A SIX WEEK MULTINATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE BROADCAST MEDIA AND EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING WAS HELD IN 1962 BY BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPANTS (28 BROADCASTERS FROM 16 COUNTRIES) HAD BEEN CHOSEN ON THREE LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE WITH TELEVISION. INTENSIVE INTERVIEWS, SEMINAR OBSERVATIONS, BEFORE AND AFTER QUESTIONNAIRES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND A COMPARISON…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF STUDENTS WHO DISCONTINUED ATTENDANCE IN THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION COURSES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE BRONX, MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, AND QUEENS. DATA WERE GATHERED BY INTERVIEW OR SCHOOL FILES ON 306 PERSONS--167 NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING, PRIMARILY PUERTO RICANS, AND 139 NATIVE BORN, LARGELY NEGRO. MOST OF THE DROPOUTS WERE…

RELATIVELY STANDARD SOCIOMETRIC PROCEDURES WERE USED IN THREE SMALL MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY WOMEN SAID TO HAVE HIGH INFLUENCE. DATA ON PARTICIPATION, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, AND PERCEPTIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION WERE THEN OBTAINED IN PERSONAL INTERVIEWS. SOME MAJOR FINDINGS WERE THAT THE INFLUENTIALS BELONGED TO MORE THAN ONE…

Data from monthly and quarterly reports to the Director of Education are summarized to present an overview of vocational education in Canada as offered by public and private institutions excluding universities. Content includes federal participation in vocational education and a summary of programs in: (1) institutes of technology, (2) technical,…

Nonformal adult education in Tanzania includes literacy classes, rural extension, community development, training within industry (TWI), civil service inservice training courses, correspondence and evening courses, residential adult education (Kivukoni College,) and women's groups other than literacy classes. Provisions for nonformal education…

INFORMATION ON THE BACKGROUND AND ATTITUDES OF AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF 191 HIGH-POTENTIAL, LOW-ACHIEVING 10TH-GRADE STUDENTS WAS SUPPLIED TO THEIR TEACHERS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THIS INFORMATION ON THE STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE. TEACHERS OF STUDENTS (114) IN A QUASI-CONTROL GROUP WERE INFORMED THAT THEIR PUPILS HAD TESTED AS UNDERACHIEVERS, BUT…

This study evaluated the guidance program of the Los Angeles City Adult Schools to determine if existing guidance services are adequately meeting clientele needs. Criteria obtained from the literature were submitted to a panel of consultants, who used a rating scale to identify significant criteria. An appraisal instrument was devised and refined;…

This study was conducted to develop quantitative and qualitative productivity standards, work measures, and activity reports to facilitate effective budgeting for library staff in the State University of New York (SUNY) library system. The research methodology used by the study team involved a survey of 11 libraries of the 22 institutions in the…

One aspect of Project REDY (Rural Education-Disadvantaged Youth) was to identify elements of family living which were satisfying to residents of an economically depressed rural area in Southern Illinois. McVoy's Wants and Satisfaction scale was administered to 115 family heads to determine the degree to which certain wishes and interests of…

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…

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…

This study was concerned with the nature, status, and extent of adult participation in local public school adult education music classes in 30 cities in the United States in the population range 150,000-250,000. Findings indicated that the objectives and content of the music classes were geared to the needs and interests of amateurs who had turned…

In a collection of statistical summaries, the following information regarding New Mexico two-year colleges is presented for each institution: (1) 1977-78 average full-time faculty salaries; (2) 1975-76 unrestricted expenditures for instruction, academic support, student services, institutional support, and plant operation; (3) local district tax…

Individual assessment of students of English as a second language is advocated. Based on a model used by Pearson, four language assessment areas are outlined: the semantic base in a first language, the syntax of the first language, the lexical items "shared" by the two languages, and the number and complexity of the phonemic elements in…

In the past decade, the suicide rate among young blacks has risen to the point where it is nearly as high as that of their white peers. There is, however, a striking contrast in age distribution in the suicide patterns of whites and blacks. Whereas white suicide increases in direct relation with advancing chronological age, suicide among black…