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1970
To provide a personalized curriculum and to test certain hypotheses concerning vocational students, the Hudson School System has been operating an experimental vocational education project. This 4-year project has now been absorbed into the regular school program and has been extended to a cooperative vocational education program with neighboring…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Cash, R. William – 1992
This paper discusses the results of a randomly selected standing poll panel implemented at Saint Mary's College at Notre Dame, Indiana, called PRISM (Prompt Response to Improve Saint Mary's). PRISM is designed to quickly ascertain the attitudes and opinions of a panel of 120 college students. Sample topics of PRISM surveys have included campus…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Data Collection, Experimental Programs
Richland County Board of Education, Mansfield, OH. – 1968
A study of delinquency, underachievement, and dropout in six school districts considered extent and contributing factors within the school setting. The Nye-Short Self Reporting Delinquency Scale indicated exceptionally high rates for one of seven elementary schools (grades 5 and 6), normal rates for only one of five junior high schools, and normal…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Rating Scales, Delinquency
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1976
Life Lab, an alternative educational program stressing self-directed learning at Miami-Dade Community College, is discussed in terms of its development, impact, and student attributes. More than half of the document presents personal histories and opinions of students and staff, alternating with the views of Dr. MacGregor Smith, program founder.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Experimental Programs, Individual Development, Individualized Programs
Wong, Paul – 1986
This monograph analyzes an experimental program that ran from 1976 to 1980 to train Pacific/Asian American social work students in community mental health. The students, who were awarded stipends, were recruited from three associate in arts programs in human services and from two universities that offered both bachelor's and master's programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Community Health Services, Ethnic Groups
Lamont, Ken; Cother, Bob – 1974
The report describes the development of an experimental career guidance and education program for grades 10-12 which focused on including a career decision making unit in the existing curriculum. The program goals were: to increase faculty members' ability to facilitate positive student self-concept development, to increase students' informational…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Guidance