American Mental Health Counselors Association members (n=288) identified preferences for professional development activities related to counseling modalities, professional concerns, special populations, and presenting problems. Professional development needs most frequently expressed concerned providing marital and family counseling, conducting…

Finds that editors and advisors of high school newspapers agreed that only limited self-censorship was being practiced. Reports on the extent to which the advisors' journalism training and advising experience related to the amount of self-censorship as well as censorship reported. (SR)

Presents findings from a survey of public relations practitioners and endusers in Singapore to provide insights into the present trends in the industry, what practitioners are doing, public relations skills which need to be developed, and emerging trends in the industry. (SR)

Provides adoption statistics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including the total number of adoptions in 1987, 1988, and 1990, and the number of public agency adoptions as a percentage of total adoptions for 1990. Statistics on adoption are inexact because of the variety of data sources and their changing nature. (MDM)

Examined relations between reported well-being, divorce history, availability of proximate adult, and gender in 6,573 respondents. Three main effects were significant: those with history of no divorce reported greater happiness than those with divorce; married persons reported greater happiness and less depression than those cohabiting; and men…

Tested effects of 3 religious homogamy types (denominational affiliation, church attendance, and Bible belief) upon marital satisfaction and stability using national probability sample of adults in over 6,000 households. Found denominational affiliation most critical although church attendance contributed only slightly to marital success. Found no…

An annual survey of corporate trainers (n=2,054) found a 4% rise in salaries. Women's salaries rose an average of 8%; female trainers (51% of respondents) now earn 82% of what male trainers earn. Trainers in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest were the highest paid, and the overall salary rise was largely in organizations with the highest revenues…

Using national survey data, this study found that the smoking prevalence among postlingually deafened adults was not significantly different than hearing adults. Prelingually deafened adults were found to be less likely to smoke than hearing adults, even though they had less education and lower incomes, factors usually associated with higher…

Describes the 1998 Canadian Contraception Study, a mailed survey which asked women about contraceptive practices past, present, and future (including use of oral contraceptives, condoms, and sterilization); familiarity with and opinion about different contraception methods; and general sexual and reproductive health. The paper also examines…

Surveyed Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors (N=380) to investigate their use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd edition). Results indicate that counselors use the diagnostic system for billing insurance, case conceptualization, treatment planning, communication with other professionals, meeting requirements…

Describes the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), which annually assesses the extent to which students at four-year colleges and universities are participating in educational practices strongly associated with high levels of learning and personal development. Rather than focusing on the institution's resources, the basis of most school…

Reviews research on the quality of data from the various components of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) to identify gaps in knowledge and establish priorities for future research. Also provides information about the survey design and data collection procedures. This information should help users determine how much confidence to place in…

Explains how schools and students are selected for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and why high participation rates are important. Describes the multistage sampling method, which allows the National Center for Education Statistics to give an accurate picture of student performance while keeping the burden on schools and…

Provides national and state data for public elementary and secondary schools in 1998-1999 based on the State Non-fiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education. Reports that there were 46.5 million students enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, taught by about 2.8 million…

Used data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey to study the effects of remarriage following divorce on children's academic achievement. Results indicate that children from reconstituted families score no higher, and often lower than children of divorce from single-parent families. (SLD)