Analytical studies were made of three research efforts (an Advocate Survey, the School Staffing Survey, and Project TALENT) for the purpose of determining educational needs of gifted and talented children and youth. The Advocate Survey involved a questionnaire sent to 239 experts in special education for the gifted to determine current opinions in…

Reported is a survey of interest in physics as a field of higher education, kinds of physics being studied, where physics courses are offered, and what physics degree-holders do and want to do. This comprehensive survey is one of a series, with earlier editions appearing in 1962, 1964, and 1966. Most of the information was obtained from members of…

Research reported dealt with a national survey on the allocation of funds to colleges by the College Science Improvement Program (COSIP). Of 94 colleges eligible to receive COSIP grants, 29 had been awarded grants. Questionnaires were sent to students of the eligible institutions while they were freshmen and again when they were seniors.…

Reported are results of a study of the characteristics and problems of the blindness system in the United States. The term blindness system is defined to include the set of persons with severe visual handicaps; the set of agencies, groups, and institutions providing services or financial support to them; the research and training affecting…

Data from the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth are given on the characteristics of approximately 6,400 students under 6 years of age enrolled in special education programs for the hearing impaired during the 1969-70 school year. Statistical tables describe the age, sex, and hearing threshold levels (better ear averages) of the…

This publication is a state-by-state compilation of state educational legislation enacted in 1976. Brief summaries of each new law are listed by individual states. In addition, all entries are cross-referenced and indexed by subject. Most of the legislation listed deals with elementary secondary education or is too broad to be identified by level;…

Reported are the results of a 1975 biennial survey of the occupational status of doctorate-holding scientists and engineers in the United States. The data are presented with comparisons of data from the 1973 survey. Major findings include: the population of doctoral scientists and engineers grew 13% from 1973 to 1975; the number of women holding…

This report of the National Center for Health Statistics presents national estimates of the prevalence of facial acne and other skin lesions among noninstitutionalized youths aged 12-17 years by age, race, sex, geographic region, population size of place of residence, family income, education of parent, overall health, indications of stress,…

Examines existing data on the frequency and cost of school vandalism and describes a planned national study designed to determine the frequency, nature, and costs of school vandalism and to examine current efforts to reduce vandalism. (JG)

Investigates the relationship between television dependency and support for Wallace in the 1968 election campaign. (MH)

Describes the results of a national survey to verify the allegations of widespread censorship made in "Captive Voices." (RB)

John R. Bormuth of the University of Chicago denies the truth of the popular notion of the decline in literacy in the United States. He criticizes tests of reading and writing skills and cites evidence of the increase in importance of literacy to the nation's economy. (BB)

A national survey was made of state departments of education regarding the categories (e.g., speech impaired, gifted) used to classify exceptional children. (DLS)