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McAuliffe, Garrett J. – 1988
A study examined a group career decision-making treatment for community college students and attempted to determine the following: (1) the effects of group career decision-making skills, appropriateness of occupational choice, and frequency of information-seeking behavior; (2) the relationship between decision-making skills and the appropriateness…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Students
Grosse, Christine Uber; Lubell, Dawna – 1984
An evaluation and comparison of college and university intensive English programs in the United States focuses on program structure, organization, curriculum, faculty, program strengths, and areas for development. The evaluation instrument was a five-page questionnaire returned by directors of 41 of the 51 qualifying programs. It was determined…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum
Monahan, William G.; And Others – 1983
Results of an open-ended, five-question inquiry sent to sample members of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) are presented and discussed. The questionnaire sought to probe into how AACTE members feel about the concept of an extended or five-year program for preparing prospective teachers. Questions concerned: (1)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Degrees (Academic), Higher Education
Robbins, Jerry H. – 1989
In this assessment of the status of teacher education in Georgia, teacher education is used in the broad sense as any program of studies, or portion of a program of studies, that leads to fulfilling the requirements of the Georgia Board of Education for licensure to practice some aspect of the program in the public schools. The regulations…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Henry, Marvin A. – 1982
This study examined whether increased exploratory field experiences affected the perceptions and evaluations of secondary school student teachers at Indiana State University. Studied were 238 student teachers who were simultaneously undergoing two different professional preparation programs: 154 were in a program requiring only one field…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Field Experience Programs, Performance Factors
Schweitzer, H. J. – 1984
The University of Illinois College of Agriculture and Extension Service's 50-year commitment to a church leadership program for rural clergy was discontinued in 1980 because of changes in both rural religious structures and the College. The Church and Community Institute Committee voted in May, 1980, to disband while requesting that the University…
Descriptors: Church Role, Clergy, Continuing Education, Extension Education
Freeman, Bill, Ed.; And Others – 1985
In the Austin College (Texas) Teacher Program, a five-year program of study is required before students obtain a teaching certificate and a master's degree. A liberal arts program is emphasized, and students are provided with a public school classroom teaching assignment as an intern or student teacher, for at least 4 to 5 months, at the graduate…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, General Education, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Lamoureux, Marvin E. – 1977
Recent program planning literature involving adult education has attempted to draw upon techniques from marketing management. Most of the literature has, however, not explored the relationship between adult education program decision needs and fundamental marketing concepts. Adult educators and marketing managers are conducting similar daily…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Doyle, Richard J.; Yantis, John – 1977
Intensive scheduling has been shown to be an effective educational medium. The Institute for Personal and Career Development at Central Michigan University has developed an external degree program for adults that uses various innovative approaches including intensive scheduling. Several scheduling patterns are offered. A number of studies have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Development, Continuing Education Centers, Continuing Education Units
TIETGENS, HANS – 1966
ALTHOUGH EUROPEAN ADULT EDUCATION GREW OUT OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT, THE GERMAN MOVEMENT LONG TENDED TO REJECT THIS ORIGIN. EVEN AFTER 1945, ADULT EDUCATION IN GERMANY WAS JUSTIFIED BY CONSIDERATIONS OF MASS SOCIETY. SINCE THEN, HOWEVER, THE MOBILITY OF SOCIETY HAS COME TO BE CONSIDERED THE DETERMINING FACTOR. THE "VOLKSHOCHSCHULEN"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education Centers, Cooperative Planning, Educational Certificates
CURTIS, CARROLL A.; HAYES, ROBERT B. – 1967
PREVIOUS RESEARCH HAD SHOWN THAT SIMULATION COULD BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THREE OF SIX HOURS OF ACTUAL DRIVING INSTRUCTION, A CONCENTRATED COURSE OF INSTRUCTION COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN ONE OF SEVERAL WEEKS OR MONTHS, AND USE OF SIMULATOR MOVIES WITHOUT THE EQUIPMENT HAD VALUE. IN THIS STUDY, DATA ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Educational Research, High School Students, Instructional Films
Peck, Charles E.; Denman, F. L. – 1969
Volume II of this study reports two nationwide surveys of distributive education teacher-coordinators: (1) survey of time and place for teaching distributive education topics and (2) survey of added training needed by the teacher-coordinator. From the population of both the high schools and the community colleges, a systematic random sample of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Distributive Education, Distributive Education Teachers
Kincaid, Harry V. – 1966
A mail questionnaire survey was made of employment, formal training, and the use of apprenticeships within the metalworking industry for the "growth occupations" of maintenance electrician, tool and die maker, electronic technician, maintenance mechanic, millwright, and welder. Over 2,400 metal working plants in the United States with 500 or more…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Apprenticeships, Correspondence Study, Enrollment
de Wolf, Virginia A.; Eeckhoudt, Jeannette – 1977
All students receiving master's degrees, doctoral candidacy status, and doctorates at the University of Washington between fall 1974 and the summer quarter 1975 were studied. Data are reported for male, female, and total groups on source of bachelor's degree, age at entry, number of years since receipt of the most recent degree, credits earned,…
Descriptors: Age, Credits, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
Clegg, Denzil O. – 1969
This survey of continuing education opportunities for Cooperative Extension personnel in the 13 western states covered four types of leave programs: sabbatical leave, educational or study leave with pay, leave without pay, and official leave used to study. Data were gathered on duration of leave, percentage of normal salary received, years of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Courses, Educational Opportunities, Educational Responsibility
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