Using the Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) Form 1, data collected in a survey of goals of Long Beach City College are provided in tables and illustrated by figures. A total of 335 completed IGI forms were obtained from the following populations of the college: 83 faculty members, 95 day students, and 85 evening students; in addition, forms were…

A study was conducted to determine the educational objectives that the school districts in New Mexico consider most important. Secondary purposes were to determine whether the two methods yielded similar or different priorities and whether there were any systematic differences in the views of certain districts and/or kinds of raters. Twenty-seven…

Reported in five tables, with interpretations, were results of a survey in Alaska to ascertain special education (SE) priorities for program planning. Of 921 survey forms sent by the State Department of Education to all SE teachers and administrators, district administrators, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) teachers and aides, and to 200…

A survey conducted by the State Department of Education to determine the status of envrionmental education in North Carolina is summarized in this report. Questionnaires were sent to all local superintendents and deans of education schools in the state requesting information about program objectives, program descriptions, evaluation procedures,…

A survey was conducted in an effort to determine the state of development of institutional research in Ohio public two-year institutions. A questionnaire mailed to the chief administrative officer at each campus yielded a response rate of 84%. Results of the survey showed: (1) at least 84% of the two-year campuses have or may be served by an…

This study was undertaken to identify occupational areas in the horticultural industry and to identify, describe, and categorize the mental and physical skills needed by workers in horticultural occupations. Competency lists were developed for these occupational areas: arborist services, farm and garden supply centers, golf course management,…

In the spring of 1974, a sample of educators and educator-related groups in Alabama was asked to rate the importance of the 26 Alabama Right-to-Read Criteria for a successful reading program. In a second round of the study, a summary of round one results was sent to the entire sample, and ratings of the 26 criteria were again requested. Results…

This report presents the results of the annual survey of geographic origins or permanent residence of first-time credit-course students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the 1975 fall term. It is the companion report to "Geographic Origins of Students, Fall 1975," which provides permanent residence data…

This study was undertaken in 1974 to determine the extent of economic education in the secondary schools of California and the formal economics training of the teachers. Questionnaires were mailed to the principals of all the junior and senior high schools in California. Approximately 1300 questionnaires were mailed and 480 returned. Since a…

A study of state coordinated research and development efforts for education in Florida public schools was conducted in response to proviso language in the 1976 Legislature's Appropriations Act. The study concluded that the continuation of campus laboratory schools could be justified only if their central mission became that of research and high…

A questionnaire listing 58 competencies in English was mailed to 432 administrators, vocational teachers, and English teachers in the 38 community colleges and technical institutes in North Carolina which were willing to participate in the study. Respondents were asked to rate the importance of each competency for vocational students preparing for…

Responses from 1,695 (out of 5,213) surveyed Texas employers provided information, presented in rank order, in the following categories for entry-level jobs: sources for obtaining applicants, reasons for rejecting applicants, causes for terminating employees, employment preparation areas in which improvement is needed, and goals for public…

Reports findings from a statewide stdy in Illinois to identify and compare a variety of occupational survival skills most appropriate to keep a job or to move to another job. Workers surveyed rated twenty-seven occupational survival skill items in order of importance to them. (MF)

Results of a survey support the statement that pediatricians have a negative attitude toward the pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) in South Carolina, generally due to the physicians' feelings that the PNP is not competent at child illness management. Implications for pediatric residencies are discussed. (LBH)