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White (E.H.) Co., San Francisco, CA. – 1979
Intended as a companion piece to volume 5 in the Method Series, Health Facilities Planning (CE 024 233), this sixth of six volumes in the International Health Planning Reference Series is a combined literature review and annotated bibliography dealing with health facilities planning for developing countries. The review identifies literature…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Architectural Research, Building Design, Climate
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National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
Of an estimated 11.2 million persons in the United States identifying themselves as being of Hispanic origin in spring 1976, 3 out of 4 were native born. As a group, they had a high degree of Spanish-language maintenance. The degree of current Spanish-language usage was much lower among those born in the United States than among those born in a…
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Geographic Distribution
Stoddard, Ellwyn R. – 1968
Most on-going research on the U.S.-Mexican Border region is in the major content areas of political structure and urbanization, disaster relief, law enforcement, and self-identity studies. Political interaction contrasts the centrally controlled power structures of Mexico with the more complex economic and social structures of the United States.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agency Cooperation, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Spikes, William Franklin – 1976
The study was designed to compare the quality of on-campus and off-campus courses of Northern Illinois University based upon the perceptions of selected faculty members and students. Two groups of students, 428 on campus and 516 off campus and 23 faculty members participated in the study. During the 1974-75 academic year, the sample responded to a…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Course Evaluation, Credit Courses
Leigh, Duane E. – 1975
This study addresses questions such as (1) the extent to which formal training determines occupational mobility, (2) evidence of racial differences in the returns to formal training in terms of occupational advancement, (3) importance of structural factors representing labor market segmentation in determining occupational mobility, (4) the impact…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Career Change, Career Ladders
Mayeske, George W.; And Others – 1970
The significance of family background (FB) and school factors (SO) in predicting differences among students in their achievement and motivation in different regions of the country (North-South) and areas of residence (metropolitan-nonmetropolitan) is investigated. A statistical test of the equality of slopes and intercepts was used for the FB and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
Orr, John David – 1967
This study tried to determine the internal and external migration patterns as established by high school graduates of 1960, in rural Nebraska, and the association of educational, psychological, geographic, and economic factors with their migration and educational plans. Data for the study of the 4700 graduates were provided by almost 300…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agriculture, College Attendance, Data Analysis
American Optometric Association, St. Louis, MO. – 1968
Aspects of vision and vision care considered are the following: extent and types of vision defects of American children; importance of vision care in pre-school years, elementary, and secondary school and beyond; and manpower resources in vision care today, the extent of vision testing and care, special problem areas, and governmental support.…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Elementary School Students, Etiology, Exceptional Child Services
Bluestone, Barry; And Others – 1973
The purpose of the study is to begin a detailed investigation of the low-paid work force and to focus attention on the determinants of low-wage employment, by dissecting the various forces that contribute to the determination of wage levels for full-time full-year workers. The question is whether low-wage poverty can be eliminated by upgrading the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employees, Geographic Location
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Houwing, J. F.; Kristjanson, A. M. – 1975
The composition of the governing bodies as of March 1, 1975 is reported. These bodies are composed of members nominated by nine groups: ex-officio, government, institutional board, institutional senate, faculty, students, alumni, church, and others. They have a variety of affiliations with the academic community. Boards, senates, and women in both…
Descriptors: Administrators, Alumni, Church Role, College Faculty
Micceri, Theodore – Online Submission, 2003
In an attempt to provide improved First Time in College (FTIC) enrollment predictions, this study followed exploratory techniques seeking to differentiate yield rates among FTIC applicants based on one or more of the following source characteristics: Geographical Location, Single or Multiple Institution applications, Race/Ethnicity and Sex, High…
Descriptors: Prediction, Minority Groups, Scores, Grade Point Average
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Feser, Edward; Goldstein, Harvey; Renski, Henry; Renault, Catherine – 2002
A study identified 100 sub-regional concentrations of technology-related employment, research and development, and applied innovation within and immediately adjacent to the 406-county service area of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Among the findings are that Appalachia's technology sector is comparatively small but expanding, with most…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Geographic Location
Hirschman, Jay; Schmidt, Stefanie; McKinney, Patricia; Frost, Alberta – 2002
Noting that children's average daily intake of fruits and vegetables is well below recommended minimums, this report responds to a request from the Appropriations Committee Directives, Fiscal Year 2002 to compare fruits/vegetable availability in schools with and without salad bars. The comparison was made using data from the School Nutrition…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
The success of any high school depends largely upon the planning of its building. The wise planning of a high-school building requires familiarity with school needs and processes, knowledge of the best approved methods of safety, lighting, sanitation, and ventilation, and ability to solve the educational, structural, and architectural problems…
Descriptors: Architecture, School Safety, Ventilation, School Buildings
Brown, Kenneth E.; Obourn, Ellsworth S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The scientist and mathematician of tomorrow will come from the high school students of today. It is important to appraise this source of the future scientific manpower from time to time, both to note the trends and to judge the effectiveness of the efforts being made to bolster the defense, security and future welfare of the Nation through the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science
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