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Peer reviewedWender, Ruth W. – Special Libraries, 1979
A noncomputerized study of the journal title usage by the clients of the Extension Division of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Library showed that its validity increased in direct proportion to the number of relevant parameters. Such studies should include both numbers of requesters and numbers of requests. (Author)
Descriptors: Medical Libraries, Periodicals, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)
Download full textNational Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1980
The booklet presents a report on the operation and use of person numbering (PN) systems for vital and health statistics in Israel and Scandinavia. A PN system involves assigning a different number to each individual within a given society and using that number for commercial, governmental, and military identification. The purpose of the report is…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Government Role, Health Services
Corder-Bolz, Charles R. – 1981
Eight established methodologies were evaluated and compared in this preliminary study, which was conducted to resolve methodological questions and problems and develop an adequate approach for the collection of valid, generalizable data for an extensive study of family use of television. The study focused on four variables: which family members…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Comparative Analysis, Family Life, Interviews
Wright, Douglas A.; And Others – 1984
This report presents findings of a national mail survey of school principals conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in Spring 1982 to assess recent changes in computer availability and to obtain data about instructional uses and needs from the school perspective. Results are reported for the following topics addressed by…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Mitchell, Douglas E.; And Others – 1979
This research report describes an analysis of the ways state legislative policy makers in Arizona, California, and Oregon engage in the process of turning political interests and pressures into public policies. The purpose is to provide insights into the overall processes of social science utilization within state legislatures, using a behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Decision Making, Information Utilization
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Office of Research and Development. – 1985
Designed to follow up a 1981-82 study which established base line information on microcomputers and their use for K-12 schools in Louisiana and two subsequent annual surveys, this report presents information for the 1984-85 school year. After a brief introduction describing the population surveyed and instruments used, survey findings are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Hood, John F.; And Others – 1985
This report of Market Data Retrieval's second comprehensive survey of microcomputers and their use in grades K-12 presents information for the 1984-85 year for public, private, and Catholic schools in the United States. The survey findings are summarized in a brief introduction, and detailed data are presented in the 37 tables and 9 maps that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Catholic Schools, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
