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Download full textBates, A. W. – 1987
The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned Educational Technology Associates to conduct a study on the educational use of satellites for the Commonwealth Secretariat's Education Program. The study had the following aims: (1) to identify the policy issues that need to be addressed by ministries of education, universities, and other educational…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Communications Satellites, Databases
PDF pending restorationWaller, John D.; And Others – 1976
This report presents the results of a study of Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) in Appalachia, with particular attention to the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) RESA program and the 22 RESAs that have received ARC assistance. RESAs are organizations established to provide a range of educational services on a regional basis by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Models, Program Descriptions
Rakow, Steven J. – 1984
This study investigated the influence of student and classroom characteristics on a sample of 17-year-old students' (N=1955) inquiry ability. The sample was obtained from a 1981/1982 national assessment in science carried out by the Minnesota Science Assessment and Research Project. Specific areas addressed included: (1) the effectiveness of the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classroom Environment, Enrollment, Family Environment
Phillippe, Kent; Eblinger, Ida Roxanna – 1998
In 1997, the American Association of Community Colleges conducted a survey was conducted to determine the extent to which community colleges have established foundations and to identify factors that lead to foundation success. For this survey, a foundation was defined as a financial vehicle comprising multiple sources of income, such as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Foundation Programs
Everson, Howard T.; And Others – 1993
College students' self-reported test anxiety levels in English, mathematics, physical science, and social science were compared to develop empirical support for the claim that students, in general, are more anxious about tests in rigorous academic subjects than in the humanities and to understand the curriculum-related sources of anxiety. It was…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Black Students, College English, College Freshmen
Leitka, Eugene – 1974
Some 22,000 American Indian students requested assistance for higher education from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in 1973, but the BIA only had funds for 11,395 students. While funds theoretically were available from other sources, only 3,000 out of 12,000 eligible students were able to benefit from them. A cooperative agreement between the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indians, Civil Rights, College Programs
Wright, Kelly Jo – 1991
A study investigated the extent to which forensic judges used educational comments when writing ballots. A total of 140 informative speaking ballots were collected from tournaments in Mississippi, Colorado, and Arkansas. After the ballot comments were sorted into five categories (basic comments, educational comments, descriptive comments, personal…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Debate, Educational Research, Higher Education
Hall, E. Comp.; Roodt, J., Comp. – 1999
This document, which contains information relevant to individuals planning their careers, employers, human resource planners, and training institutions, examines the skill needs of the South African labor market in 1998-2003. The preface presents a brief overview of the factors that have contributed to the high levels of unemployment and patterns…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades, Career Education, Clerical Occupations
Afflerbach, Peter P.; Moni, Karen – 1994
A study aimed to examine how reading assessment information is understood and used by two powerful groups: federal legislators and members of the news media. Attempts were made to contact federal legislators on educational subcommittees to discuss how they used reading assessment information to make legislative policy decisions and to vote on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Legislators, News Writing
Campbell, George, Jr. – NACME Research Letter, 1996
The substantial gender gap in the science and engineering professions becomes even greater from the perspective of women in underrepresented minority groups. This document analyzes data on university enrollment and graduation by both gender and ethnicity compiled by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME). Findings…
Descriptors: Engineering, Enrollment Trends, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education
Serdyukov, Peter; Stvan, Laurel Smith – 2001
With the fast growth of online distributed educational resources, objective criteria are needed for evaluating resources and describing their structure and content. The study conducted an analysis of 22 popular ESL Web sites based on 99 characteristics in 18 categories. Their purpose was to describe existing Web sites using these characteristics,…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Educational Technology, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
Lum, Glen – 1994
In November 1993, Harrisburg Area Community College, in Pennsylvania, sent questionnaires to 1,138 graduates from the 1992-93 academic year seeking information about their employment or educational status and their perceptions of the extent to which their educational objectives were achieved. Responses were received from 885 graduates, for a…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedSeastrom, Marilyn McMillen; Gruber, Kerry J.; Henke, Robin; McGrath, Daniel J.; Cohen, Benjamin A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2004
Over the last 15 years, interest in student performance and teacher qualifications has intensified among educational policymakers and researchers. During this time period, research has accumulated that links student achievement to the qualifications of teachers. Two central measures of elementary and secondary teacher qualifications are teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Certification, Public School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Kay, Evelyn R. – 1972
The increase in the number of community organizations offering educational programs prompted the first national survey of adult education sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). All private, nonprofit organizations were included whose prime reason for existence was to offer services, or to serve as a vehicle for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Churches
del Pinal, Jorge H., Comp.; Garcia, Jesus M., Comp. – Current Population Reports, 1993
Americans of Hispanic origin are one of the fastest growing segments of the nation's population. This report presents data on a wide range of topics, including the following: (1) population growth, composition, and distribution; (2) age; (3) family composition; (4) educational attainment; (5) language and nativity; (6) labor force and occupation;…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
