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CARTER, RICHARD F.; CHAFFEE, STEVEN H. – 1966
FROM A 1964 NATIONAL QUOTA-PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF INTERVIEWS WITH 1,500 CITIZENS 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, MAJOR VARIABLES WERE DEFINED RELATING TO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. PRIMARY CONTENT OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS STUDIED WAS FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS. FOR PURPOSES OF CORRELATIONAL ANALYSIS, RESPONDENTS…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Communications
BULLOCK, HENRY ALLEN – 1967
A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO PREDICT DROPOUT BEHAVIOR AMONG URBAN NEGRO BOYS WHO CONFRONT CONVENTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PRESSURES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE DETERMINING INDICATORS OF DROPOUT BEHAVIOR LIE WITHIN THE SOCIAL-PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIVIDUAL RATHER THAN IN THE SYSTEMATIZED, SOMETIMES HOSTILE DEMANDS IMPOSED UPON…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Dropout Characteristics
Berkeley Unified School District, CA. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TO REINFORCE THE SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND COGNITIVE GAINS ACHIEVED BY ABOUT 125 RACIALLY INTEGRATED PROJECT HEADSTART GRADUATES. FUNDED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE PROGRAM WILL BE STAFFED BY FIVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS, ONE CONSULTING TEACHER, ONE LANGUAGE SPECIALIST, ONE GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Child Development, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
PRUETT, ROLLA F. – 1967
THIS IS A CONDENSED EDITION OF THE FULL NARRATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNSELORS OF INDIANA'S 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROGRAMS. THE REPORTS DESCRIBE IN DETAIL THE PHILOSOPHY, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, AND OUTCOMES OF THEIR UNIQUE PROGRAMS. MOST OF THE COUNSELORS INCLUDED PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. CLARIFICATION OF THE BASIC ISSUES…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consultation Programs, Counselor Role, Educational Environment
Cunningham, Luvern L. – 1980
In order to perform their proper functions without getting sidetracked by administrative details, school boards must establish a policy about policy. More is required than a set of rules codifying existing procedures. A school board must consider the educational focus of its decision-making responsibilities, the political factors affecting its…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Citizen Participation
Thompson, Marian – 1978
The unit includes an introduction, "About Careers," which explains to American Indian parents the changes that have taken place in the work of Indian women from long ago to the present. The section includes information about women workers and the many career opportunities now available to them, as well as some of the barriers they face.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education
Clasby, Miriam – 1979
This report is a series of interviews with fifteen citizens experienced in school community relations at five different sites across the nation. A background section presents the rationale for and the design of these interviews and introduces the participants. The greater portion of the report presents a summary of and commentary on the interviews…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Community Action, Community Control
Genser, Andrea, Ed.; Baden, Clifford – 1980
This publication is a collection of representative presentations from a conference on school-age child care which took place in 1979 at Wheelock College, Boston, Massachusetts. The book is divided into four sections. Part I, the Introduction, explores the differing needs of children in school-age child care programs, and discusses the way…
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Childhood Needs, Day Care Centers
Irizarry, Ruddie A.; And Others – 1979
Operating within the New York City Public School System for the past four years, this program offers direct services to Native American students and their parents by providing: (1) instruction in Native American history and cultural activities; (2) academic tutoring; (3) school/neighborhood liaisons; and (4) a resource center for information about…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
McMillin, Sarah M. – 1978
This unit instructs kindergarten students and their parents to recognize safe and unsafe toys and games. Objectives for parents are to identify sources of information which help consumers make wise decisions regarding toys and games and analyze factors that make a toy safe or unsafe. Objectives for students include choosing a safe toy/game from a…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Decision Making Skills, Economics Education
Taylor, Helen L. Sally – 1979
The efforts of a group of Quinault parents and the Early Childhood Education program of Edmonds College resulted in the establishment of a quality child care program which is parent managed, relevant to the community, and able to meet state requirements for day care. Funded by a Technical Assistance Contract and administered by Alaska Federated…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Board of Education Role, Child Caregivers
Fyans, Leslie J., Jr. – 1979
Students' reported reasons for academic success or failure (categorized as ability, effort, task difficulty, or luck) were studied simultaneously in over 1,000 students in grades 4, 8, and 11. Differences between 16 attributional groups (4 success x 4 failure) were reported by discriminant analysis, according to grade, sex, and ethnic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Anxiety, Attribution Theory
Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1963
A 6-year field study project was undertaken to try out some patterns of special education with neurologically handicapped children. Three phases emphasized these objectives: feasibility, class size, pupil safety, approval, incidence, referral, diagnosis, placement, curriculum, treatment, evaluation, teacher qualifications, parent reactions,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
Love, John M.; And Others – 1975
This report presents recommendations for measures to be used in assessing the impact of Project Developmental Continuity (PDC). Chapter I reviews the purpose of the impact study and presents the basic considerations guiding the selection of measures. Chapter II describes the review process that led to the final recommendations. Chapter III…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
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Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. – 1976
The handbook provides information, ideas, and strategies for developing and utilizing community resources in elementary and secondary school programs. The first section of the document describes six school-community programs in Indiana. Innovations developed in the programs which motivate students to learn about the real world include parental…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Resources
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