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Thomas, Andrew C.; Martin, Oneida L. – 1991
This study examines achievement test results for one rural Tennessee school district in the context of national and state educational trends. The data were intended to assist in a 5-year school-improvement program that takes rural revenue constraints into account. Rural restructuring has been hindered in part because of rural communities' limited…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Figa, Leslie E. – 1979
The 50-item Bickley Assessment of Self Esteem (BASE) is an experimental instrument designed to measure the self-esteem of children enrolled in early childhood education. In addition to yielding an overall measure of a child's self-esteem, the BASE attempts to measure the child's general orientation toward academics, toward his or her teachers, and…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Hilton, Thomas L.; Schrader, William B. – 1985
A longitudinal study of the educational paths of humanities majors was conducted with a sample of high school seniors who participated in the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972. Comparisons to the 1980 NLS seniors cohort were also made. Students completed a survey as seniors as well as four follow-up surveys. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Pratt, David – 1983
Evidence from ethnology, anthropology, and educational history and research indicates that age segregation is neither necessary nor natural. An examination of primate and simple human societies suggests that rigid assumptions about age segregation of the young is a recent departure from social patterns existing for millions of years. The…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Age Groups, Cross Age Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1989
California's annual language census survey for 1987-1988 contains data on the numbers and geographic distribution of limited-English-proficient (LEP), fluent-English-proficient (FEP) public school students with native languages other than English, and of bilingual staff in the public school system. Of the nearly 4 million students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Chagnon, Jacquelyn, Comp.; Rumpf, Roger, Comp. – 1976
This booklet, prepared for the 1977 World Day of Peace, examines the growing use of torture by governments around the world. It specifically focuses on torture and imprisonment of political prisoners as systematic violations of human rights. The booklet includes: a background essay which discusses human rights in the context of U.S. foreign…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy
KRADER, LAWRENCE – 1963
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME IS TO INTRODUCE THE READER TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND CULTURES OF CENTRAL ASIA, WITH A SECONDARY FOCUS ON THE CHANGES WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING THE PERIODS OF TSARIST AND SOVIET RULE. CHAPTERS ARE ARRANGED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER--(I) ECOLOGY AND ECONOMY, (II) LANGUAGES, WITH APPENDED INFORMATION ON TURKIC…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Area Studies, Asian History, Communism
HAAS, JOHN; MELVILLE, ROBERT – 1967
A STUDY WAS DEVISED TO APPRAISE THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF NAVAJO STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMITORIES AWAY FROM THE INDIAN RESERVATION. THE FOLLOWING SEVEN FACTORS WERE CHOSEN TO BE INVESTIGATED AS BEING DIRECTLY RELATED TO ACHIEVEMENT--(1) INTELLIGENCE, (2) READING ABILITY, (3) ANXIETY, (4) SELF-CONCEPT, (5) MOTIVATION, (6) VERBAL DEVELOPMENT, (7)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, American Culture, Anxiety
CEMREL, Inc., St. Ann, MO. – 1977
This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and the manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized for having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Curriculum Guides, Decimal Fractions
Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, LAa. – 1967
The operational manual for teachers of adult education in the Rapides Education for Adult Development Program of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, sets forth procedures, policies, philosophies, and programs as a guide to be followed uniformly by all teachers of adult classes. Sections of the manual deal with the definition and legal foundations of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Equivalency Tests
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Parker, Garland G. – 1977
The American College Testing Program (ACT) reports on a survey of 1,717 institutions in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and related territories. The institutions covered in this study include responding four-year and upper-division colleges, universities, and other baccalaureate degree-granting schools; graduate, professional, and theological schools; and…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Colleges, Enrollment Projections
Selden, William H., Jr. – 1974
The publication is designed to serve as a guide for those responsible for business education in Pennsylvania, emphasizing curriculum planning and the development of course guidelines. Chapter one deals with planning the business education program within the framework of the principles of curriculum construction. Program implementation at the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Behavioral Objectives, Business Education
Cincinnati Public Schools, OH. – 1970
Supported by a grant under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a field project was developed to compare achievement at three levels of instruction (grades 0-3, 4-6, 7-8) in an adult learning laboratory and a sample of traditional adult basic education (ABE) classes during 1968-69. Classes, stressing prevocational readiness and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Audiovisual Aids
Plastre, Guy – 1968
The first half of this article examines the function of various types of language laboratories. They are classified principally as: (1) audio-passive, (2) audio-active, and (3) audio-evaluative laboratories. A chart illustrating the major types of technical installations and their components further classifies laboratories in terms of whether they…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Education
Swanson, J. Chester – 1967
Patterned after an initial study of Philippine education made in 1959-60, this paper reexamines the entire system of public education. A statistical review, general observations, and implementation of selected recommendations of the 1960 survey are presented relative to the elementary, secondary, and vocational school situations of 1958-59 and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Finance, Educational Research, Educational Trends
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