Results of a national survey indicated the following trends: (a) centers in large, public institutions offer the greatest number and variety of groups; (b) most groups are of an "adequacy-enhancing" rather than of a "problem reduction" nature; and (c) centers subscribe to a developmental rather than remedial model. (Author)

One of a series of reports on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (in Mathematics). Text in French.

A survey of editors of (1) the 100 largest newspapers in the United States, and (2) 50 newspapers in state capitols was conducted to examine their policies concerning the use of unnamed sources and unattributed information in news stories, and to measure the effects of the incident in which a "Washington Post" reporter fabricated a major…

A telephone survey was conducted to determine the number of lecture hours per week assigned by public two-year colleges as a normal full-time faculty workload. Telephone calls were made to the Academic Collective Bargaining Information Service, to the state administrators for two-year colleges, and to the chief academic offices of individual…

This paper discusses the effects of teacher organizing and the impact of a Supreme Court decision concerning the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board in Catholic schools. First, the paper examines the results of a 1979 national survey of Catholic school superintendents and teacher organization heads. The purpose of the survey was to…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF GRANTING DEGREE CREDIT FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE, (2) DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CREDIT GRANTING INSTITUTIONS CAN BE CLASSIFIED BY SELECTED TRAITS, (3) INVESTIGATE PROCEDURES, PREREQUISITES, AND TRANSFER REGULATIONS, AND (4) DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING CREDIT.…

COLLECTED BY INTERVIEWERS FROM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 42,000 HOUSEHOLDS CONTAINING 134,000 PERSONS, THIS DATA PERTAINS TO THE HEARING-IMPAIRED POPULATION IN 1962-1963. THE REPORT PRESENTS THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION WITH IMPAIRED HEARING, AND ALSO GIVES DATA ON THE UTILIZATION OF AND SATISFACTION…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF MODERN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS FOR THE FALL OF 1958 AND 1959. DISCUSSIONS CENTERED ON (1) NATIONAL DATA, (2) BREAKDOWN BY LANGUAGES, (3) COVERAGE OF THE SURVEY, (4) STATISTICAL TABLES, (5) CRITICALLY NEEDED LANGUAGES, (6) DATA ON PUERTO RICO, AND (7) SURVEY TABLES. THE REPORT SHOWED THAT IN 1,039 INSTITUTIONS DURING…

This paper is a brief report on the impact of school closings on purchasing departments. It opens with a discussion of the trend of declining enrollments in public schools nationwide. The paper notes, however, that demographers expect the total number of children to begin to rise slightly in the mid-80's. Closing schools now is not the answer, it…

This paper discusses a 1977-78 survey on the legislated curriculum in 50 states. The purpose of the survey was to determine who prescribes and controls school curriculum at the local level (whether the state or local school boards) and how much and what types of elementary and secondary school curriculum have been legislated by the states. Data…

THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DISCOVER WHAT LARGE CITY SCHOOLS WERE DOING TO PREPARE HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TO DETERMINE THE ATTITUDES OF CITY SUPERVISORS TOWARD THIS EMPLOYMENT EMPHASIS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF HOW IT COULD BE DEVELOPED. OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO 145 CITY SUPERVISORS IN THE UNITED STATES, 71 PERCENT WERE RETURNED…

Data on national employment for individual occupations and for selected industries are compiled. Short descriptions of the data sources are also given. Sections are titled (1) Occupational Data Based on Monthly Surveys of Households, (2) Occupation by Industry Statistics from Population Censuses, (3) Occupational Employment Data from Professional…

Private industry is by far the largest single employer of scientists and engineers in the U.S. economy, using about two-thirds of all persons employed as scientists and engineers. For the first time in five years, data on the employment of scientists, engineers, and technicians in industry are available. Reported are employment trends, employment…

One means of providing at least some assurance of more openness in governmental meetings is through enactment of state "Open Meetings" laws. This paper reviews state laws on such meetings. Two questionnaires were sent to gather basic data: one to state legislative reference services and the other to editorial officials on newspapers in…