Data on employment-related variables of youths (ages 16-21) gathered during the Current Population Survey (CPS) were examined for accuracy by comparing CPS estimates with those of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Force Behavior (NLS). Compared were levels and rates of labor force participation, employment, and unemployment; the number of…

A survey takes an indepth look at the school business official. Questionnaires were sent to 5,200 school business officials throughout the U.S. (Author)

A national survey of college student personnel workers, who had experienced collective negotiations on their campuses, was conducted to assess the effect of unit determination and collective negotiations on the student personnel workers. Recommendations are made for college student personnel workers who anticipate collective negotiations coming to…

Analyzes the results of the Survey of Canadian English for the province of British Columbia in an effort to compare regional variations in language usage. (RB)

Analyzes the results of a survey of freshman composition requirements infour-year private colleges. (R B)

Describes a national survey on the salaries of community-junior college English instructors. (RB)

Article adapted from an address given at a meeting of the California Association of Secondary School Administrators (Fresno, California, April 8, 1968). Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description.

The Delphi technique was employed to establish research priorities among National Middle School Association members. A sample of 400 members drawn from the association's mailing list was asked to list three nominations for needed areas of research in middle school education. The initial response of 148 persons resulted in 36 topics being…

Results of a survey on organizational characteristics and issues are presented. The report updates a survey conducted in 1978, and where appropriate compares findings with those of the earlier survey. Ten state associations and seven regional associations responded to a questionnaire soliciting information regarding: organizational size;…

This study provides information about the actual functions and activities of school district evaluation units by examining an integral product of the units. This product, an evaluation report, was examined from a nationwide sample of district evaluation organizations (N=116). Reports were checked for the presence of particular evaluation report…

This booklet is a compilation of statistical data relating to professional education associations in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as the Overseas Education Association and the Student National Education Association. The various tables are intended to provide a concise overview of the goals, programs, policies,…

Described are the development and implementation of an inservice training manual for guidance counselors serving physically disabled high school students, and reported are results of a national survey of 226 secondary guidance counselors and directors. Six project activities are discussed (including identifying the informational needs of high…

An update of an April 1977 survey, this one sought to define more precisely the extent of state education agency activities in the area of educational resource data bases. The survey was mailed to all U.S. states and territories; the response rate was 66 percent. Ninety-seven percent of the respondents, an increase of 29 percent over the 1977…