A study was conducted of shifts in student demand for programs offered by the Illinois community colleges, focusing on enrollment and completion patterns from fiscal years 1981 through 1984 by program area. Four indicators were used in the study. First, enrollments were analyzed by examining changes that had taken place in the fall opening…

This report presents information about the number of eligible preschool children being served and not being served by Head Start programs in the state of Illinois. Four criteria used in determining eligibility for Head Start programs are reviewed: (1) family income, (2) age, (3) handicapping condition, and (4) need. Several tables provide data and…

The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to identify school principals' perceptions of their occupational responsibilities and the academic preparation needed for those responsibilities; (2) to determine significant relationships between perceptions of preparation and perceptions of difficulty; and (3) to identify significant differences…

This paper highlights selected key findings and discusses several issues emerging from an extended case study of the development and operation of a statewide teacher career ladder enacted into law in Tennessee in 1984. Data for the study were gathered through interviews, observations, elimination of documents, and a survey of selected teachers.…

An assessment of the career education needs of exceptional and special needs students was completed by 57 directors of special education and 1,826 teachers in North Carolina, representing 57 of the 140 local education agencies in the state. The survey measured actual and needed career education emphasis within social adjustment training (SAT) and…

A study of Texas high school students who are native speakers of Spanish with high levels of language ability was undertaken on the assumptions that (1) a large number existed, (2) bilingual schooling may have increased the prevalence of these individuals, and (3) from academic and professional points of view, these abilities might be used more…

In fall 1985, a survey was conducted of 362 full-time faculty and senior-level administrators at the 30 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges to determine faculty and administrator preferences with respect to four institutional directions and seven images for the SUNY community colleges in general and for their institution in…

This publication provides an overview of the processing of juvenile delinquency cases through the California juvenile justice system; provides information to aid administrators, planners, and researchers in the administration of juvenile justice; and maintains baseline data for further studies of the system. Information on juvenile arrests and…

A study examined the ability of master teachers to maintain the learning environment and those competencies by which they were awarded master teacher rating. The five subjects studied were physical education teachers who obtained their Master Teacher degree at West Virginia University during the 1982-83 school year and who had been evaluated for…

This report provides selected statistics on enrollments, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances for the California community college districts. After a general summary and a table giving selected data and rankings by district, part I presents fall 1986 headcount enrollments by college. Part II provides data on the student workload…

A statewide survey was conducted by the Michigan State Board of Education to determine public opinion on teacher competency testing. Concern about the quality of education in the United States has risen as students' performance on achievement tests has declined. Accountability, competency, and effective teaching are often seen as synonymous with…

A statewide survey of Nevada school librarians was conducted in the spring of 1988 to determine their perceptions of their roles as curriculum leaders in their schools. Their responses showed that Nevada school librarians see themselves as instructional leaders, and to a lesser extent perceive that their principals, teaching colleagues, and…

A study examined factors that influenced students who were currently enrolled in a vocational training program to enroll and to continue to stay enrolled in the program. To gather data for the study, researchers administered a project-developed questionnaire to 389 of the 14,254 students enrolled in postsecondary vocational programs throughout…

During the 1983 meeting of the Florida Legislature, action was taken to begin a systematic study of the level of cooperation between the Florida public schools K-12 program and the community and junior colleges. The goals and objectives of the Cooperative Agreements Study were to review and compile a list of the cooperative agreements and identify…

In 1983, a study was conducted to investigate the use of instructional television in Mississippi's junior colleges. The study involved two surveys. The first was a survey of media specialists at each of the 15 junior colleges, requesting information on the types of institutional support provided, the amount of hardware and software available on…