Provides an overview of a study of the relationship between classroom context and the revisions of student writers. Indicates that students focus their revisions on surface and stylistic concerns. Suggests how specific features of the classroom context, including teaching methods, may influence the kinds of revisions undertaken by student writers.…

A study was conducted at Mercer County Community College in Trenton, New Jersey, to determine whether there was any significant difference in the amount of learning attained by students who received instruction from full-time and part-time faculty members. Two independent samples of 50 students each were randomly drawn from the population of 637…

Article relates a language research study that found that children have not thoroughly mastered the passive transformation by the end of the first grade. (Author/ML)

In order to determine community needs and preferences with regard to vocational education, the Cerritos Community College District surveyed 1,386 Cerritos College students, 896 students in area adult schools, 126 participants in regional occupational programs, and 258 community residents. A 46-item questionnaire focused on: (1) preferences for…

This guide is intended to assist planners of job training programs in understanding the connections between the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and coordinating programs that receive funds under either or both of the acts. The first section presents overviews of both acts and a chart comparing…

The revised Hanriksen Teacher Word Analysis Test was administered to 133 education students to determine the relationship between certain reading methods courses completed and word analysis knowledge. The students were placed in one of four groups: (1) students without methods courses in reading and language arts, (2) students with 6 hours of…

Inspired by the researcher's interest in the subject, but also in response to state-mandated assessment, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) initiated a pilot program to evaluate the portfolio method of teaching writing. Half of VMI's English department used the portfolio approach, while the other half applied other teaching methods. Prior research…

This annotated bibliography contains selected sources on reduction in force indexed in the ERIC system. Most of the journal articles and documents annotated here deal with the impact of declining enrollments on school staffs, with changes in personnel policy to cope with the need to reduce the number of employees in elementary schools, secondary…

A follow-up survey of graduates (1964-1977) of Greenfield Community College (GCC) in rural western Massachusetts was conducted to outline the graduates' employment and educational patterns. A three-part information gathering process consisted of (1) a mailed survey form and a cover letter from the college president, (2) a follow-up postcard sent…

THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND THE ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLECTED THIS INFORMATION FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY IVCC, TO DETERMINE THE RELATION BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES AND RECOMMENDED TRAINING. QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS REPRESENT OVER 30 PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA, INTERVIEWS COVER…

This 10-year strategic plan for the period 1975-85 is one of three interrelated plans developed for the North Carolina Community College System. Population projections, along with projections of labor force participation rates by age, race, and sex are used to project the total labor force in 1985. Projections of employment by industry and of…

Criticisms have been directed at the quality of professionals entering the teaching field, with the implication that higher quality students pursue degrees other than education and that the academically less talented gravitate toward the teaching profession. To test this idea, a study was conducted to determine if significant differences exist in…

THE REPORTING COMMITTEE, DIRECTED BY A SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, HAS INVESTIGATED THE FINANCIAL ROLE OF THE STATE AS IT RELATES TO ASSISTANCE OF JUNIOR COLLEGES IN THE AREA OF CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION. THE CURRENT PROGRAM OF STATE SUPPORT IS REVIEWED, AND A NEW PLAN IS PROPOSED IN WHICH SOME OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE EXISTING PROGRAM ARE TO BE…

Compiled to provide access to some of the latest resource material, research findings, and/or developments in education relative to higher education for Mexican Americans, this bibliography contains 22 citations and abstracts which appeared in "Resources in Education" (RIE) from the January 1972 through the March 1975 issues. The bibliography also…

A composition teacher at a New York City community college where cooperative education is stressed found that focusing the writing of his multiethnic students on the theme of freedom helped them look at their lives differently, revealing the contradictions involved in their beliefs, ideals, and prejudices. The course began with a discussion of…