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Petry, John R.; Ball, Anna Kathryn – 1980
In February 1980, personnel from WKNO-TV and the College of Education at Memphis State University conducted a study to determine the usage and effectiveness of the 1979-80 in-school programming and future needs for instructional television services provided by the Memphis Community Television Foundation and broadcast through WKNO-TV, Memphis, and…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation
Spooner, Kendrick L.; Curtis, Douglas R. – 1980
The purposes of this study were to describe: (1) the structure, services, programs, problems, and other characteristics of area vocational schools; (2) the impact of services provided by the area vocational schools on students; and (3) the local school administrators' perceptions of the area vocational school system. It was found that…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Counselor Attitudes, Delivery Systems
Sie, M. A.; Robinson, S. L. – 1981
An evaluation study was conducted to determine the effects of a two day Equal Opportunity Workshop held at the Aerospace Corporation in 1980. Information gathered before and after the workshop regarding participants' attitudes in three areas: (1) human relations; (2) status quo vs. changes in the company affirmative action practice; and (3) sexism…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Attitude Change, Employee Attitudes, Human Relations
Broughton, Diana K.; And Others – 1978
After a discussion of the innovation adopted (diagnosis of student learning difficulties, individualized instruction, and differentiated staffing) and its success, the authors examine the reasons for the program's successful maintenance. The objectives of the study were to identify the factors the staff perceived as influential to the maintenance…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Differentiated Staffs, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education
Ehl, C. C. – 1978
The features of a new academic advising program at Bentley College, Massachusetts, are described, and the results of a faculty evaluation of the new program are presented. Incoming freshmen are assigned a faculty adviser, who is also one of their classroom instructors. The adviser is provided advising information for each advisee each semester on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Computer Oriented Programs, Counseling Services, Educational Counseling
Mack, Faite R-P. – 1978
This is an evaluation of the Title I Program of the Michigan Training Unit, a program designed to provide compensatory education in basic skills for young adult male prisoners. The evaluation provides information to enable decision-makers to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and considers whether the program fulfilled…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
Intended to help provide breadth to a reading program, this handbook emphasizes that reading is learned and reinforced through the use of the other language skills: listening, speaking, and writing. The first section relates to key instructional components of effective reading programs and includes divisions dealing with skill development…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Skills, Program Development
Gregory, Sundra – 1976
In 1976 a survey was done to ascertain teacher and administrator responses to the School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System in six districts in which it was implemented. Research was conducted through written questionnaires. Three districts provided enough data for detailed analysis, and two provided enough data for brief discussion.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Reardon, Francis J. – 1977
A survey was taken to elicit participants' perceptions of the quality of inservice courses in Pennsylvania. The 610 respondents represented a wide variety of school districts and inservice programs and were made up primarily of teachers, although nurses and administrators responded as well. The responses indicated very strongly that inservice…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Quality, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Andes, John; Martin, James A. – 1979
This study is an evaluation of the educational administration department at West Virginia University. A questionnaire used in a 1975 study was revised and sent to the same departmental graduates and also to their employers. Specific indicators of graduate education quality and relevance were used as was an analysis of the content and instruction…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Quality, Employer Attitudes
Lynch, Beverly P. – 1979
This report describes a four-day institute funded by the U.S. Office of Education to increase the utilization of government publications by extending the knowledge of academic reference librarians about them. Librarians from 25 universities attended the institute. Discussion of the use of government publications was divided into three broad…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Government Publications, Information Dissemination, Information Utilization
MCCLAY, DAVID R. – 1966
A REDUCTION OF THE FOREIGN FARM WORK FORCE IN CALIFORNIA AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASE OF THE DOMESTIC WORK FORCE CREATED A NEED FOR TRAINING FARM FOREMEN. DEVELOPMENT OF A COURSE GUIDE AND A WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS PRECEDED THE 24 COURSES CONDUCTED TO TRAIN 420 FOREMEN WHO SUPERVISED 20,000 WORKERS. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE IF…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, Braceros, Crew Leaders
FIFIELD, MARVIN; WATSON, LARRY E. – 1967
OF THE ESTIMATED 8,500 GRADUATES OF POCATELLO AND IDAHO FALLS HIGH SCHOOLS FROM 1954-63, 3,660 COMPLETED AND RETURNED QUESTIONNAIRES COVERING THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCES. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DESIGNED TO ELICIT INFORMATION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--(1) PERSONAL INFORMATION, (2) POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Employment Experience, Followup Studies
PROBST, GLEN WESTON – 1966
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN UTAH RESPONDED TO A QUESTIONNAIRE USED TO GATHER DATA ON THE PRESENT STATUS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING. THE INFORMATION IS SUMMARIZED AND PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT UNDER SUCH HEADINGS AS TEACHER PREPARATION, PROGRAM ARTICULATION, METHODOLOGY, THE LANGUAGE LABORATORY, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE FAIRS AND FESTIVALS. THOUGH…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Language Laboratories, Language Programs, Program Administration
ZWEIBELSON, I. – 1965
THE NEW ROCHELLE TALENT SEARCH PROJECT ATTEMPTED TO INVOLVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN A FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM IN ORDER TO STIMULATE MOTIVATION FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES 6 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, EXPERIMENTATION, AND STUDY, AND IS A COMPILATION OF THE FINDINGS OF SIX DIFFERENT…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Bibliographies, Counseling
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