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ANDERSON, ROBERT C.; RIEGER, JON H. – 1968
IN A 1965 SURVEY OF FIVE COUNTIES IN THE GRAND TRAVERSE BAY REGION OF MICHIGAN, DATA ON INFORMATION SOURCES AND NEEDS WERE OBTAINED FROM A TWO PERCENT SAMPLE OF HOUSEHOLDS. ADULT SUBJECTS WERE ASKED TO IDENTIFY TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE ON WHICH IT WAS "PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TO FIND USEFUL AND RELIABLE INFORMATION," AND…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance
GUBBELS, PETER M.; VERNER, COOLIE – 1967
SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, RESPONSES TO INNOVATIONS, AND USE OF INFORMATION SOURCES WERE CORRELATED FOR 100 RANDOMLY CHOSEN DAIRY FARMERS IN THE LOWER FRASER VALLEY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. TEN DAIRYING INNOVATIONS WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS ACCORDING TO COMPLEXITY. ADOPTION SCORES WERE USED TO CLASSIFY THE FARMERS AND STAGES OF ADOPTION…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adults, Agricultural Education, Diffusion
Awad, Georgene; And Others – 1979
A comprehensive survey of the adult population of Southeastern Connecticut was conducted by Mohegan Community College to determine the region's adult education needs. After a pilot study, a 96-item questionnaire was designed to evaluate the demographic make-up of the target population and to determine (1) the accuracy of educational information…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Community Attitudes
Garcia, Ricardo L. – 1976
This booklet is a guide to the various aspects of bilingual education. It consists of the following chapters: (1) "Sink or Swim Educational Approach" (which discusses the practice of ignoring the linguistic problems of non-English-speaking children in American schools), (2) "Bilingual Instruction" (the two methods of teaching English to linguistic…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Objectives
Perrone, Philip A.; Gross, Lola – 1968
To secure data on the availability and utilization of occupational information, questionnaires were sent to all public high schools on a 1962 listing supplied by the Office of Education and to a random sample of schools later discovered not to have been included in the list. Personnel in 4,436 schools responded, including 3,983 building…
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Counselors
Kielsmeier, Jim; And Others – 1975
Colorado's Pawnee Grasslands are well suited for a wide range of academic study, from astronomy to zoology. Designed for educators and youth leaders seeking to integrate an alternative experience into their curriculum or recreation program, this guide is intended to give leaders of excursions to the Grasslands a sense of what's out there and some…
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Archaeology, Climate
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1977
A 93-item annotated bibliography provides a comprehensive guide to resource materials, research findings, and developments related to library services and materials to Mexican Americans. The materials, published between 1964 and 1976, are drawn from issues of "Resources in Education" (RIE) and "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE). Both…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Programs, Information Science, Information Sources
Department of Health , Education, and Welfare, Washington., DC. Office of the Secretary. – 1974
The manual addresses the procedures for conducting a work force analysis as specified by Department of Labor regulations imposing equal employment opportunity requirements for women and minorities. Section one discusses the legal provisions, defines the composition of the labor available for an occupation, and discusses the characteristics of work…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Data Analysis, Databases, Employment Statistics
Bentz, Willard K.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73 in Vance and Franklin Counties) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this booklet is the first in a series of nine and deals with methods of gathering preliminary information. Basically, this booklet presents information…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Community Leaders, Feasibility Studies
Lavey, Warren G. – 1974
A national survey was made to collect data about the information/communication industries in the United States today. Eleven industries were studied: television, radio, telephone, telegraph, postal service, newspaper, periodical, book publishing and printing, motion pictures, computer software, and cable television. The data collection scheme used…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Communications, Computers
Coombs, Don H., Comp. – 1976
Most of the 101 citations included in this annotated bibliography on simulation and gaming were derived from a search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) indexes. Entries were published between 1972 and 1975. The bibliography is divided into nine sections: theory and research; social studies materials; environment, land use, and…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Niemi, John A. – 1976
The paper, presented at a four-State adult education regional institute, first presents some problems in developing curricula for adult and continuing education, drawing distinctions between the terms "curriculum" (content-centered, credit offerings) and "program" (learner-centered, or problem-centered, non-credit offerings).…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Databases
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1976
An international numerical coding structure is presented for classification of data on education according to level category, educational field, and program type. Explanation of the overall system and a guide for its use is followed by a listing of levels, fields, and programs of education in coded order. The various educational program…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, Comparative Analysis, Data
Hinckley, Kay, Comp.; Kleinert, Jean, Comp. – 1975
The product of two 1975 workshops held in Southeastern Alaska (Fairbanks and Sitka), this publication presents the following: (1) papers (written by the educators in attendance at the workshops) which address education methods and concepts relevant to the culture of Southeastern Alaska ("Tlingit Sea Lion Parable"; "Using Local…
Descriptors: Activities, Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Community Resources
Hutchings, Donald, Ed. – 1968
Problems in the relationship between education and training in Great Britain are discussed by specialists in both fields. It is urged that industrial education be seen as a phase of adult education. The uniqueness of the British system under the Industrial Training Act is discussed (its vertical organization, promotional ladder approach, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Educational Legislation, Employment Opportunities
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