Conclusions from a national survey of communication methods used by 195 deaf-blind students included that children with moderate and moderate-severe vision losses prefer visually presented gestures and IQ had little effect on choice of methods. (Author)

Replies to Paul Hirsch's rejoinder to Gerbner et al's findings on cultivation analysis. (See EJ 240 175-177.) Addresses the use of the National Opinion Research Center/ General Social Surveys. Concludes that Hirsch's appraisal of cultivation theory and his reasons for rejecting the concepts of mainstreaming and resonance are unwarranted and…

Describes the methodology and findings of a survey of 180 two-year colleges to determine the current practices and services of two-year college counseling programs. Presents findings based on 116 responses in terms of staff characteristics, administrative issues, and focus of the counseling services. (AYC)

Describes cooperative accreditation ventures undertaken by different accrediting agencies. Examines methodology and findings of a nationwide survey of accredited institutions conducted to determine the perceived worth of accreditation, the values and problems of multiple accreditation, the acceptance of cooperative accreditation ventures, and…

Among recommendations as a result of a survey of 1,777 public school teachers on the topic of education of handicapped students were that teachers should have training in teaching handicapped students, that paperwork should be minimized, and that classes including handicapped students should be of reduced size. (PHR)

Hazardous working conditions erode job satisfaction, say increasing numbers of workers. Especially threatened is the inexperienced employee, who is the most likely to be injured on the job but least willing to bring potential dangers to the attention of management. (CT)

Schools are social systems, not factories. Trying to develop a model of education accommodating this fact led John Goodlad to undertake a seven-year national study that he believes will give impetus to humanistic approaches to research while generating hypotheses that can be tested using traditionally objective research methods. (Author/PGD)

The return on investment for assessment centers is likely to be very high, and, more importantly, it can and should be estimated prior to assessment center design and implementation. (Author/IRT)

A nationwide survey of 2,486 American adults, conducted for the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography in 1970, is reanalyzed to permit new comparisons of the large majority who favored library censorship of erotica with the minority who opposed it. Sixteen references are cited. (Author/FM)

Presents an annual analysis of journalism school enrollments, comparing total enrollments reported for a given year with the total survey results obtained in the previous years. (RL)

Presents the full report of the Gallup poll of public attitudes toward the public schools. (IRT)

The assessment and decision-making practices used by 44 child service demonstration centers, which provide services to learning disabled (LD) children, were investigated in a national survey. Results suggested that assessment and decision making in the field of learning disabilities are characterized by variability and inconsistency. (Author/DLS)

Reports the results of various studies conducted in Australia to determine national reading standards. (AEA)

The role of the school public relations director is rapidly changing from that of a journalist to a manager of a complex information system. (Author/MLF)

A survey of teacher education institutions indicates that only five of the 17 curriculum areas investigated are significantly affected by the implementation of state minimum competency testing programs. (Author/IRT)