This study presents an analysis of the responses of University of California, Irvine freshmen to the 1973 Student Information Form, a questionnaire developed by the American Council on Education. Part 1 compares UC Irvine freshmen with freshmen attending other universities. Part 2 analyses responses by school or program of enrollment. Data…

The first of a two-part study of the comprehensive 1962 public library survey, this report presents institutional data for public libraries serving 35,000 persons and above. In content and coverage it continues the 1960 public library survey which was released in three parts in 1961 and 1962 under the title, "Statistics of Public Library…

This document analyzes and evaluates data to compare educational program inputs with program results in Texas. School district superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers completed questionnaires concerning school organizational patterns, size, and services; facility conditions; student background, absences, behavior, and performance; and…

In January 1972, questionnaires on remedial reading were sent to all remedial reading teachers in Vancouver public schools. Also, letters were sent to the principals of those schools in which remedial reading programs were operating. They were asked to record their comments, criticisms, and commendations of remedial reading activities. Many…

The final volume of The Study of Junior Colleges contains the measurements and instrumentation derived from the project for future evaluation surveys. Part One, Prediction of Student Outcomes: Multivariate Analysis of the Survey Data, provides: an introduction to the analyses; data reduction, factors, and scales; students' objectives and…

Three questionnaires used by the Arapahoe Community College are discussed. In the first, Graduate Questionnaire, graduates from 1968-1971 were surveyed. A summary is provided of the total responses, which includes summaries of all open-ended questions. Summaries of each individual year are also provided, but only multiple choice questions are…

This problem-assessment study sought answers to the problems of why there are relatively few women in mathematics, what encouraged or discouraged contemporary women mathematicians, and what can be done to attract more women to the mathematical sciences. A questionnaire was developed and sent to members of the Association for Women in Mathematics…

The objectives of the Expert Group Consultation Meeting for Developing a Non-Formal Education and Literacy Database in the Asia-Pacific Region were: to exchange information and review the state-of-the-art in the field of data collection, analysis and indicators of non-formal education and literacy programs; to examine and review the set of…

Faculty responsible for the American Government course were surveyed to find the rating of most important topic areas and of top-rated topics, the percentage rating of importance of constitutional and behavioral factors, and of the effects of the course on students. (KM)

Questionnaires distributed to adults in a midwestern city provide the data for this analysis of television viewing purposes and life-styles. The 12 viewing uses identified were factor analyzed separately from the 14 life-styles, and canonical correlation analysis was used to determine relationships between the two factors. (SW)

Twenty per cent of 8400 questionnaires distributed in 1977 to a representative sampling of public libraries throughout Massachusetts were returned and analyzed. Those returned were entirely representative of the state's population and of the size of library services represented, although communities with the most "active" library…

THE FIRST DOCUMENT IN A THREE PART STUDY INDICATES THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO MEASURE, ANALYZE, AND COMPARE THE FUNCTIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIALISTS BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT WAS NECESSARY TO EXAMINE THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE RATIO AND ADEQUACY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIALISTS. DATA WAS COLLECTED AND…

THE YOUTH OPINION QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE ATTITUDES, NEEDS, EXPECTATIONS, BELIEFS, AND PERCEPTIONS OF THRESHOLD WORKERS WITH REGARD TO THE WORLD OF WORK, THE DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ENTRY WORK EXPERIENCE. AN INITIAL POOL OF APPROXIMATELY 600 ITEMS WAS COMPILED FROM…

In the mid-1970s, an increased number of high-cost liability lawsuits combined with other financial difficulties insurance companies were experiencing to cause drastic increases in insurance rates for schools and a reluctance on the part of insurance carriers to provide liability coverage. Questionnaires returned by county and district school…