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Wang, Yuh-Yin; And Others – 1992
A study was done to assess the attitudes toward involvement of Asian American students in student organizations, particularly preprofessional groups because of their academic focus and to determine if any differences existed among Asian American groups in attitudes toward and involvement in student groups. The data were collected using a survey of…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Group Membership, Higher Education, Mail Surveys
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1985
This document is a catalog of reviews of computer software suitable for use in vocational agriculture programs. The reviews were made by vocational agriculture teachers in Kentucky. The reviews cover software on the following topics: farm management, crop production, livestock production, horticulture, agricultural mechanics, general agriculture,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Ciofalo, Andrew – 1988
A faculty adviser to the student newspaper at Loyola College, a small Catholic liberal arts college in Maryland, encountered difficulties concerning First Amendment rights. Previous efforts to establish guidelines for the student press by factions in the administration had failed, and the student newspaper has been able to solidify its First…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Catholic Schools, Censorship, Faculty Advisers
Moss, Jeffrey W. – 1988
Recommendations have been made for major curriculum changes in agricultural education, specifically agriculture programs at the secondary level. Suggested improvements include emphasis in agricultural science, agribusiness, marketing, management, and food production and processing. One change especially desired is placement of more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Kantner, Earl – 1985
A study assessed the value of vocational student organizations (VSOs). Two areas of special concern were development of a sense of civic responsibility and entry employment skills. Data were obtained from 259 personal interviews with school administrators, parents, employers of former members, vocational teachers, former students, and current…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Parent Attitudes
Cockriel, Irvin W. – 1987
The participation of University of Missouri-Columbia faculty as advisers to student organizations was investigated in 1986. A total of 47 faculty who served as advisers in 1983-1984 but who were no longer serving in this capacity completed an open-ended survey. Findings indicated: 11 of the 47 cited no reward or a conflict with promotion as the…
Descriptors: College Students, Evaluation Criteria, Extracurricular Activities, Faculty Advisers
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1983
This guide outlines the procedures for organizing and implementing STAR Event competitions held for members of the Kentucky Future Homemakers of America. (An acronym for the phrase "students taking action with recognition," the term STAR event refers to regional contests dealing with the skills taught in vocational home economics…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Employment Interviews, Guidelines, Home Economics Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1985
This package consists of 34 transparency masters outlining the nature and scope of marketing and distributive education. Included in the set are transparency masters addressing the following themes: the interconnectedness of education, labor, and work; objectives of marketing and distributive education at both the secondary and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Business Education, Business Skills, Distributive Education
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Leesburg, VA. – 1983
This report presents the response of delegates to the 1983 Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) National Leadership Conference to the report of the National Commission on Excellence and Education, "A Nation at Risk." Their responses are provided to three issues: content (the Five New Basics), time, and citizen involvement. For…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Educational Improvement
Maher, Robert E. – 1983
A leadership class for high school seniors that has been offered since 1979 at Lakeland High School, New York, and that is popular with students, the school administration, and the community is described. Described also are the rationale behind the leadership program, the techniques found successful in moving it forward, the community resources…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Extracurricular Activities, High School Seniors
Farris, Charlotte J. – 1978
A survey research study was conducted to determine the range and attitudes of youth in New York State vocational and 4-H organizations concerning traditional and changing sex roles. The survey instrument consisted of two parts: a short multifactor true/false quiz to sample knowledge of changes in male and female participation in employment,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Family (Sociological Unit), Females
Rinck, Lorna Lee – 1979
Students at Gateway Technical Institute were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward extracurricular activities, e.g., campus activities, advisors and sponsors, the effect of outside forces on school activities, extended athletic participation by girls in interscholastic sports, administration and faculty, and leadership development. The…
Descriptors: Athletics, Clubs, Community Colleges, Extracurricular Activities
Erickson, Kenneth; And Others – 1969
This booklet analyzes the manifestations of student unrest in the secondary schools, discusses the causes of activism, and recommends ways for dealing with these forces. Alienated students and various types of activist students are defined. Examples are given of such activist-oriented activities as underground publications, sit-ins, picketing,…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Role, Curriculum Evaluation, Discipline
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1974
The document provides an examination of the results of implementation of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education's (NACVE's) recommendations. Since its creation by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968, the NACVE has published eight formal reports and two special reports. In addition, the NACVE periodically testifies before the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Educational Finance
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1971
This report recommends to administrators and students ways of opening channels through which students can express their opinions about administrative decisions and assume greater responsibility for solving their educational problems. The recommendations cover general administrative policies, attitudes and actions of administrators, attitudes and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrators, Curriculum Enrichment, Extracurricular Activities
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