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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1987
Drawing on the 1982 English Language Proficiency Survey, where the English skills of students from language-minority households were compared with the skills of students from homes where only English was spoken, and on special tabulations of the 1980 census, this report presents estimates of national and state levels of the English proficiency of…
Descriptors: Demography, English (Second Language), Identification, Language Proficiency
Kierulff, Stephen; Zippin, David – 1986
This study examines the relationship between knowledge and attitudes with respect to nuclear issues, including the nuclear freeze proposal, MX missle, and Strategic Defense Initiative. Adults (N=750) drawn from a list of registered voters in Los Angeles County were sent a 53-item questionnaire. Of the respondents, 64 percent were male, 53 percent…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Nuclear Technology
Corbin, John – 1977
The Southwestern Library Association (SWLA) conducted an inventory and study of the SWLA libraries in cooperative, network, and computer activities to collect data for use in planning future activities and in minimizing duplication of efforts. Questionnaires were mailed to 2,060 academic, public, and special libraries in the six SWLA states.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Networks, Library Services, Library Surveys
Peer reviewedLindenthal, Jacob Jay; And Others – Child Welfare, 1975
This follow-up study of the 1971-73 State Survey on Child Abuse cases in New Jersey examines public knowledge of and attitudes toward child abuse. Data collected by structured interview was found significantly related to certain demographic variables and the influence of mass media is discussed. (GO)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Attitudes, Public Opinion, Racial Differences
Parker, Garland G. – Sch Soc, 1969
Descriptors: Attendance, College Attendance, Colleges, Enrollment
Oxendine, Joseph B. – J Health Phys Educ Recreation, 1969
Descriptors: College Students, Core Curriculum, Degree Requirements, Physical Education
Naidoo, J. C. – 1978
The abstract of a scholarly research paper on the status of South Asian women in Canada and tables based both on surveys and questionnaires are contained in this report. In the survey samples, selected cultural, religious, and attitudinal beliefs of South Asian and Anglo-Saxon women living in Canada are presented. Demographic data for participants…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitudes, Cultural Traits, Culture Conflict
Jackson, Eugene B.; Jackson, Ruth L. – 1980
This report presents supplementary statistical information characterizing industrial special libraries and backs up conclusions made in the journal article of the same title appearing in the May 1980 issue of the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS); this in turn updates an article published in May 1977. JASIS…
Descriptors: Industry, Library Education, Library Expenditures, Research and Development Centers
PDF pending restorationBureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1965
IN 1948 THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INSTITUTED A PROGRAM OF SURVEYS IN WHICH OCCUPATIONS COMMON TO A VARIETY OF MANUFACTURING AND NONMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES WERE STUDIED ON A COMMUNITYWIDE BASIS. THE EARLIER STUDIES WERE LIMITED TO OFFICE WORKERS BUT WERE EXPANDED BY 1951 TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL, MAINTENANCE AND POWER PLANT, AND…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Surveys, Federal Government, Labor Force
HARMON, JOHN – 1961
A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS OF 1,278 INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH (1) OFFERED INSTRUCTION LEADING TO GRADUATION FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL AND (2) OFFERED A COURSE IN A LANGUAGE IN GRADES 9-12. THE DISCUSSION OF THE REPORT COVERED SUMMARY OF DATA AND ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL TABLES. THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT ENROLLMENTS IN…
Descriptors: Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, Language Instruction, Modern Languages
VAMOS, MARA; AND OTHERS – 1961
MODERN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENT DATA WERE PRESENTED DEALING WITH 4-YEAR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE FALL OF 1960. A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE TOTAL ENROLLMENTS OF 1958 AND 1959, WHICH SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 27.8 PERCENT OVER THE PREVIOUS 2 YEARS. INCLUDED WERE DISCUSSIONS OF (1) NATIONAL DATA, (2) BREAKDOWN BY LANGUAGES, (3) STATISTICAL…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends, Modern Languages
WELCH, TIMOTHY – 1965
ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY OPINION AND REACTION DEPENDS UPON ADEQUATE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES. VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS PROVIDE ONE SOURCE FROM WHICH TO DRAW SAMPLES. RESEARCHERS MUST CONSIDER THE COSTS OF LARGE SAMPLES IN RELATION TO TWO QUESTIONS--(1) THE CLOSENESS WITH WHICH THE TOTAL POPULATION IS TO BE MATCHED BY THE SAMPLE, AND (2) THE…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Study, Community Surveys, Sample Size
Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1967
INFORMATION ON THE SIZE AND COMPOSITION OF THE HIRED FARM WORKING FORCE, AND ON THE EMPLOYMENT AND CASH EARNINGS FROM FARM AND NONFARM WAGE WORK FOR 1966 IS PRESENTED. THE DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM THE ANNUAL SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE BY THE BUREAU OF CENSUS. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 35,000 HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Individual Characteristics, Labor Supply
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1978
This survey was conducted by the Census Bureau under a contract with the National Science Foundation to measure the number of persons working as scientists, engineers, and technicians in the private business sector. A sample was drawn from all active employer establishments in the United States excluding colleges, universities, and governments.…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Engineers, Industrial Personnel
Chaplin, Miriam Thomas – 1976
The interpretation a mature reader gleans from written language is a reflection of his linguistic, cognitive, emotional, and experiential level. In providing adequate instruction, therefore, instructors must be knowledgeable about the developmental sequences characteristic of each of these domains. The theories of L.S. Vygotsky, George Kelly, Jean…
Descriptors: College Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Theories, Higher Education
