One of a series of instructional booklets designed to introduce adult education program planners to the basic concepts integral to and alternative strategies for conducting needs assessments, this instructional booklet deals with determining how to interpret information. Described first is the relationship of the process of determining how to…

This guide is designed to give teachers and students an understanding of the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF). The HRAF Files are a collection of primary source materials on selected cultures representing all major areas of the world. In general, information on man's behavior, customs, and social institutions may be found in the Files. The guide…

This practical manual is designed as a guide for those working with one or more of the National Longitudinal Surveys (NLS) data sets. Section 1 is a discussion of the sample design, sampling methodology, and field procedures used during the surveys of each NLS cohort. Weighting, sample representativeness, and attrition are discussed, and a series…