Of the total weighted sample of this national survey, 79 percent of the mathematics teachers surveyed believe that there has been a decline in the mathematics skills of high school students. The most frequently mentioned reasons for the decline are presented, along with suggestions for improving student performance. (IRT)

Information was collected from the files of 6,854 individuals registered with the Special Care Service in Northern Ireland in order to estimate the prevalence rate of mental subnormality in that country. (BD)

The author presents in question and answer format the findings of a survey of outdoor education degree programs offered in higher education. (MJB)

Combines information gathered from questionnaire data, from field visits, from teacher interviews, from documentation, and from attending Foundation conferences, in assessing the Canada Studies Foundation. (Author/RK)

An American Vocational Association ad hoc committee on professional standards investigated the status and practices of all state boards or agencies controlling certification of vocational education teachers and concluded that vocational educators must participate in the process and that state vocational associations have little knowledge of their…

Describes the results of a questionnaire survey of English department heads regarding teaching load and teaching conditions. (DD)

Results of this survey reveal that teachers and administrators are generally not knowledgeable about the operational dictates of the Supreme Court decisions affecting education. (Author/IRT)

Results of annual survey of graduates of American Library Association accredited library schools. (KP)

Results of a Wisconsin study and a national study indicate that media richness of a community is associated with greater diversity in the public problems agenda held by the citizens of that community. (GW)

Fifth survey of departments included in the 1970 rating of graduate programs. (AA)

Summary of five years of annual surveys. (AA)

The Episcopal Church's national communication office commissioned this nationwide survey of their parishes and missions to determine the use of audiovisual media, radio, and television. (Author/STS)

There has been an increased use of audiovisual equipment in business schools over the last five years. The greatest deterrents to even more rapid expansion are (1) insufficient funds for purchasing equipment and materials, and (2) faculty's lack of knowledge concerning use. (STS)

A summary of foreign student enrollments lists the 78 institutions with the largest enrollments and their proportions of the student body, student distribution by field of study, a ranking of countries of origin, and the number of foreign students in each state. (MSE)

Analyzed age, sex, and race specific multiple cause mortality data to examine changes in the pattern of conditions with which stroke is reported on the death certificate. Findings were consistent with a decline in the lethality of stroke and increases in its prevalence as an associated cause of death at advanced ages. (Author/ABB)