This report provided information to the State Board of Regents on the acquisition and use of learning technologies in New York State elementary and secondary schools in 1985-86. The data reported in this study represent two separate collection efforts. First, information on the types and quantities of learning technologies acquired was collected…

A study examined the acceptability of distance education as a means of staff development for literacy and adult basic education (ABE) providers in rural Pennsylvania and the perceived need and available resources for such a program. The major project activities were a review of the literature on literacy staff development by distance education in…

The data presented on microcomputer usage in the Oklahoma public schools are based on a 37.5 percent response to a survey mailed to the 1,785 school building principals in the state. The results are reported separately for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, including numbers of microcomputers with brand name and model, peripheral devices,…

To gain some perspective on the current interest in and use of educational technology, the Ohio Department of Education awarded a grant to the Cincinnati Public Schools to conduct a survey on the uses of new technologies in school districts throughout the state. The results of that survey are summarized in this report by the following topics:…

This report summarizes the activities of the Office of Instructional Technology in providing instructional technology to South Carolina schools. The office is responsible for the development, acquisition, scheduling, and utilization of television and radio resources for grades K-12, staff development, and adult education, which are broadcast over…

A survey of the 51 Illinois public community colleges was conducted during February 1980, to assess the status of institutional research (IR) at the colleges and to determine how that status had changed since the completion of similar surveys in 1973 and 1976. Major findings indicated that while 67% of the colleges had offices of institutional…

The technology data collection provides fundamental information on Iowa public schools with respect to various aspects of technology. Responses to the survey were received from 100% of the 379 Iowa public school districts during the 1996-97 school year. The survey was conducted to provide baseline information on a central core of technology…

This report contains tables and a narrative summary of significant findings from a study of participants in the adult education literacy program operated in the state of New York for the year 1979-80. Charts and tables provide data on nineteen aspects of the program. These are annual program goals, student demographic composite, unemployed…

A survey of 150 schools in Western Australia asked principals, teachers, and parents about the extent to which the First Steps program literacy component was operating in their schools and their perceptions of the results of the implementation. The First Steps program is designed to support the development of literacy and numeracy among…

This report presents profiles of major training activities for teachers of adult basic English (ABE) and adult English as a Second Language (ESL) in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Included in the profiles are statewide and regional training activities funded through Section 353 of the Adult Education Act and other federal, state, and…

In 1985 the Arizona Legislature established a 5-year pilot-test program for teachers, under the direction of the Joint Legislative Committee on Career Ladders. Its purpose was to implement and evaluate a process of rewarding teachers based on their actual performance levels, rather than solely on years of experience and/or accumulated college…

In 1992, a survey was conducted of Arkansas Community and Technical Colleges to examine issues related to full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment during academic years 1989-90, 1990-91, and 1991-92; budget and tuition trends for the same period; faculty status and teaching conditions; expenditure controls; institutional advancement…

The first volume of this report describes a survey of the adult basic education program in Michigan, including a statement of purposes, a review of relevant literature, a discussion of procedures and survey instruments, a discussion of findings and conclusions, and a chapter on limitations of the study and recommendations for future research. The…

A stratified random sample of Virginia's 4,000 employers with over 100 employees was surveyed about workplace-based foundational basic skills (oral and written communication, reading, math, thinking skills, teamwork, English proficiency, and basic computer literacy). A total of 446 surveys were sent with a usable response rate of 18 percent.…

A longitudinal study examined adult basic education (ABE) in Virginia between 1970 and 1985. (The first study was conducted in 1970, the second in 1978, and the third in 1985.) Data for the 1985 study were collected from survey instruments mailed to all state department ABE personnel, local ABE supervisors, learning center coordinators, and ABE…