This report describes a survey of instructional staff in eight School Districts of Philadelphia early childhood education programs regarding their views of staff development activities. The programs were: Child Care, Original Follow Through, Follow Through Expansion, Get Set Day Care, Kindergarten, Parent Cooperative Nurseries, Prekindergarten…

This report presents the results of an extensive needs assessment conducted by the Lanier County (Georgia) Public Schools as one stage in the development of a comprehensive education plan for the county's schools. The major intent of the needs assessment was to determine to what degree the schools were implementing their stated philosophy of…

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, in cooperation with the governing boards and institutions, surveyed 1973-74 graduates of public colleges and universities to (1) provide information on career tracks and post-college activity at various degree levels, and (2) develop instruments and information systems procedures for the acquisition and…

Fall 1977 first census enrollment in the Los Angeles Community College District was 129,296, showing a 2.5% increase over fall 1976 and a reversal of the previous year's enrollment decline. Major factors suggested as contributing to this increase include more vigorous recruitment efforts, increased student retention due to special college and…

The manual gives vocabulary and sentence patterns which are considered basic or essential to medical personnel who work with Spanish-speaking patients. In most instances, only one way is given to express an idea or to ask a question. Sentence patterns and vocabulary that should be made active are repeated many times. The manual includes (1)…

The final report on the development of a Work-Relevant Attitudes Inventory (WRAI) describes the use of the WRAI in diagnosing the needs of individuals and evaluating the effectiveness of manpower programs. The WRAI was used in two longitudinal studies: four Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) programs with 502 subjects, and a demostration education…

The migration, adjustment, and integration patterns of Canadian Indian and Metis families in an urban setting were studied. Data were collected in 1968 via a 64-item interview schedule administered to a sample of 71 families moving into the city of Winnepeg, Canada. Addressing the problems of migration, adjustment, and integration, analysis…

The Appalachian Education Satellite Project (AESP) was conceptualized in 1973 (1) to develop courses in reading and career-education instruction for teachers in the Appalachian region, and (2) to determine the feasibility of conducting such courses over a large geographical area via communication satellites. During the summer of 1974 nearly 600…

This report presents statistical data on students at Southwest Texas Junior College in an attempt to provide insight into the characteristics of the student population. The data is presented in tabular form with no effort to draw conclusions or to suggest possible implications. Fall 1974-75 enrollment figures are broken down by class, full-time or…

The study's purpose was to: (1) determine the reported value priorities of students, educators, and the general public in a public school district; (2) determine differences and similarities that exist among these groups; and (3) ascertain the opinions of the 3 groups regarding selected elements of community education in the district. The sample…

The annual report contains a narrative description of New York State's accomplishments in terms of the objectives of the fiscal year 1974 State Plan for the Administration of Occupational Education under the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, as well as important statistical information concerning the status of occupational education in the…

Statistics on population growth, social characteristics, population distribution, employment and income, and ethnic groups are presented in this report. Among the highlights of the report are the following findings: the population grew by three-fourths of one percent during 1974, a slightly higher rate than 1973 but substantially lower than the…

The final report describes a Texas study to determine if differences in occupational achievement existed between those high school graduates who had been enrolled in vocational education programs and those who had not. A questionnaire was sent to 3,045 individuals who graduated from high school in 1970 in Austin, San Antonio, and Houston, to…

The Dallas Public Library reports on a two-year independent study project (ISP) developed in cooperation with Southern Methodist University and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Activities described include: provision of an information and materials distribution center for CLEP; making available information about area colleges and…

The reporting booklet is required for the Census Data System (CDS) of the Management Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE); it contains the reporting forms which collect data that describe program structure and job-entry skill outcomes expected of program completors in the individual occupational education area of quantity foods.…