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Download full textBuysee, Virginia, Ed.; Winton, Pam, Ed. – Early Developments, 2001
This document consists of the single 2001 issue of a journal reporting new research in early childhood development conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The issue focuses on pre-kindergarten programs, highlighting a recent assessment of the skills of entering…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Research, Preschool Education, Program Development
Peer reviewedMinuk, Syd – Canadian Administrator, 1982
Fifty-three members of an adult education association in Washington State ranked job activities important for appraising the competence of adult education administrators in communications, curriculum, personnel, finance, and community relations. Differences in how administrators and teachers ranked these activities related to role and status…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrators
Chronicle of Academic and Artistic Precocity, 1982
The Chronicle contains two major articles and several smaller articles concerned with education of the gifted. "Special Educational Services for Gifted Students in Arizona: Description of Programs and Analysis of the Short-Term Impact of the State's Legislative Mandate," by S. Cohn and V. Riccardo, reports on a survey of all Arizona…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Descriptions
Rudner, Lawrence M. – Capital Ideas, 1987
This newsletter issue focuses on the subject of mandatory testing of prospective teachers prior to certification. The following questions are discussed: (1) What are the major types of teacher tests? (2) How prevalent are teacher tests? (3) What are the major teacher tests? (4) What problems do teacher testing programs address? (5) What are the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
PDF pending restorationByerly, Edwin – Current Population Reports, 1987
Since 1981, the preponderance of population growth has been in the South and West, 1986 population estimates show. California, Texas, and Florida accounted for 53 percent of the national population growth from 1980 to 1986, while Florida passed Illinois to become the fifth most populous state in 1986. Declines in energy-related industries,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Geographic Distribution, Population Distribution, Population Growth
West, Donald A.; Price, Dorothy Z. – 1979
The study evaluates employment opportunities, job satisfaction, and migration among young Washington adults. Results were based on data collected in a 1973 mail survey of members of high school classes graduating in 1965 or 1966 (N=1059) from rural schools throughout the state. A follow-up survey of the migrating portion of the sample takes a…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, High School Graduates, Job Satisfaction, Migration Patterns
Burdge, Rabel J.; And Others – 1978
Data from a survey of Illinois residents are used in this report to determine the extent and distribution of crime in the State. Specific areas addressed include: (1) the extent of two types of crime, violent crime and property crime, and which is the more predominant; (2) whether crime in Illinois is an urban or rural problem: (3) social…
Descriptors: Crime, Data, Racial Factors, Regional Characteristics
Gittins, Naomi, Ed. – A Word On..., 2000
This issue summarizes the development and impact of charter schools. It examines aspects of laws that have paved the way for charter schools and describes some of the litigation that has accompanied the charter-school phenomenon. The text offers practical advice on how to draft good charter-school contracts and notes some of the past and ongoing…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Court Litigation, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Huggett, Kim – How Colleges Are Coping, 1991
On May 29, 1991, Governor Pete Wilson signed legislation allowing an $835 million cut in support for education as a step in reducing the California state budget deficit. For the state's 107 community colleges, the loss of an estimated $225 million to $270 million in 1991-92 is particularly problematic in light of anticipated enrollment increases.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Financial Problems
Huggett, Kim – How Colleges Are Coping, 1992
This series of reports reviews how California colleges are coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in February, March, June, August, and October of 1992, review the impact of budgetary shortfalls on the 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 University of California (UC) campuses, and 63…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Financial Problems
Huggett, Kim – How Colleges Are Coping, 1993
This series of reports reviews how California colleges are coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in January, March, April, May, June, September, and November of 1993, review the impact of budgetary shortfalls on 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 University of California (UC)…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Financial Problems
Huggett, Kim – How Colleges Are Coping, 1994
This series of reports provides regular updates on the actions taken by California colleges in coping with a difficult economy. The reports, produced in March, June, August, and October of 1994, review the impact of budgetary shortfall on 107 California Community Colleges (CCC), 20 California State Universities (CSU), 8 Universities of California,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Financial Problems
Monger, Janis, Ed. – CB Report, 1987
Trends in faculty salaries in Texas are reported, along with some comparisons to national trends. Faculty salaries in Texas universities average 2.1% above 1985-1986 levels but are projected to lag 8.4% below the national average for 1986-1987. Texas' first four faculty ranks (professors, associate professors, assistant professors, and…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Full Time Faculty
Moss, Carolyn J.; Roberts, Deborah D. – The University of Virginia News Letter, 1989
Virginia's distinctive political and legislative tradition makes its intergovernmental relations particularly challenging. Following the Dillon Rule, a 19th century legal doctrine that limits local governments to exercising only those powers specifically authorized by statue, Virginia is the only state that maintains an independent city system,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Control, Institutional Autonomy, Institutional Cooperation
Brown, Donnise – OSSC Bulletin, 1981
A survey of a random sample of 165 Oregon school board members examined the degree to which they agreed with four standards for appropriate school board behavior. The standards were drawn from the literature intended to educate school board members about their proper roles. The respondents agreed strongly with three of the standards: that the…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
