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Peer reviewedLareau, Leslie S.; Heumann, Leonard F. – Gerontologist, 1982
Collected information on the quality of needs assessments of the elderly from three sources. Found that the overall quality of the majority of needs assessments was so low as to provide little meaningful input to the planning process. Recommends that states focus on the improvement of needs assessment efforts. (Author)
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Older Adults, Research Methodology, Research Needs
Download full textSUVER, J. ALLEN; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE TYPES OF RESEARCH PROBLEMS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT IN WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AMONG THE FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFIED 38 PROBLEM AREAS, ALL OF WHICH WERE REPORTED TO BE OF AT LEAST MODERATE IMPORTANCE. RESULTS WERE TABULATED IN FOUR CATEGORIES--(1)…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Opinions, Research Needs
Barnard, Wynette; And Others – 1980
Federal legislation mandates that applicants for research and development contracts in vocational education demonstrate a reasonable probability that the contract will result in improved teaching techniques or curriculum materials. To facilitate the impact of research activities, one must develop procedures to predict and assess research impact.…
Descriptors: Coordination, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Needs Assessment
Biddle, Bruce J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Because many school funding studies are seriously flawed, valid conclusions cannot be reached concerning the effects of school funding in the United States. New evidence from the National Assessment of Educational Progress and two international achievement tests shows that differences among U.S. public school districts (and states) in funding and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Child Welfare, Comparative Analysis
Lynch, Patricia S. – 1991
A study was conducted to determine how parents perceive their involvement in planning the transition from school to work for their children with disabilities. A random sample of 240 parents in 9 school districts in Texas identified as having exemplary disabilities programs were contacted with a mailed survey, and 17 parents volunteered as a result…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, High School Students
David, Henry, Ed.; And Others – 1983
These proceedings consist of the papers presented at a conference on vocational education research in the 1980s. The first group of papers deals with various approaches to, and priorities for, vocational education research in the 1980s. Discussed in the next group of papers are national perspectives on research programming. Following this group…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Financial Support
Camp, William G.; Jackson, Renee S.; Buser, Bryan R.; Baldwin, Eliza T. – 2000
The impact of participation in a vocational student organization (VSO) on student achievement was examined. First, an exhaustive review of the recent literature on VSOs was conducted. In addition, a survey aimed at state directors of VSOs was developed and pilot tested on a purposefully-selected sample of 25 state directors of VSOs. A response…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Educational Research
