A random sample of 111 industry representatives from 4 standard metropolitan areas in Pennsylvania offered opinions on how to improve critical aspects of vocational education in the state. Employers gathered at one of four sites and dealt with questions regarding students' basic skills, technical job skills, and job attitudes. Group discussions…

Based on the results of a survey distributed to all New York State public and non-public elementary and secondary schools, this publication presents a scenario of the current state of use of microcomputers and related equipment in those schools, and provides data and a context for a series of subsequent publications. The 20 data tables that…

In fall 1979, a study was conducted to determine the characteristics (i.e., age, sex, ethnicity, residence, class level, student status, and part-/full-time status) of students enrolled in the credit program at College of Marin (CM). Information provided by the Office of the Chancellor for California Community Colleges permitted a comparison of CM…

This loose-leaf directory of California state agency libraries and information sources lists names of senior staff, address, telephone number, hours, subject strengths, circulation policies, and services of more than 150 libraries and information centers within the California state government. The information was collected through questionnaires…

The follow-up study of 1971's high school graduates asked how many made on-the-job and off-the-job use of the items of content normally taught in the vocational agriculture curriculum in the State of Virginia. (MW)

The author relates findings of the Illinois statewide evaluation of occupational education programs conducted in 101 secondary schools, eleven community colleges, and four State agencies. (EA)

This report on faculty salaries in Washington public higher education is divided into two parts: a status report and a commentary dealing with the questions emanating from an analysis of faculty salaries and fringe benefits. The status report provides background information on faculty salary recommendations made by the Council for Postsecondary…

This publication presents the complete 1977-78 salary schedule and the placement of full-time teachers on that schedule for each California school district and county office of education that responded to a statewide survey conducted by the California State Department of Education. Approximately 99 percent of the full-time teachers in California…

Five hundred eighty-nine teachers and twenty joint staff members for agribusiness and natural resources education in Florida were surveyed to determine and compare their perceptions of the professional education competencies needed by teachers of agribusiness and natural resources education. The findings, based on 370 responses, were as follows:…

Two hundred Iowa secondary schools were surveyed in the spring of 1975 to determine the extent and nature of curricular and cocurricular speech programs; a 63.5% response rate was obtained. Results in five major areas--curriculum, cocurricular activities, teacher characteristics, student teachers, and facilities and equipment--are summarized in…

A survey was taken to determine the amount of speech activity in Kentucky secondary schools. Of 455 junior and senior high schools in Kentucky, 266 schools completed and returned the questionnaires. The results of the survey indicate the relative newness of speech communication as an academic discipline in Kentucky and point to some concerns for…

The results of this study point to a need for business teachers to find ways of discussing political and socio-economic issues in their classrooms and that business teacher education institutions should be certain that graduates are prepared to include these issues in the courses they teach. (Author)

A general inventory and initial assessment of marine education activities in California elementary and secondary public schools based on data collected in 1980 are presented. The report includes: (1) a description of the procedures and findings of a series of surveys and questionnaires distributed to schools, individuals, and organizations; and…

Based on surveys of 125 school trustees and administrators and 186 student dropouts and truants in California, this guidebook examines the causes of student attendance problems, discusses guidelines and ideas for programs to combat these problems, and presents exemplary programs in three California school districts. A profile of a hypothetical…

This report documents a statewide competency validation project to provide current information about job skills considered "important to know" by Texas industrial experts in the areas of auto mechanics, diesel mechanics, office occupations, print shop trades, and welding. Section 1 describes the steps used to conduct the study and…