Data from a national survey of state departments of correctional and special education are presented. Issues regarding compliance of correctional education programs with the PL 94-142 Education For All Handicapped Children Act mandate are discussed and recommendations for improving services for incarcerated handicapped youth are offered.…

Summarizes information gathered in a national survey of the course offerings and programs in marriage and family counseling offered by 244 counselor education departments. Approximately two-thirds of those departments offered such courses. Approximately 90 percent of the departments supported marriage and family course offerings in counselor…

A national survey of 42 state level administrators indicates that models of service used in remediating problems of learning-disabled (LD) students standardized definitions. Results of program ranking, from "excellent" to "poor" were: LD resource, Consulting Teacher, self-contained, modified self-contained, itinerant resource, noncategorical, and,…

Results of questionnaires completed by 414 school districts indicated that most local education agencies use resource room programs and have done so for at least three years. Most programs are multicategorical. The majority reported the programs effective and said they would continue to be used. Findings cited the need for descriptions of model…

The 100 institutions having the highest amounts of research and development and total funds obligated by the federal government are ranked, with the dollar amounts listed, and the national totals are noted for comparison. (MSE)

Surveyed 349 department chairpersons about faculty salaries in radio and television and found that salaries were about 20 percent higher in every rank than those reported in 1983. (PD)

The paper presents the results of a state-by-state survey of state agencies serving blind and visually impaired individuals. Characteristics of registers reported in use by 27 states are reviewed. (Author/CL)

Questionnaires completed by 46 states provided information on the status of gifted/talented education nationally. Among results were that the amount of money allotted from state budgets increased 43 percent from 1980/81 to 1982/83 and that there was a general decrease in the influence of tax limitation measures affecting gifted/talented education.…

Results of questionnaire data from 98 consumer groups in the United States and Canada are reported in terms of characteristics of local chapters, participants, and change occurring as a result of group involvement. Findings suggest the viability of the self-help/self-advocacy consumer movement for persons with mental retardation. (Author/CL)

The results of an annual national survey of state appropriations for higher education are analyzed and discussed and it is suggested that the 16 percent increase in a two-year period may mark the beginning of a recovery for tax support of higher education. (MSE)

Responses to a national survey by regional directors of the American Heart Association, American National Red Cross, and continuing education programs for the deaf indicated that little is done to train the deaf in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and that communication barriers and inadequate training resources are major reasons. (Author)

Discusses the results of an informal survey done among editors of weekly newspapers. (RB)

This survey represents a preliminary step toward demonstrating the diversity of motivations and circumstances that characterize cultural participation. This report examines only live attendance. The evidence presented in this report indicates the pressing need for additional analyses that make diversity a central facet of examining other…

This publication provides a comprehensive overview of work done across all parts of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Each issue contains short publications, summaries, and descriptions that cover all NCES publications and data products released in a 3-month period. Each issue also contains a message from the NCES on a timely…