional students aged 17-24; and certificate candidates. A distance program would make classes more…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Access to Education, Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pettitt, Aidan – Developing FE (FEDA Report), 1996
This document is intended for further education colleges in the United Kingdom wishing to extend their General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ) provision to adults, extend their adult students' options for accreditation, or review the suitability of different qualification routes for adults. It presents information about the development of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Curriculum Development
Shipman, Virginia C. – 1983
The study was designed to evaluate the acceptance, appropriateness, and use of an experimental Spanish edition of the April 1980 "Ranger Rick's Nature Magazine"; to identify similarities and differences in the reactions to the translated edition of various groups within the Hispanic population; and to collect the recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Conservation Education, Cubans, Elementary Secondary Education
Heyerdahl, Lawrence; And Others – 1978
A study was conducted to identify and clarify the stated missions, goals, and relationships of three institutions (Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation [BCSC], Indiana Vocational Technical College [IVTC], and the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Campus [IUPUI]) to each other and the Columbus community to determine the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Leaders, Comparative Analysis
Abdel-Halim, A. El-Mahdi; Shaker, Paul – 1979
Educational reform in developing countries, specifically in Saudi Arabia, will be facilitated if certain strategies are employed when implementing educational change. Problems which restrict reform tend to be a culture which opposes change, staffing, finances, a shortage of relevant learning materials, excessive centralization of authority,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Center for Global Perspectives, New York, NY. – 1977
To enlighten the reader on the status, objectives, and needs of global education, this paper poses and answers questions related to global perspectives. A global perspective is interpreted to include heightened awareness and understanding of the global system as well as increased consciousness of the intimate relationship of self, humankind, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Gilmartin, Kevin J. – 1980
The purpose of this report is to determine the feasibility of and need for a series of social indicator reports on the status of women and disadvantaged minorities in education, as students, teachers, and administrators. Further, it addresses questions concerning the form, issues to be covered, and data that should be used if such reports are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies
YOUNG, RAYMOND – 1966
THE NEEDS FOR VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN THE SHIAWASSEE-CLINTON AREA OF MICHIGAN WERE DETERMINED FROM QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 1,146 SENIORS OF 1965, 416 GRADUATES OF 1960 AND 1962, 1,034 PARENTS OF FIFTH GRADERS, AND 250 BUSINESS FIRMS. EXISTING COURSE OFFERINGS WERE DETERMINED FROM COURSE TITLES IN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS. ANALYSIS OF DATA…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Curriculum, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Kansas City Public Schools, KS. – 1967
This study was undertaken to determine the advisability of establishing an area vocational-technical school. The county's population characteristics and the economic base of the county as well as its history were studied for background information. the staff then surveyed 2,288 high school seniors in the county to determine which ones and how many…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Planning, Community Characteristics, Community Surveys
Goldston, M. H., Jr.; Hefley, Robert J. – 1975
The project was designed to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of providing faster, more relevant, and more comprehensive diagnostic services to vocational rehabilitation clients with a wide range of disabilities. The improved services were provided by an Experimental Unit (E) and compared with those of a Control Unit (C). The random…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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