In order to assess the quantity and quality of equitable access to computers in Wisconsin public schools, teachers' perceptions, opinions, and attitudes about instructional computing were examined during the 1984-1985 school year. Questionnaires containing closed- and open-ended questions were mailed to all 510 sixth-grade teachers in K-6…

This report presents findings of a study of effective placement programs, both secondary and postsecondary, which identified elements that contribute to program success. The analysis begins with a look at who operates the placement services, what their backgrounds are, and their similarities and differences in terms of philosophies, opinions, and…

In 1981, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 685 which requires all public schools to provide balanced instruction for creation-science and evolution-science beginning with the 1982-83 school year. In an effort to determine the role of the State Department of Education in assisting the local education agencies in implementing this act, a task…

A questionnaire survey in Missouri was conducted to determine the characteristics of the state's district-level curriculum leaders and to determine what the curriculum leaders and elementary and high school principals perceive to be the ideal curriculum leader's functions, competencies, and leadership behavior. The characteristics covered include…

Beginning in 1978, Illinois school districts were required to contribute to unemployment insurance (UI) payments to their former employees. Districts could pay these costs either by reimbursing the state for actual benefits paid (and, in 1978, being in their turn largely reimbursed by federal and state aid) or by paying an annual 1-percent tax on…

Data from 66 Iowa school districts with collective bargaining and 66 without collective bargaining were compared to determine if they differed in teacher salaries, fringe benefits, or provisions for leaves of absence. The time period covered extended from 1975-76 school year, 1 year before collective bargaining started, to 1979-80, the fourth year…

A summary is presented of a 1982 limited distribution report, published by the Communication Network of the State Higher Education Executive Officers and the National Center for Education Statistics, which presents findings of a survey conducted by the Washington Council for Postsecondary Education. The survey focused on the fiscal situation in…

A study examined the nontraditional adult vocational education practices and programs in Oklahoma that were designed to overcome one or more of the barriers to adult enrollment and increase the number of adult participants in vocational education. Following a mail survey to all adult vocational education institutions in Oklahoma, researchers…

This questionnaire, contained in booklet form, was to be completed by Oklahoma school districts to enable the department of education to determine space needs and priorities. A list of definitions is followed by questions dealing with general information, the site, building characteristics, and structural characteristics. Items regarding…

This report outlines the initial results of a study concerning the procedures and criteria used to identify learning disabled (LD) students and eligibility criteria of community college LD programs in California as mandated by the state legislature. First, an introductory section discusses the purposes of the report, background on LD research and…

In winter 1982-83, a survey was conducted of registration and assessment procedures used in California's community colleges. The survey, which was sent to 106 institutions, sought information on the colleges' procedures in the areas of course advising and registration, orientation, counseling, course changes, computer usage, testing requirements…

A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between perceptions of the future environment of community colleges and perceptions of quality in community colleges among Iowa community college personnel. Questionnaires were mailed to a random sample of 181 community college professionals, requesting them to rate a series of statements…

The New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges (NHVTC) offer collegiate education preparing individuals for direct employment in business, industry, health, and service-related fields. At the completion of the 1983-84 academic year, 1,130 students had graduated from 46 different programs…

In spring 1979, a study was conducted to identify differences in the type of program track enrolled in by students in the North Carolina Community College System according to selected ascriptive variables (i.e., race, sex, occupation of household head, parents' income, and father's occupation); achievement variables (i.e., high school grade point…

In December of 1983, the Kansas Council of Community College Presidents commissioned a study of former Kansas community college students enrolled in the Kansas Regents Universities. The study was conducted in three parts focusing on the number and characteristics of students moving from Kansas community colleges to state universities; how these…