Summarizes current studies and offers suggestions for future analyses of employer satisfaction. Reviews the current research status of employer satisfaction with community college occupational education. Recommends that future efforts use more systematic and sophisticated research methods to provide more and better information. (CT)

Reviews factors that determine sample size, recommended sample sizes, recommended procedures for determining the appropriate sample size, and sample sizes reported in published and unpublished evaluations. (Author)

This article examines a decision-making strategy called mixed scanning which can be used to teach social participation in elementary and secondary social studies. The strategy requires logical gathering and analyzing of information, judging the alternatives, making choices, and planning a course of action. The article outlines environmental…

Two problems are addressed in relation to agricultural education research: (1) Is the Type I error rate affected when nonindependent multiple statistical tests are made? And (2) does statistical significance automatically mean that the results are of practical importance? (LRA)

Characterizes the United States "Social Indicators" reports and considers how they differ from those produced by other nations. Explains how data in the reports can be used by social science researchers, policymakers, and social reporters and predicts how such data might be used in the future. (DB)

Shows how one medium-size daily newspaper operation in Louisiana has set up a viable polling system at modest cost. Points out some of the problems involved. (RL)

The model is designed to be responsive to parent, teacher, and pupil needs in reducing the discrepancy between the problem behavior and what is reasonably appropriate for the classroom setting. Forms for detailed coding of classroom behavior are included. (Author/CP)

The survey holds an increasingly important place in institutional advancement. As college and university decision makers turn more and more to their constituencies for support and assistance, a competent information-gathering and processing network becomes crucial. Heuristic v algorithmic designs, Attitude Information System, and the microcomputer…

Describes method of analysis of textbook indexes and bibliographies. Data can be used for studying the discipline, teaching, evaluating textbooks, and making administrative/personnel decisions. (Author/KC)

Examines patterns in academic achievement of students who participated in science and mathematics projects in English Schools (the English Nuffield Science Projects and the School Mathematics Projects). Findings indicate that the informal impact of the projects is larger than the formal and that adaption to individual situations is the key to…

This article presents the criteria developed by the American Institutes for Research to select evaluated exemplary career education projects across the nation for submission to the Joint Dissemination and Review Panel (JDRP) of the Office of Education (USOE) and the National Institute of Education (NIE). (Author)

ANOVA designs are used for description and/or explanation of developmental phenomena. These consist of taking any two of age, cohort, or time of measurement as independent variables. Employment of ANOVA has led researchers down blind alleys. Regression techniques are more useful. (Author)

Pigeons learned discrimination rapidly and responded differentially to pictures seen for the first time. The essential feature of a natural discrimination--which is the ability to cope with natural ranges of variation--was approached and earlier experimental results were extended using other classes of stimuli. (Author/RK)

Discusses a study in which attitudes and value orientations of 162 black college students were assessed to determine their individual achievement and occupational goals. (Author/DB)

A research study asked suburban middle school students what they would do if they and their brothers were fighting on opposing sides of a war battle. More than 75 percent chose non-aggressive responses. Significant differences were found between boys and girls, and between fifth and sixth graders versus seventh and eighth graders. (AV)