Adult workplace intervention programs to improve physical activity through wearing personal pedometers and completing team orientated "virtual journeys" have been shown to be useful in enhancing activity levels (Mummery, Schofield, Hinchliffe, Joyner, & Brown, 2006). Similar approaches applied to the school setting have also been…

In November 2005, the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer launched a consultation, Recalibrating the BC Transfer System, motivated by significant changes in the BC post-secondary system over the last decade and concern that these changes had not resulted in concomitant adjustments in the structure of the BC Transfer System or the BC Transfer…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE (1) TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY, NATURE, AND RELIABILITY OF DATA ON THE RAPID CHANGE IN THE WAREHOUSING FUNCTION IN INDUSTRY AND (2) TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR DECISIONS CONCERNING THE DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF CONDUCTING SUBSEQUENT STUDIES. THREE MAJOR SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON,…

THIS DOCUMENT TRACES RESULTS OF EXPLORATORY STUDIES IN SELF-DIRECTED (SD) LEARNING OF 5 TYPICAL LEARNING TASKS. GOAL WAS TO ASCERTAIN KINDS OF LEARNING SITUATIONS FOR WHICH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION COULD BE IMPROVED VIA SELF-DIRECTION, I.E. MAXIMUM STUDENT FREEDOM TO CONTROL THE LEARNING PROCESS. RATIONALE FOR THE RESEARCH CAME FROM A…

THIS DOCUMENT REPORTS AN INVESTIGATION ON THE FEASIBILTY OF COST EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY AS IT MAY BE APPLIED TO DECISIONS ABOUT MONEY SPENT ON EDUCATION. THE AUTHORS BELIEVE THAT IT IS FEASIBLE TO APPLY A SUITABLY MODIFIED VERSION OF COST/EFFECTIVENESS TECHNOLOGY TO MATTERS OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURE. THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITIES ARE LISTED…

The paper investigates classes of adaptive systems used as prediction machines in certain simple games. Ideally the machine should approach a state which will maximize its expected gain. The simplest machine takes the form of an urn, similar to the urn models of Polya and Friedman, but modified so as to form an adaptive system. The machine is…

A conventional and a programed version of a Navy correspondence course were evaluated. In the correspondence setting there were no differences in student proficiency for the two versions of the course, and most students in both groups who completed the study achieved a high proficiency level. (Author)

This report is a model of an extensive feasibility study for the establishment of a 4-county junior college district. It covers all aspects of organizing and pursuing the study. From questionnaires and census data, the committees compiled demographic information on the area and on the educational needs of adults, business, and industry. The survey…

This document is the introduction to the main body of a report on the inquiry into the need for and feasibility of a national study of intercollegiate athletics. In addition to outlining the organization of the report on the findings of the inquiry, it consists of five sections designed to provide background information regarding the approach…

This booklet is to facilitate the efforts of interested groups to determine the feasibility of introducing differentiated staffing. The guide begins with a definition of differentiated staffing, followed by a brief outline of the major factors involved in the concept: personnel, curriculum, community relations, equipment and materials, facilities,…

A 1976 study of the feasibility of combining school and public libraries investigates effects on services and strengths, weaknesses, and problems. Conclusions are based on responses to a questionnaire from 55 libraries with combined facilities in the United States. (KP)

Provides a model of business administration education and the integration of the functional areas of business--linking the entrepreneurial firms and big business. (SK)

A market survey was conducted to determine the cost effectiveness of translating any foreign-language biomedical periodical on a regular cover-to-cover basis. The results of the survey suggest the continued translation of individual articles on a demand basis instead. (MM)