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Download full textMinter, Thomas K. – 1980
Increased Department of Education (ED) interest in rural education has been part of the awakening of federal concern for rural American issues. In response to a 1979 Presidential mandate to define and address the needs of rural America, the ED has identified basic problems of rural education that lend themselves to solution by the federal…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Extension Education, Federal Regulation
Murray, Stephen L.; Quilling, Mary R. – 1980
Four problems underlying the delivery of technical assistance in Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I evaluation are discussed: (1) the dual missions of facilitating the implementation of the Title I Evaluation and Reporting System and of facilitating the local use of evaluation information frequently require tradeoffs between…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Cohen, Michael – 1979
A critique of research attempting to determine student achievement by identifying the characteristics and resources of schools is offered. It is pointed out that frequently the academic achievement of students is related to the socioeconomic status of the general student population of the school. The suggestion is made that future research should…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques
Meehan, Peter M.; Beal, George M. – 1977
The objective of this monograph is to contribute to the further understanding of the knowledge-production-and-utilization process. Its primary focus is on a model both general and detailed enough to provide a comprehensive overview of the diverse functions, roles, and processes required to understand the flow of knowledge from its point of origin…
Descriptors: Action Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Processing
Blai, Boris – 1979
Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) continuously engages in institutional self-study through its comprehensive Institutional Research (IR) program. The IR Office conducts both decision-oriented research, where the problem is defined by the decision-maker, and conclusion-oriented research, where the items studied are selected by the researcher.…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Collection, Decision Making
PDF pending restorationIllinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1979
A survey was conducted of the principal decision-makers in each institution and district in the Illinois public community college system to determine research needs for statewide, interinstitutional, and locally conducted studies. Over 80% responded. The results indicated that the areas with the most pressing general statewide research needs were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Research
Stevens, David W. – 1979
One of a series of sixteen knowledge transformation papers, this paper combines a glimpse at historical origins of the relationship between vocational education and employment training programs with an examination of current vocational education-CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) relationships. While research and development are…
Descriptors: Coordination, Educational Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
SCANDURA, JOSEPH M. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO EXTEND, ELABORATE, AND IMPROVE THE SET-FUNCTION LANGUAGE (SFL). THE SFL IS A NEW SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE FOR FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON MEANINGFUL LEARNING, FRAMED IN TERMS OF THE MATHEMATICAL NOTIONS OF SETS AND FUNCTIONS. IN THE FIRST PAPER, THE SFL IS DESCRIBED. ITS RELATION TO THE STIMULUS RESPONSE…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discovery Learning, Learning, Learning Processes
HARTLEY, HARRY J. – 1968
PLANNING-PROGRAMMING-BUDGETING SYSTEMS (PPBS) ARE INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE KINDS OF INFORMATION AND DATA ANALYSIS WHICH FURNISH ADMINISTRATORS WITH A MORE COMPLETE BASIS FOR RATIONAL CHOICE. NEUTRAL ON THE ISSUES OF COST REDUCTION, PPBS IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY. ADVANTAGES WHICH IT OFFERS OVER TRADITIONAL PRACTICES INCLUDE--(1)…
Descriptors: Budgets, Collective Bargaining, Data Analysis, Educational Planning
West, Robert, Ed. – 1962
A group of experts met at the Stanford Medical Center in 1960 to assist the California Society for Crippled Children and Adults in establishing guidelines for the development of services for aphasic children. Subjects discussed were (1) language development in the normal child, (2) neurological bases of linguistic functions, (3) semantic aspects…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Children, Conference Reports
National Conference on Research in English. – 1961
The articles comprising this bulletin report the status of research methods in the English language arts and indicate promising directions for further effort. Ralph C. Staiger discusses the range of language arts research and points out the strengths and weaknesses of various research techniques. Theodore Clymer examines the essential…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Research, English Instruction, Language Arts
Caro, Paul W. – 1976
Studies of transfer of training may be used to determine whether simulator training improves pilot performance in an aircraft. Some approaches to determining simulator training effectiveness, such as surveys of pilot and instructor opinions, are not considered particularly reliable. Several other approaches have also been suggested. One factor…
Descriptors: Flight Training, Literature Reviews, Methods Research, Military Training
Jenkins, Mercilee M. – 1978
The literature on sex-related differences in leadership behavior was reviewed in order to explore underlying factors. Currently there exist several models of male leadership in small groups, but no models of human leadership which represent the experiences of women in same sex and mixed sex groups. Key considerations for constructing such a model…
Descriptors: Females, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Group Norms
Tough, Allen – 1978
In this paper, the author reviews the research done on the learning efforts of adults and presents some high-priority directions for the future. The paper first defines major learning efforts (learning projects) and describes some recent changes in the practice and focus of adult education. It then provides a general picture of the frequency of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Educational Needs
International Association of Universities, Paris (France). – 1977
Papers are presented from the fourth seminar of the International Association of Universities (IAU) held in Alexandria, Egypt. Inaugural addresses are presented by M.L. Dowidar, former president of the University of Alexandria, A.R. El Heneidey, President of the University of Alexandria, H.E. Abd El Tawab Hodeib, Governor of Alexandria, and Roger…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
