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Download full textBeran, D. L. – 1967
A study was made of curriculums in community development offered by colleges and universities. Of 41 institutions, twelve offered curriculum, 24 provided services, and six conducted training; two offered undergraduate and graduate preparation, six offered graduate preparation only, and two were mainly training oriented. Only four were involved in…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Community Development, Community Services
McCune, Shirley D.; Mills, Edgar W. – 1968
Three continuing education programs for Protestant clergymen were studied to assess program impact, gain further understanding of the occupational roles and educational needs of ministers, and develop hypotheses and improved evaluation techniques. Goals and effects of the programs overlapped, with participants reporting much satisfaction. General…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Clergy, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedO'Banion, Terry, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1977
The staff of a college is its single greatest resource, and its most significant capital investment. It is the collective manager of the college mission and purpose. As the purpose changes, so must the staff have opportunities to change and develop. This sourcebook presents selected approaches to staff development in community colleges. It…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Bibliographies, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Copeland, Large L. – 1977
The success of Oakland University's Summer Support Program is analyzed and results are presented in 15 tables. Data presented include: number of graduates from Oakland as compared with number of entries; the amount of movement from one major to another; length of time Summer School Students (SSS) stay enrolled at Oakland; total credits accumulated…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Credits, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Peterson, Kent W.; Lamont, Valarie C. – 1978
The status of health services components of master's degree programs in health services administration is described. Included are student coursework in related subjects such as quantitative methods, statistics, program evaluation, research design, operations research, and systems analysis, as well as student and faculty research. A general survey…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum, Degree Requirements, Graduate Study
Stilwell, William E. – 1978
The paper contrasts an affective education program with a traditional education program in a school district in Kentucky. Over 200 elementary students participated in affective activities in three 30-minute sessions per week during a 12-week pilot phase and a two-year study phase. For final data analysis, children were placed in groups labeled…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Research
Spivak, Harriet – 1973
The relationship between research and educational policy in the areas of school system decentralization and community control is analyzed in this dissertation. The literature on decentraliztion and community control is reviewed. It is contended that existing empirical research on these subjects has not systematically tested the assumptions…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Involvement, Decentralization, Doctoral Dissertations
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
This evaluation report is designed to provide a description and interpretation of the effects of local school programs supported by early childhood education (ECE) funds, funds provided under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA Title I), and educationally disadvantaged youth (EDY) funds. Although these programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Facilities Improvement
Heath, Robert W.; Nielson, Mark A. – 1974
The history of testing and evaluation in Indian education has been less than satisfactory since achievement and intelligence testing instruments traditionally have been norm-referenced, rather than criterion-referenced, and have not accounted for cultural differences. The Indian Education Act of 1972 provides for Indian involvement in the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Coulson, John E.; And Others – 1975
This report summarizes the national implementation and impact of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Basic and Pilot Programs during the l973-74 school year-the first year of their operation in school districts across the nation. Sections deal with evaluation sample selection; district, community, and school characteristics; student and family…
Descriptors: Bias, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Vedder, Marion H. – 1975
The Louisiana State Library reviewed its Pilot Library Program to determine its effect on future library development in state institutions. The program was a cooperative endeavor between the state library, an individual institution, and the state agency responsible for administering this institution. Mental, charitable, and penal institutions were…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutional Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections
Illinois Economic and Fiscal Commission, Springfield. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of the State licensing and monitoring program to safeguard children and to determine whether licensing and monitoring were being uniformly applied throughout Illinois. In order to address these questions, information was collected from three sources: (1) interviews with representatives of…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Day Care
Coombs, Philip H.; Ahmed, Manzoor – 1974
Designed to assist rural planners and policy makers of developing countries in the use of nonformal education programs, this book analyzes the findings of a two-year irternational research study. Emphasizing a functional view of education and equating education with learning, the focus is on: (1) preplanning diagnosis, (2) educational delivery…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Costs, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1975
An intervention program for 3, 4, and 5-year-old "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children, REPSAC aims at providing successful experiences using the concept of responsive environment in English and Spanish language development and in improving cognitive and affective development. During…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Dawson, James I. – 1976
The effectiveness of a leadership development program for rural lay leaders on promoting community improvement in Lawrence County, Alabama was evaluated. The sample consisted of 16 disadvantaged rural lay leaders who participated in the 2-month program and 24-month follow-up activities; 60 disadvantaged rural lay leaders who only participated in…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change Agents, Community Development, Community Involvement
