Though a previous study examined the data for vocational-technical students provided by the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, it did not exhaust the possibilities for evaluation of the data. The current study concentrated on three specific areas of analysis: (1) educational characteristics of students and selected…

This unit on juvenile justice is the last of five units in a ninth grade social studies course. (The course is described in SO 010 891). There are four objectives: (1) given data on juvenile crime, the student will analyze it and hypothesize reasons why the crimes are committed; (2) presented with a variety of law enforcement situations, the…

Offered in response to a request by the National Science Foundation for information on how knowledge affects policy, the document investigates federal support of social research and development and evaluates the relevance of this research to social policy. Social research and development (R & D) concerns the identification and solution of…

A project was conducted to develop, field test, and disseminate a curriculum guide for vocational education teachers to use in teaching managerial skills to vocational education students on the secondary level. After a cadre of 20 Arkansas secondary vocational education teachers who were either directly involved or interested in establishing a…

This competency-based curriculum guide to business occupations was designed to improve the articulation in business education programs among high schools, between high schools and postsecondary institutions, and between schools and the business community in Arizona. The teaching units are to be used to develop skills in areas identified by…

The data and analyses in this report are from the first (1980) wave of information from the National Center for Education Statistics study, "High School and Beyond," a longitudinal study of U.S. high school seniors and sophomores. Data are available for 30,030 sophomores and 28,240 seniors, a total of 84 percent of the 69,662 students in…

Activities undertaken by the Center for Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (CVTAE) in Wisconsin for 1978-79 continued efforts in five major areas: needs assessment, professional development, evaluation, research, and dissemination of research and activities. Needs assessment activities (1) developed a model process for a displaced…

The intent of this document is to describe approximately 30 management science and organizational behavioral techniques with practical applications in school business management. Each technique is described by the mechanics of using the technique, specific applications of the technique, and requirements and constraints in the use of the technique.…

Abstracts on bilingual and multicultural education, covering 1963 to 1980 and retrieved from three data bases (Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), America History and Life, Sociological Abstracts) comprise this annotated bibliography, divided into a guide and four sections: Bilingualism and Elementary Education, Multiculturalism and…

Data on fall 1978 enrollment in higher education in Montana are summarized and compared with the previous year. Institutions in the Montana state university system, private colleges, and community colleges are included, as are graduate students. Enrollments in noncredit courses are not included in the tables, but are footnoted. Analyses include:…

All May 1977 graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were surveyed about their future plans and general impressions of their educational experiences. The response rate was about 46 percent and representative of the school's population, except that blacks were significantly underrepresented among respondents. Overall, about 23…

The State University and Community College System of Tennessee 1977-78 Annual Report provides information about the following: enrollments, graduates, faculties, libraries, academic development, desegregation efforts, public service and continuing education, student affairs, facilities development, business and finance, and planning. Basic…

Degrees and formal awards conferred by Kentucky institutions of higher education during the 1977-1978 fiscal year are listed in this summary. A total of 20,944 degrees and awards were conferred by independent and state-supported Kentucky colleges and universities. State-supported institutions conferred 17,708 degrees and formal awards including:…

The document contains papers presented at a meeting to consider global population growth. The purpose of the conference was to promote the exchange of ideas relating to population growth between educators, government officials, and development agency personnel from developing and developed nations. Ten papers are presented. Topics discussed…

By providing relevant credit courses, this community college project has attempted to meet the needs of members of the business and industry community. The project had four objectives: (1) Manchester Community College (MCC) was to expand the existing cooperative training program for apprentices/graduate apprentices employed by Pratt and Whitney…