Compiled from the result of a survey conducted in March 1980, this directory identifies 136 college libraries and provides information on the library instructional program each offers, including instructional modes, whether it is a credit course, teaching and lecture materials used, and a contact person. For credit courses, the entry identifies…

In an attempt to develop a coordinated, statewide plan to improve academic advising, a survey of the services provided by 25 public institutions in Maryland was conducted. Respondents from 23 of the 25 institutions returned the questionnaire, nine from four-year colleges and 14 from two-year colleges. Data were analyzed by percentages and chi…

March 1981 student enrollment reports were analyzed to determine selected personal and academic characteristics of students enrolled at the six Hawaii community colleges during Spring 1981. The study looked at students' sex, educational objective, major program area, full-/part-time status, total and average semester hours taken, local and…

The purpose of this study was to determine which activities conducted in Florida secondary schools may have contributed to the reduction of sex stereotyping in selected vocational programs. Twenty-one secondary schools that appeared to have been the most succesful in achieving nontraditional enrollments and the 21 schools in the state reflecting…

Presented is the final product of a task force commissioned by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) to study mathematics education in the state and formulate recommendations for improving mathematics achievement. The Mathematics Task Force (MTF) was commissioned in April, 1979, after the WVDE formally recognized mathematics as a top…

A 1978 survey in British Columbia of 993 mostly urban parents, with children in 121 public and private schools, sought to discover the ways they chose their children's schools, the qualities they desired in those schools, and the effects on their choice of a new provincial aid program. The factors examined included social class, income,…

A survey of 478 educators in Maine public elementary schools revealed their assessments of the most useful skills for elementary principals to have. The superintendents, teachers, and teaching and non-teaching principals who responded to the survey ranked the importance of each of 54 technical, conceptual, and human-relations competency items. The…

Data collected in the seventh annual survey of fall 1980 are presented with summary data from fall 1974 through fall 1980 on the use of residence hall facilities. In addition to a preface and introduction, a summary of data and definitions is provided. Part One offers summary tables for fall 1974 through fall 1980: total and percent of use of net…

Data presented in this document are primarily from the 1978-79 Graduate Placement Report with additional information from the 1977-78 Report and the Michigan Teacher Supply and Demand Interim Report 1980. The Graduate Placement Report provides information on the employment status of 4,619 (72 percent) of the graduates who completed programs at 30…

Out of 832 Virginia school board members contacted, 460 responded to a questionnaire concerning their attitudes toward collective negotiations and militant teacher activities. The similarities between respondents and the general population were sufficient to support claims of generalizability. Analysis of variance revealed that school board…

A stratified two-stage cluster sample design was chosen for the Texas Assessment Project and is described in this document. The sample was designed so as to achieve a chosen level of precision in item analysis data within each of the 20 geographic regions chosen for analysis. Four sampling frames were developed: 9-year-olds; sixth graders;…

This guide for administrators, based on the best practices found in 25 states, proposes a prototype system within which a more humane and sensitive delivery of services at the agency level can be efficiently achieved for children and their families. System goals for assisting clients are described, and the objectives which must be met to achieve…

This hypothesis-generating study of New York, Michigan and California social services for children attempts to assess the adequacy of Title XX social service programs, the WIC (women, infants and children) feeding program, and the EPSDT (early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment) program. Data were obtained through literature searches,…

This transcript of a National Public Radio Broadcast records the second of a two part program devoted to the presentation and discussion of various issues relating to minimum competence in schools. Recorded are the views of educators, school administrators, writers, critics and interested individuals on the following topics: competency tests as…

The second of a three-part report on vocational education for handicapped and disadvantaged students in Alabama focuses on the training needs cited by 500 vocational educators. It is explained that questionnaire results identified nine cluster areas, including the art and science of teaching special needs, development and use of special materials…