To evaluate the use of public tax dollars in the field of community college education in Oregon, five committees composed of business and professional leaders were established, each having responsibility for an area of emphasis: governance, finance, programs, community services, and students. In general, the comprehensive community college concept…

To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the retail landscape and garden store salesman is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are…

To improve vocational educational programs in agriculture, occupational information on a common core of basic skills within the occupational area of the retail lawn and garden center mechanic is presented in the revised task inventory survey. The purpose of the occupational survey was to identify a common core of basic skills which are performed…

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 auto mechanics.…

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 metalworking.…

An approach to a cost analysis of pilot, prototype, model and operational versions of the Southwest Regional Laboratory's (SWRL) Instructional Management System (IMS) is described. Five classes of systems (conceptual, pilot, prototype, model and operational) are defined, and a system development process relating classes of systems in presented.…

The Kentucky Educational Assessment Program is an ongoing effort to gather information regarding progress toward attainment of the educational goals for Kentucky citizens. Major emphasis is on the determination of the actual level of pupil performance in relation to desired performance. In the eleventh grade, relevant information was gathered in…

The document is a study of the food service industry intended for use as a reference by food service teachers and curriculum planners. The purpose of the study is to map the economic and technological territory of the industry, to identify the dynamics shaping the industry today, and to consider questions crucial to an orderly consideration of the…

From 1973 to 1975, the school systems of North Wilkesboro and Wilkes County, North Carolina engaged in a mutual venture to adjust the focus of special educational services from one of academic orientation to one of academic and occupational preparation. The special educational services provided to mentally retarded pupils in seven elementary…

This document, part of a five-volume set, summarizes the major results of a survey of FY 1973 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare obligations to institutions of higher education and other nonprofit organizations. The companion volumes contain data in tabular form covering Department support to: (1) institutions of higher education; (2)…

Fixed-choice stimulus questions were distributed to students from 12 New Mexico rural high schools (randomly selected), and responses were derived from 139 Native, 171 Anglo, and 240 Mexican American students in the 10th and 12th grades. Responses indicated educational, occupational, and residential aspirations and expectations and goal…

This report contains a summary of the allocation of funds and manpower among the four sectors of the economy--federal government, industry, universities and colleges, and other nonprofit institutions. Funding data include basic research, applied research, and development, covering years 1953-75. Time series on R and D scientific and engineering…

The Oregon System of Mathematics Education (OSME) is a project geared toward identifying the curriculum gap between what exists and what is desired. Its primary objective is the improvement of mathematics education for all students in Oregon schools. The needs assessment described in this document focuses on gathering opinions and attitudes of…

A study was made of the reactions of 544 Tallahassee high school students to a public television series, "Today in the Legislature", which presented segments of a session of the state legislature of Florida in six 50-minute programs. The main goal was to determine the major effect of mass media on political knowledge and its influence on…

This paper describes the purposes and procedures of a longitudinal study designed to: (1) relate mother-infant interaction patterns to infant age, sex, and social class; (2) relate mother-infant interaction patterns to infant sensory-motor development; and (3) to examine the relationship between infant sensory-motor development and infant sex and…