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Download full textKargin, Tevhide; Baydik, Berrin; Akcamete, Gonul – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
This study investigated the information needs of parents who have children in transition into public kindergarten. The research group consisted of 94 parents who have children with hearing impairment with ages ranging from 3 to 5. "The Scale Parental Information Needs in Transition to Kindergarten" was used in this study. Parents'…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Hearing Impairments, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten
Hunter, Lucy; And Others – 1995
A British project examined the level of awareness of the Department of Continuing Education's adult program, Open Studies (OS), in Lancashire and South Cumbria. It assessed what the public and ethnic minority groups thought about accreditation of courses, which segments of the public would be interested in accredited courses, and what prices…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Measures, Credit Courses, Educational Needs
Prediger, Dale J.; Brandt, William E. – 1990
A project was conducted to determine whether vocational interest and ability measures can help high school students identify vocational education programs in which they will experience satisfaction and success. Six Career Planning Program (CPP) interest measures and 15 ability measures were administered to 2,101 seniors in 19 area…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, High School Seniors, High Schools
Veres, Helen C.; And Others – 1980
This report provides a synthesis of the major findings and implications from the full two-phase statewide study to determine the perceived needs of present and potential adult learners in New York State. Chapter 1 briefly overviews the study. Chapter 2 presents survey information about adult learning interests and discusses it in relation to its…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Stelzer, Leigh; Banthin, Joanna – 1975
The primary goal of the postsecondary needs assessment in Northeastern New York State was to provide adult education planners with information for program planning and evaluation. Questionnaire respondents included 1,055 individuals from four subregions: Albany Center, Outer Albany, Plattsburg, and Utica-Rome. Data analysis is focused on: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Courses
Birk, Janice M. – 1974
Research related to the issues of sexual bias in the use of interest inventories is reviewed, particularly from the client's view of the career exploration process. Since counselors refer to manuals and interpretive materials to obtain norming information and guidelines for score interpretation, these sources are examined and found to contain both…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Peer reviewedBrookhart, Susan M.; Loadman, William E. – Journal of Research in Education, 1992
Measures level of interest in 3 kinds of rewards for work (intrinsic, extrinsic, and collegial) for 536 public school teachers, 130 administrators, and 559 university faculty, using a Likert-type scale. Higher interest in colleagueship and intrinsic rewards was associated with educator participation in a school-university collaboration project.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Faculty, College School Cooperation
Direct linkLawrence, Emily R.; Glidden, Laraine M.; Jobe, Brian M. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
Employee retention was studied in 48 counselors working at a summer camp for children and adults with disabilities. We hypothesized that attitudes toward persons with disabilities, personality characteristics of counselors, job satisfaction, and previous counselor experience would predict whether counselors would elect to return to work the…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Work Environment, Personality, Job Satisfaction
CATTELL, RAYMOND B.; AND OTHERS – 1962
OBJECTIVE INTERESTS AND MOTIVATION MEASURES WERE STUDIED IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A SUITABLE METHOD FOR PREDICTING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. IT WAS FIRST NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF INTERESTS IN CHILDREN AND TO INCORPORATE THESE FACTORS INTO A TOTAL MEASUREMENT BATTERY. THE INTEREST MEASURES WERE THEN COMBINED WITH MEASURES OF ABILITY AND…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Factor Analysis, Individual Characteristics
Goecker, Allan D. – 1975
The study described in the report was designed to determine the degree of acceptance that secondary school administrators, guidance counselors, vocational agriculture teachers, and students may give to alternative agribusiness education programs which could be offered in Indiana schools. A list of 20 vocational agribusiness subjects was…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Counselor Attitudes
Cole, Nancy S.; Hanson, Gary R. – 1974
Men and women are not now similar in all their likes and dislikes, but it is an unanswered question as to which of those dissimilarities are directly related to job satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Basically, the sex difference problem raises an issue which is emphasized throughout the paper: that the goal of interest measurement is to predict job…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedProcidano, Mary E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1991
Presents a study in which students in an abnormal psychology class rated the usefulness of drafts for two writing assignments. Reports that a research proposal was more effective than a case study in generating interest in psychology and opportunity for creativity. Concludes that writing assignments should reflect important aspects of a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Evaluation, Creativity, Feedback
Peer reviewedHamrick, Linda; Harty, Harold – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study designed to determine the influence of resequencing general science content on sixth grade students' science achievement, attitudes toward science, and interest in science. Results suggest that students experiencing the resequencing exhibited significantly higher science achievement, more positive attitudes toward science and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Content Analysis, Course Content, Elementary Education
Ellenberg, Donna – 1978
The Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project sought to motivate, educate, and guide persons forty-five years of age and older (especially those with limited academic skills) in successful retirement planning. Community awareness of the need for planning was achieved through the opening of a pre-retirement center, design of three brochures, construction…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clearinghouses, Community Involvement, Community Services
Cliff, Rosemary – 1975
During the fall 1973 semester, a sample of University of Southern California (USC) faculty affiliated with schools that offer both graduate and undergraduate programs completed a confidential questionnaire covering a broad range of topics regarding their relationship to the university. Using factor analysis, the responses of selected questionnaire…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Role, Faculty Workload
