This publication provides data on day faculty loads in the Los Angeles Community College District for fall 1973. These data will aid in the evaluation of current programs and in planning for future program improvements. All data are based on information provided in the "California Community College Presidents' Study of Teaching Loads."…

In February 1974 a survey was conducted which focused primarily on elective programs and elective courses in the secondary language arts curricula in Indiana. Responses to the survey show (1) a movement toward predominantly elective programs in recent years, (2) almost no movement toward predominantly required programs, and (3) a similarity in the…

The statistics presented in this report were compiled from annual statistical forms submitted to the State Library Commission by public libraries in North Dakota. Data on population served, resources, operating expenditures, and circulation are included for individual libraries and for regions. (Author/DS)

This study develops an input-output model for making employment projections and applies it to the Oregon economy. Using published data and guided estimates, the study provides an approximation of the structure of the Oregon economy in 1963, as the first step in the systematic investigation of the State's economic and trade transactions. This…

This report contains the results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States. It identifies both the degree of current use and the potential for increased use of (1) general and selective sales and gross receipts taxes, (2) death and gift taxes, (3) property taxes,…

This study was designed to develop and establish a priority for goal statements that pertain to previously identified educational needs in Mississippi. A total of 1,297 opinionnaires were mailed to individuals classified into ten separate groups (school board members, superintendents, principals, teachers, students, parents, higher education…

Based on initial questionnaires, plus followup contacts and interviews, this survey documents for the first time the holdings, rates of growth, and information resources available at 72 of Kentucky's scientific and technical libraries. Included are library book collections that emphasize the business, economic, biological, physical, medical, and…

This report highlights the results of a survey designed to reflect the opinions and attitudes of the people of Colorado with regard to the libraries in the State. In July and August 1973, a base sample of 804 personal interviews were conducted with a cross-section of the State's population, according to an area probability sample. The results are…

This report applies a human capital/internal labor market theory of teacher mobility to school districts in the state of Michigan. Previously, this theoretical framework was used to explain teacher mobility within a single school district, the San Diego school system. The report is divided into four sections. Section I, the Introduction, presents…

Statewide testing can serve four important functions: can illustrate superior results of a group of schools where no one would expect it and raise questions about how they accomplished it; statewide testing deals with the generally lower scores of disadvantaged minorities, it can put the differences in perspective by showing comparable differences…

Based on information gathered by the Health Manpower Project through a survey cosponsored with the Washington Osteopathic Medical Association, this report begins with a statement of philosophy of osteopathic medicine and proceeds to comment on where such professional education is available. Remarks on the type of educational background of the…

This survey, based on a 95 0/0 response rate, determined that of all the podiatrists licensed in the state of Washington, 69 0/0 live within the state, 95 0/0 were actively employed in that profession, and almost all were in private practice. The primary work function of 83 0/0 was direct patient care, and over half of the respondents worked 40 to…

This paper reports a study designed as a preliminary effort to learn how chief school officials are evaluated by boards of education and to make recommendations for improving evaluation procedures. The descriptive research reported herein (1) identifies the status of evaluative procedures for chief school administrators in New Jersey, (2)…

This instrument is designed for use by local education agencies and the Arizona Department of Education in assessing vocational education programs. It is part of a system designed to: (1) provide a basis for determining the accountability of vocational programs; (2) identify strengths and needs for improving vocational education programs; (3)…

The summary of legal provisions for the education of handicapped children represents the status of state and federal laws through September, 1971. In digest form the laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia are presented. Within each state's section, descriptions of statutory provisions are grouped by subject category: right to an…