This report presents the results of a 1999 survey of 336 elementary schools in Ohio. It examines progressive and traditional practices in public, Catholic, and independent schools and offers an overview of the different kinds of schools. Rather than asking principals to characterize their schools as progressive or traditional, principals were…

The Farm Management Education Program in North Dakota has developed since 1969; undergraduate Adult Education courses in several Departments of Agricultural Education now devote substantial time to management, while a two-year research and development project has produced a coordinated analysis and interpretation system and provided assistance to…

The heavy spring rains of 1973 led to delays and reduced acreage in planting, resulting in a sharp decline in vegetable and cotton employment. Seasonal farmworker job levels are reported by state and activity. (MS)

Sociodemographic characteristics and major factors influencing Louisiana's medical school graduates' choice of geographic location for graduate medical education are analyzed, and a profile of students preferring to study in-state is presented. Implications for states wanting to increase the proportion of medical students remaining in-state are…

A survey of 461 Mississippi employers revealed that they were particularly interested in good work attitudes among potential employees, along with oral and written communications and problem-solving skills. The employers also indicated that high schools should place more emphasis on developing these attitudes and skills. (PGD)

A survey of 57 Minnesota school districts about participants in district curriculum decisionmaking reveals a heavy involvement by principals in both curriculum coordination and development. Teachers are less involved in coordination than in the development process. Community members are almost totally excluded, and students are excluded.…

Summarizes a needs assessment project conducted to gather current information on postsecondary vocational home economics, identify the characteristics of home economics students, identify instructional media and materials presently available and currently used at the postsecondary level, identify instructional methods used, and make…

A study examined (1) plans to pursue postgraduate training and degrees and fields of study, (2) whether perceived probability of pursuing training could be explained by a social psychological model, and (3) whether this model operated similarly at different points in pharmacy education. The model showed some predictive power. (MSE)

A survey of drug use and use of drugs and alcohol among undergraduates in New York State revealed that two out of three full-time students have recently (six months prior to the survey) taken an illegal drug or used a legal drug nonmedically. (MLW)

Reports results of an inservice needs assessment on a random sample (N=929) of 4,965 Illinois science teachers in grades 6-12. Identifies 12 top inservice needs using the Moore Assessment Profile. Tables rank these needs and provide statistical analyses comparing chemistry teachers' (N=87) needs to all science teachers surveyed. (CS)

In order to supply advice to teacher job seekers, 445 Iowa superintendents were surveyed about their teacher hiring practices and their preferences on such matters as letters of application, resume format, and appearance and behavior of candidates during the job interview. The questionnaire, tabulated results, and narrative responses are included.…

A randomly selected group of teachers, principals, and school psychologists were surveyed. Demographic variables, relationships with school psychologists, and preference ratings in five areas: referral priority; information-gathering techniques; utilization of the school psychologist; effectiveness with exceptional children; and remediation…

Compares English and American writing across the curriculum programs. Describes a survey of two- and four-year colleges in New Jersey to identify programs bringing cross-disciplinary faculty groups together to discuss student writing performance and interdisciplinary problem solution plans. Reviews identified program initiation and evaluation…

A reading practices survey of 138 Arizona secondary learning disabled teachers was conducted. Among results were that 65 percent of special educators indicated access to reading specialist/instructed programs; the Individualized Reading Approach was the method used most; and the special educator was the professional mainly responsible for reading…

Investigated teenage daughters' quasi-adult companionate and confederate roles vis-a-vis their mothers in maritally nonintact as compared to maritally intact homes. Used survey data from a study of 449 Black and White mothers and their daughters in Michigan. Few significant differences were found by marital history for either group. (Author)