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RICHARDSON, WILLIAM; SHELTON, DONALD – 1966
BROAD TOPICS COVERED IN THE SYLLABUS FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ARE--THE INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE, DEFINITION OF THE DISADVANTAGED POPULATION (CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS), ADULT LEARNING PROCESS (MOTIVATION, OBJECTIVES, TYPES OF TEACHERS NEEDED, TEACHING TECHNIQUES), COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adults
Lindsay, Carl A. – 1980
An attempt is made to clarify the language of the Adult Education Act of 1966 to yield operational criteria for identifying its goals within a needs assessment/treatment framework. Criteria for general and special target populations are set forth. Singled out are the group of those with four or less years of formal education and those determined…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adults
O'Connor, Edward J.; And Others – 1977
Ninety subjects completed identical simulated maintenance tasks under two experimental conditions. In the high job structural attribute condition subjects were told that the task was high in learning new skills, responsibility, feedback, and task identity; while in the low job structural condition they were told the opposite. Results indicated the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, College Students, Electronic Equipment
ROBINS, LEE N. – 1966
TO CONSTRUCT A NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SOCIOPATHIC PERSONALITY, A 10-YEAR STUDY WAS MADE FROM INTERVIEWS AND RECORD INFORMATION. THE STUDY OF THE ADULT STATUS OF FORMER PATIENTS OF A NOW DEFUNCT ST. LOUIS CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC LOCATED 90 PERCENT OF 524 PATIENTS 30 YEARS AFTER CLINIC REFERRAL AND OBTAINED ADULT RECORDS FOR 98 PERCENT OF THOSE…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Background, Behavior
MILLER, ELIZABETH – 1966
MORE THAN 3,500 BOOKS, REPORTS, ARTICLES, AND PAMPHLETS CONCERNED WITH THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF THE NEGRO IN AMERICA, AND PUBLISHED SINCE THE 1954 SUPREME COURT SCHOOL DESEGREGATION DECISION, ARE LISTED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. VARIOUS CLASSIC WORKS AND ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND STUDIES PUBLISHED BEFORE 1954 ARE ALSO INCLUDED. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Behavior Patterns, Black Education, Black Employment
BOWER, ELI M.; AND OTHERS – 1960
THE STUDY IDENTIFIED A GROUP OF 44 INSTITUTIONALIZED MALE SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS AGED 19 TO 26 AND SURVEYED DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL BEHAVIOR FOR PREDICTIVE SYMPTOMS. INTERVIEWS USING AN 18-ITEM BEHAVIOR RATING FORM WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE PATIENTS' FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS. CONTROL SUBJECTS WERE ALSO RATED. ADDITIONAL DATA WERE…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior, Behavior Patterns
Ewalt, Della C., Comp. – 1965
A study was made to assess the needs and opportunities of members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to continue their education in Ohio. Questionnaires were returned by 2,569 AAUW members from Ohio branches giving data on personal and socioeconomic background, educational motivation, preferred kinds of programs and fields of…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Correspondence Study, Counseling
Goldberg, Gertrude S.; Gordon, Edmund W. – IRCD Bulletin, 1968
This bulletin on the Puerto Rican migrant consists primarily of (1) a review of research which examines the social science literature dealing with the island background of the Puerto Rican immigrant as well as his life on "La Vida" which questions whether the family described by Lewis is representative of slum dwellers in urban San Juan…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Annotated Bibliographies, Book Reviews, Child Rearing
Furfey, Paul Hanly; Harte, Thomas J. – 1964
In order to study the interaction of the deaf and the hearing, surveys were made in Frederick County, Maryland. Eighty deaf persons were studied by social casework techniques, and 1017 hearing persons were interviewed. Specialized data were obtained from interviews with manufacturers, merchants, health personnel, and clergy, data which indicated…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Clergy, Community Attitudes
Shields, Patricia M. – 1977
A comprehensive investigation of the military recruitment process during the Vietnam era focused on multiple facets of the equity issue to assess the impact of military manpower policies. Using data from a sample of young men in the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) three questions were addressed: who served, who was drafted, and who chose to…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Background, Enlisted Personnel
Naiman, N.; And Others – 1978
This study is intended to help experienced practitioners and student teachers gain a systematic understanding of language learning. Part I is a general introduction discussing the second language learner and first language learner. Part II describes the adult interview study; the method, procedure, and results of interviews with good and poor…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Research
Niagara Falls Board of Education, NY. – 1975
The HEW 309(b) Special Project carried out by the Niagara Falls Adult Basic Education program, "The Identification of Preferred Cognitive Styles and Matching Adult Reading Program Alternatives for the 0-4 Grade Levels," involved research, training in cognitive style mapping, and development of a survey and process to assess the adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Jaffe, A. J.; Carleton, Zaida Carreras – 1974
This report separates Puerto Ricans into four major subgroups: those who were born on the mainland and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States, and those who were born in Puerto Rico and live either in New York City, or elsewhere in the United States. The report places considerable emphasis on those born on the mainland. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Birth Rate, Demography, Economic Factors
Mudd, Merle W.; And Others – 1968
Vocational adjustment was studied by interviewing 549 educable mentally handicapped boys who had been in special classes and 90% of the parents. Findings were that most appeared to have good vocational adjustment and were not readily distinguishable in social or vocational adjustment from others of the same age and social background. However,…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Exceptional Child Research, Family Characteristics, Followup Studies
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1967
The requirement that the handicapped be given special consideration as prerequisite to state participation in the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program is stated, and the following groups of handicapped are specified: the physically, visually and aurally handicapped, and those persons with special health problems; the mentally retarded; the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Camping, Design Requirements, Emotional Disturbances