The State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) to broaden understanding of the context and consequences of multiple decisions made every year in each of these areas. No single report can provide definitive answers to such broad and fundamental questions of public…

An analysis of 168 public administration doctoral dissertations revealed substantial improvements over those analyzed in 1990. A substantially higher percentage conducted basic research and reported findings, and more students are using rigorous research designs that involve attention to causal relationships. (Contains 15 references.) (Author/JOW)

STAT1 is a computer-assisted instruction course in basic research methodology in education. Student performance data were collected from testing, revision, and retesting. This study includes improvements to STAT1, contents of STAT1 as used in the summer of 1976, a description of examinations and laboratory assignments, characteristics of students,…

Describes and evaluates bibliometric patterns in articles published by former "Journal of Education for Librarianship" (JEL) during first 24 volumes of existence. Article scholarliness; refereeing policy; occupational status of authors; and most cited journals, authors, and titles are covered. Excluded items, publication format codes,…

Presents results of study conducted at Physical Sciences Library, University of California, Davis, employing unobtrusive observation techniques to determine user browsing activity. Tables indicating circulation, observed browsers, total browsers, books removed, books replaced, time duration, and browsing frequency by time of day are appended. (EJS)

This paper provides empirical, relatively assumption-free, estimates of the private costs of participating in postsecondary education. The data base is the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. Previous attempts to make such estimates are examined. (Author/IRT)

Unsuccessful programing attempts by university business students in introductory COBOL classes were analyzed to determine most frequently occurring syntactical errors. Results indicate the most common errors were use of undeclared data in Procedure Division, missing periods, misspelled reserved words, missing hyphens, and use of wrong margin area.…

Highlights second language (L2) reading strategy research to illuminate the disparities in research methods utilized across studies that are conducted with participants beyond the elementary school grade levels. Includes an extended discussion of relevant research and provides tables to visually display the variations. (Author/VWL)

Investigates effectiveness of advance organizers for teaching functioning and use of compilers to undergraduate students in computer science courses. Two experimental groups used the advance organizer while two control groups did not. Findings indicate that an explicitly concept-directed organizer is effective in providing a framework for…

This document consists of the four issues of "Education Statistics Quarterly" published during 1999. This Serial gives a comprehensive view of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue includes short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data…

Summarizes the research on applications of educational technology in teacher education from 1990 to 1995. Common methodologies used in 28 recent research studies are identified, and recommendations for future directions in teacher education and technology research are provided. (52 references) (LRW)

Describes an unobtrusive study of the ability of professional librarians to deal with factual questions that was conducted at Illinois State University. Evaluation of the accuracy of responses is discussed, the responsiveness and helpfulness of librarians is examined, attitude scores are described, and implications for improving reference service…

Evaluates the Cooperative Experiential Education Program introduced at Marymount College, New York, in 1970. In this plan, the student combines off-campus work with on-campus study. The program's goals are to enhance the classroom study of the student, help her identify long-range career objectives, and assist the student in locating employment…

Presents the findings of a comparative survey on the roles and status of men and women in the higher education division of the National Art Education Association. (Editor/RK)

Describes a study of computer science majors conducted at Purdue University to determine what factors predict academic success or lack of it. Results show that strength in mathematical and verbal skills is necessary for success as indicated by SAT scores, minimum number of high school mathematics credits, and class standing. (MBR)