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Download full textLadewig, Howard; Thomas, John K. – 1987
A 1985 national study compared 710 former 4-H members, 743 former members of other youth organization, and 309 nonparticipants in youth organizations to determine impact of 4-H on youth development. The study measured 4-H program effectiveness in developing knowledge/skills, self-expression, and skills for helping others. The study found 4-H…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Citizen Participation, Communication Skills
Houston Community Coll. System, TX. – 1986
A study was conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of the traditional and infused (computer-assisted instruction or CAI) approach to basic skills instruction for students in a vocational education program. The sample for the study consisted of 41 male students in the air conditioning/refrigeration program at the Houston Community…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Manpower Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Job Corps. – 1983
In 1983 the National Office of Job Corps conducted a review of Job Corps vocational offerings and outcomes for fiscal year 1982. Based on a review of Job Corps procedures identifying emerging occupations, assessing training needs, developing curricula, and implementing training programs, the project researchers developed a series of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Wisconsin Univ.-Stout, Menomonie. Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Inst. – 1987
The vocational rehabilitation agencies in Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) cooperated in a study to determine whether there were systematic gender differences along input, program, and output dimensions among the state vocational rehabilitation programs in the region over a 13-year period, 1972-1984. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1987
During 1985-86, its first year, the Comprehensive School Improvement and Planning process (CSIP) operated in 156 of 392 New York City schools identified by the State Education Department's Comprehensive Assessment Report (CAR) as most in need of improvement. CSIP offers a holistic approach to school improvement and planning, and is designed to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Hayes, Chris – 1986
A comparison of the vocational education and training (VET) offered in Japan, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United States revealed that programs in all three nations emphasized the following aims: competence at work, commitment of all to achieve excellence, and capacity to contribute to change. Organizations in all three nations were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Upton, James N. – 1982
The College Educational Opportunities Program (CEOP) is a feature of the Black Studies Community Extension Center, located in an inner-city area of Columbus, Ohio, conducted through The Ohio State University (OSU). It provides disadvantaged adults with an opportunity to take fully accredited basic courses in mathematics, English, black studies and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Black Community, Black Education, Black Students
Hubbell, Ruth; Barrett, Barbara – 1984
A short-term descriptive assessment, this study provides summary data on the Parent-Child Center (PCC) comprehensive early childhood intervention programs initiated in 1967 and operated by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families. PCCs provide low income families with children under three with social service, health, and educational…
Descriptors: Administration, Delivery Systems, Health Services, Infants
The Public's Perception of Secondary Vocational Education in Indiana. Technical Report Number Three.
Sawyers, Betty A. – 1977
A study was done to define the general image of vocational-technical education in Indiana as represented by a statistical sampling of respondents from a variety of categories of the general public, including junior and senior high school students, elementary and secondary teachers and school personnel, parents, and employers. A stratified random…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
PAINTER, GENEVIEVE – 1965
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES OBSERVED AT SIX SUMMER DAY CAMPS (REPRESENTATIVE OF 26 SUCH CAMPS SPONSORED BY THE KENNEDY FOUNDATION) ARE REPORTED. EACH CAMP WAS VISITED AND THE FIRST 25 ACTIVITIES PRESENTED WERE ANALYZED BY ONE OF TWO THEORETICAL MODELS. THE MODEL FOR MEANINGFUL (COGNITIVE) ACTIVITIES WAS USED TO RATE ACTIVITIES IN TERMS OF…
Descriptors: Adults, Camping, Children, Day Camp Programs
Evans, Rupert N. – 1979
Federal support for research in vocational education dates from the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. However, only one substantial study of vocational education research has been undertaken. In 1974, the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council was awarded funds from the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education for a two-year examination…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Sanders, Carol S. – 1980
A study was conducted to investigate views of vocational educators who receive program improvement products regarding activities currently associated with dissemination. The construct of the Dissemination Analysis Group (DAG) four-level definition of dissemination--spread, exchange, choice, and implementation--provided the theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Siggins, Dennis – 1974
The purpose of this study was to determine operational procedures for a mobile laboratory disseminating Business Education Data Dissemination System (BEDDS) materials and other instructional materials, and to make recommendations for improving its operation to better meet the needs of business educators in California secondary schools. Objectives…
Descriptors: Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
Bail, Joe P.; Crunkilton, John R. – 1969
A study was conducted in eight area schools in 12 upstate New York counties to identify the concerns and expectations of personnel having an interest in area vocational schools. A questionnaire was developed, field tested, and mailed to a representative sample of occupational students and their parents, occupational teachers, administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Counselor Attitudes, Doctoral Dissertations
Lepler, Susan; Uyeda, Kimberly; Halfon, Neal – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2006
In response to the problems caused by categorical funding for services to children and families, the National Commission on Children recommended a series of changes in the organization, administration, and implementation of programs at all levels of government, to encourage a more collaborative and comprehensive service delivery system, including…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Program Implementation, Human Services, Federal Programs
