This document consists of the single 2001 issue of a journal reporting new research in early childhood development conducted by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The issue focuses on pre-kindergarten programs, highlighting a recent assessment of the skills of entering…

This compilation of tables presents information on public school enrollment for the 1996-97 school year with comparative information for the 1995-1996 school year. Tables present information on school enrollments by state, with 1-year comparisons of total state enrollments for the two school years in alphabetical order, in descending order by…

This report is based on a survey of two statewide samples of elementary schools whose fourth-grade students took a state test in reading, writing, mathematics, and listening. The first sample was a group of 30 schools whose scores had improved significantly from 1997 to 1998. The second sample was a comparison group of 10 schools that served…

Eighth grade students in eighteen Pennsylvania School Systems were surveyed to determine the relation between student interests and student enrollment in agriculture courses. Reasons are discussed for the finding that only a small percentage of students who expressed interest in agriculture enrolled in an agriculture class in ninth grade.…

This survey identified 38 statewide computing educator user-groups in 33 states. Information is provided for each of these groups, including organization name, address, affiliation, membership, funding, activities, and state mandate (if any). Brief summaries of educational computing activities in each of the remaining states are also given. (JJD)

In a survey of the 106 California Community Colleges, it was found that over 75 percent operated formal programs for the learning-disabled (LD), while an additional 12 percent provided informal services for their LD student population. Though diversity existed among the college LD programs surveyed, a consistency of process and practice was…

Describes and reports the findings of the nonpublic school portion of a study conducted to determine the quality (satisfaction) of the Indiana Division of Public Instructional Media's administration of ESEA Title IV-B for 1979-80. Four references are listed. (LLS)

Research in New South Wales secondary schools measuring organizational climate based on student and teacher perceptions is reported. The measures have potential for schools wishing to review their current state of organizational health as a means of improving the quality of life for all involved. (MSE)

Describes a study of continuing education personnel practices in Texas colleges and universities. Focuses on patterns of recruitment, orientation, supervision, selection, evaluation, and demographics. Concludes that teaching effectiveness may be facilitated by systematic personnel practices which integrate continuing education instructors into the…

Discusses a survey of 208 public secondary school social studies department heads in Georgia which was undertaken to determine the status of the social studies. Information is presented on teacher characteristics, certification, teacher preparation, working conditions, professional affiliations of Georgia social studies teachers, and decision…

Recent surveys of teachers and principals regarding their perceptions of professional development needs and preferred modes of delivery for inservice teacher education revealed similarities and discrepancies between the two groups. The findings indicated that joint development of inservice programs would be beneficial. (Author/WD)

A 1972-73 survey of 50 medium-sized public school districts in Wisconsin took 16 variables into account, including teacher salaries and experience, geographic region, and district revenues, in determining that collective bargaining had little or no influence on pupil-teacher ratios. (RW)

A questionnaire survey of 331 Pennsylvania public school teachers gathered data on their attitudes toward Early Retirement Incentive Plans (ERIPs) and on their demographic and job characteristics. The results show teachers strongly support the ERIP concept, chiefly because of their desires to pursue second careers or leisure pursuits. (RW)

Three hundred regular elementary teachers in North Carolina were surveyed regarding their concerns about educating handicapped children in the regular classroom. Results indicated that teachers felt a lack of expertise in planning for individual differences and were confused as to their role and responsibilities toward the handicapped child. (DB)

As the result of inservice training and public information efforts in the Fremont (California) Unified School District, 138 children were referred to the district's program for visually impaired students over a 3 1/2 year period. (Author)