The effect of offering respondents feedback on questionnaire results was investigated in a national mail survey of college-bound secondary school students. It was found that offering feedback had a significant positive effect on response rate. (Author/MLW)

A state-by-state analysis of data obtained from early childhood consultants reveals vast differences in educational opportunities for young children. (MP)

Utilizing data from the 1977 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) survey of young adults, summarizes attitudes toward genetic modification research and the demographic, educational, and occupational correlates of these attitudes. (Author/SK)

Discusses why the second national music assessment conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress found a slight decline in student music knowledge. Strengths and weaknesses of the assessment are described. (AM)

Reports the results of a survey of all 50 state departments of education and the superintendent's office in the District of Columbia concerning their bilingual programs. Predicts that the need for such programs will increase. (Author/WD)

Studies the attitudinal consequences of fear and victimization by focusing on the degree people of different ages express approval of violent behavior. Results indicate the experience of victimization socializes individuals to a view of violence as constituting an effective strategy for resolving interpersonal conflict, especially respondents…

A 1981 national survey revealed that members of both the Council of Professors of Instructional Supervision and the National Staff Development Council strongly supported the Readiness, Planning, Training, Implementation, and Maintenance (RPTIM) Model for designing inservice programs for professional educators. Support was also high for the…

From a large sample drawn from a national manufacturing organization, 926 employees expressed their opinions about various aspects of their work careers. Job category, sex, age, and education were found to moderate employee opinions about career development, and a need for flexibility in career development programs was indicated. (MLF)

Uses data from a national study of science instruction in community colleges to explore instructional methods and media use in terms of effects on attrition, media production facilities and assistance used, and locally developed materials. Reveals that lecture is the predominant teaching method and media have little effect on attrition. (DMM)

Examines the poetry preferences of 792 children in grades one, two, and three in a national sampling. (HOD)

Reports the results of a recent survey of 2,282 educators to determine their perceptions of the major problems facing U.S. public schools. Compares findings of the survey with those of the 1981 Gallup Poll of public attitudes toward the public schools. (WD)

The American Academy of Family Physicians initiated a study to identify and examine certain life-style patterns in representative groups of people. This article presents the responses from teachers, including their perceptions of factors contributing to stress, problems at home, and allocation of time. (WD)

Reported is a reanalysis of responses of a survey of environmental attitudes of English high school students. The purpose of the analysis was to try to determine if there was a hierarchical relationship among the items. Relationships were identified. (RH)

Describes a questionnaire survey which identified the contributions of geographers in four-year undergraduate geography departments. Lists of the top 20 departments for the following 11 variables are included: geography enrollment, impact within institution, geography majors, training for graduate school, articles, chapters, books, papers,…

Used a sample of national firms (N=836) to investigate the relationship between specialization, formalization, and centralization in the functional work unit. Data indicated that the three variables compose a single dimension of organizational structure. Another finding was that, within this dimension, specialization, formalization, and…