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An Analysis of the Speech Adjustment of Second Grade Children to Variations in the Age of Listeners.
Plaskon, Stephen Paul – 1979
A sample of 48 middle and lower class kindergarten and second grade students participated in a study to determine what speech adjustments school-age children made for listeners of different ages. Half the second grade subjects learned about two performance tasks--a board game and constructing columns of colored blocks--from the researcher, after…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Child Language
Download full textSEWELL, WILLIAM H. – 1963
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT A SUMMARY OF PRESENT KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING RURAL AND URBAN DIFFERENCES IN STUDENT ASPIRATION AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE OF YOUTH. THE PAPER RELIED HEAVILY ON DATA OBTAINED IN A WISCONSIN RESEARCH PROJECT FINANCED BY THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION AND THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. OTHER STUDIES MENTIONED INDICATED…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Aspiration, Career Choice
MCDOWELL, SOPHIA F. – 1967
A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO INVESTIGATE THE WILLINGNESS OF NEGRO HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH TO ASSOCIATE WITH WHITES. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES DISTRIBUTED TO 471 NEGRO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND 111 NEGRO DROPOUTS FROM SOUTHERN AND BORDER STATES. THE STUDY INVESTIGATED SUCH VARIABLES AS THE YOUTHS' SEX, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, EDUCATIONAL STATUS…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Students, Dropouts, Educational Experience
Graham, Milton D.; And Others – 1968
A study of 85 men with a service-connected disability of 70% or greater loss of vision was made from 10 Veterans' Administration clinics. Subjects were 20 to 64 years of age with a median of 46, 85% white, and 97% World War II and 3% Korean War veterans; 45% had taken advantage of the GI Bill for education, 64% were in the top half of the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Blindness, Exceptional Child Education
United Church of Canada, Toronto (Ontario). Committee on Christian Family Life. – 1968
The bibliographical guide presents printed and reading material on sex education and marriage preparation from a Christian point of view. Resource and reading material are presented for preschool children, pre-adolescents, adolescents and young people, married couples, parents, and for those planning, and leading, study courses in sex education…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Childhood Needs, Church Programs
Cohen, Sanford, Ed. – 1966
Summaries of 62 papers presented at the Sixth International Manpower Seminar are given. Four major topics were emphasized: (1) "Human Resources in Economic and Social Growth" dealth with basic concepts of human resources, natural resources, and economic resources, (2) "Manpower Planning and Allocation in Economic Development"…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, Case Studies, Conference Reports
Antonovsky, Aaron, Ed.; Lorwin, Lewis L., Ed. – 1959
This study under the direction of the N.Y. State Commission Against Discrimination (SCAD) investigated the relationship of low incomes to social and economic discrimination against Negroes and Puerto Ricans in New York State. The scope of the study included analyses by various authors of the present economic status of Negroes and Puerto Ricans,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Disadvantaged, Economic Status
O'Keefe, Michael – 1977
This paper examines some of the assertions in support of major public policy changes that would aid the delivery of education to adults and reviews some of the adult education programs and policy proposals currently being discussed. The introduction (section 1), provides statistical and background information on adult participation in education.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Age Groups, Economic Status
Gold, Ben K. – 1977
This paper summarizes the results of a 35 item survey administered to 2,346 Los Angeles City College (LACC) day and evening students, 48% of whom responded. Among the findings were: (1) transfer to a four-year college was ranked as the most important reason for attending LACC by a plurality (42%) of the day students, while acquiring or improving…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, Community Colleges, Day Students
Bailey, J. P., Jr.; Collins, E. F. – 1977
The primary data source for a study oF entry into postsecondary education was the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. From this data it was seen that almost one-third of high school seniors enter four-year colleges within two years of graduation, and nearly half are in either two- or four-year institutions at that time.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Access to Education, Black Students, College Admission
Minter, W. John; Bowen, Howard R. – 1978
A report on the condition of the independent sector of American higher education systematically analyzes the fiscal condition of these institutions in terms of their ability to maintain the integrity and quality of their programs. The report is based on information gathered from a representative sample of 135 independent, non-profit, accredited…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Economic Status
Hayes, Daniel T.; Bradshaw, Steve – 1977
Four studies on occupational and transfer student success at John Wood Community College (JWCC), a "contractual" college, are included in this document. Study topics were: (1) the relationship between American College Test (ACT) scores and final grade point average (GPA) among students who transfer to other institutions to complete…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Background, Family Characteristics
Skinner, Kenneth A.; Hendricks, Glenn L. – 1977
On the premise that postsecondary institutions can respond adequately to the new Indochinese student population only if an accurate description of the students is provided, an ethnographic study of the refugee community's process of adaptation was undertaken. The social situations and experiences of the refugees are described, including their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Career Choice, College Students
Michigan Education Association, East Lansing. Div. of Minority Affairs. – 1973
The second in the series, this selected annotated bibliography deals with new and recently discovered materials that address racism, Blacks, Chicanos, native Americans, and multi-ethnicity. This bibliography is considered to be not all inclusive but to reflect only on that material which is considered to be most representative of the realities…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Black History
Whittemore-Abelson, Concord, NH. – 1975
This report studies the specific attributes of educational disadvantage which prevent satisfactory achievement in New Hampshire children. It is based on a sample of approximately 10 percent of the state school districts, which are divided into three levels of economic status, three levels of achievement, and an urban, suburban, or rural category.…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Family School Relationship
