This report describes the work done by the 48 State Deaf-Blind Projects awarded grants by the Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in late 2013. The report documents the technical assistance and dissemination activities carried out by the Projects and their collaborative activities, describes the needs for…

This 2012 edition of this publication updates information provided by state coordinators on state policies, programs, and practices under the Preschool Grants Program (Section 619 of Part B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Information includes: (1) program administration; (2) funding; (3) interagency coordination; (4)…

With the passage of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, now the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and subsequent amendments, states and jurisdictions have made great strides in the provision of services to young children, ages 3 through 5 years, with disabilities. As of Fall 2009, America's…

The first of these two reports by the Library Faculty Affairs Committee compares the findings of a survey of library faculty salaries at the University of Notre Dame with statistics reported by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)--based on 94 libraries--and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for 1557 libraries, as…

This document gives information on employees in colleges and universities in New York State. Tables cover: (1) number of employees by professional and nonprofessional classification, 1972-73 and 1973-74; (2) number of full-time employees by selected occupational activities and institutional classification, 1972-73 and 1973-74; (3) total number of…

Study of five critical-task areas for youth agents: program development and execution, individual help and counseling, organization, interpersonal relationships, and public relations. (Editor/RB)

This report is a case study of communication in the language sciences in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The areas of investigation were: (1) the professional characteristics of the people working in the language sciences, their major fields, academic background, and professional activities; (2) the types of information desired by language…

The present survey sought to define drug abuse, its causes, recommended treatments, treatment settings, prognosis, and personal commitment to treating drug abusers. The use of prison and courts was contrasted with hospitals, and willingness to treat drug abusers was contrasted with alcoholics. (Author)

The study uses a cost-benefit framework to estimate the value of obtaining an MBA degree on a part-time basis while holding a full-time professional position. The part-time degree was found to be a worthwhile investment in human capital. (Author/LH)

The growing role of athletics in our society brings into focus many questions concerning the training of sports personnel. (LH)

This survey reports full-time salaries (exclusive of fringe benefits) of the 5,714 professional staff members in 90 of ARL's 94 academic libraries. Information is provided on salaries by position, sex, minority group membership, and the geographical location, size, and type of institution. There are tables for median and beginning professional…

This report uses the 1973-74 Michigan Professional Personnel Register to update earlier studies of professional personnel in Michigan's public elementary and secondary schools. The report includes descriptions of all professional personnel employed in Michigan public schools from 1967-68 through 1973-74 school years. The topics included in this…

Office professionals (n=490) completed a questionnaire related to their familiarity with database software, availability and type of database software used, how the software package was learned, frequency of use, features and applications used, and type of information stored. Findings show that database software is quickly becoming commonplace,…

This report discusses the results of a New Jersey school study to analyze trends in staff ratios during the past three years. The study also measured the effects of grade organization type, community type, enrollment size, and district wealth on staffing ratios for 582 local districts in the state. The report begins with a literature review of…