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Brink, R. E. M. van den – 1968
Investigation into the book buying, reading and borrowing habits is in many countries still in its infancy. Furthermore it is not yet possible to link up scientifically the socio-economic factors and market behavior. However it is justifiable to take the following principles: (1) the standard of economic development of a country determines the…
Descriptors: Books, International Programs, Marketing, Publishing Industry
Australian Dept. of Labour and National Service, Melbourne. Women's Bureau. – 1971
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) in which Australian child care facilities are surveyed to include those providing full-day care and therefore excludes kindergartens, play centers, nursery schools, and child minding centers that provide care for only part of the day. The document presents a breakdown of…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Day Care Centers, Employed Women, Facility Requirements
Hartlage, Lawrence C. – 1972
The study investigated academic, behavioral, and psychological test performance of children diagnosed as emotionally disturbed, minimally brain injured, of dull normal intelligence, or suffering from a specific learning disability, respectively. Participating were 132 children, whose mean age was 9 years, 7 months. Multidisciplinary evaluation was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children
Delaware State Higher Educational Aid Advisory Committee, Wilmington. – 1972
This report covers the results of a four-part survey designed to update the survey "Delaware Higher Education in the Seventies-1971 Update" in the three areas of enrollment projection, space inventory and space utilization. Also examined is the current development of the long-range facilities plan for each campus. The report recommends that the…
Descriptors: Enrollment Projections, Facility Planning, Facility Utilization Research, Higher Education
Gallaudet Coll., Washington, DC. Office of Demographic Studies. – 1972
Reported were descriptive data concerning identification audiometry (hearing screening) and special educational programs for the hearing impaired. Data were provided in tabular format for each state in the country and the District of Columbia. Hearing screening program data included extent of coverage, grade or ages covered annually, year and…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments
Gallaudet Coll., Washington, DC. Office of Demographic Studies. – 1972
Item analysis was made of results of a national achievement testing program of nearly 19,000 primary and secondary school hearing impaired students enrolled in special educational programs in the Spring of 1971. Testing instrument was the Stanford Achievement Test Series (Form W). Individual test items or descriptions of the academic information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
Population Council, New York, NY. – 1972
A new design for government family planning programs is proposed in "Family Planning Programs: An Economic Approach," the principal article in this monthly publication of The Population Council. The design is intended primarily for low-income countries that seek large and rapid reductions in fertility. Thirteen elements of the proposed system of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Contraception, Demography, Family Planning
David, Henry P.; Wright, Nicholas H. – 1971
Changes in abortion legislation in Romania, together with the effects of restrictive legislation, are summarized in "Abortion Legislation: The Romanian Experience," the first of two articles in this monthly publication of The Population Council. Romania legalized abortion on request in September, 1957. Nine years later, October, 1966,…
Descriptors: Abortions, Behavioral Science Research, Demography, Family Planning
DOWD, ROBERT J. – 1966
DIVERGENT THINKING TESTS, WHICH MEASURE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE DIVERSE RESPONSES TO PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NO SINGLE ANSWER, AND CONVENTIONAL TESTS OF CONVERGENT THINKING WERE COMPARED TO DETERMINE IF THE TWO TYPES OF TESTS REPRESENTED MORE THAN ONE DOMAIN OF PSYCHOLOGICAL APTITUDE. ALL STUDENTS IN A GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY COURSE WERE TESTED, AND COMPLETE…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Measurement Techniques
NEWELL, FRANK W.; AND OTHERS – 1964
ON OCTOBER 19, 1963, SPECIALISTS REPORTED THE FINDINGS OF STUDIES THEN UNDERWAY AND OUTLINED THE RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENCIES. QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF BLINDNESS FOR RESEARCH AND SERVICE PURPOSES. SPEAKERS DISCUSSED THE POSSIBLE USE OF SUCH DATA SOURCES AS STATEWIDE REGISTERS OF THE BLIND, THE…
Descriptors: Blindness, Information Dissemination, International Programs, National Surveys
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Zeiler, H., Ed. – 1976
A symposium on new forms of higher education was organized at the European Center for Higher Education January 13-15, 1976. Participants were from thirteen countries. Included are: (1) a summary of discussions and working documents presented in English, French, and Russian; (2) texts of the contributions of participants presented in either English…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Education, College Students, Foreign Countries
Frankie, Suzanne O., Comp.; And Others – 1975
This statistical summary presents data on the library collections, interlibrary loans, expenditures, personnel, and Ph.D. programs from the 99 university and non-university members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). A separate table describes microform holdings by type. Member libraries are rank ordered on the following 13 factors:…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Frankie, Suzanne O., Comp. – 1974
Presented are results of a survey which collected statistics for 1973-74 library operations in the 82 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic library members. Data tables cover the following categories: (1) collections; (2) interlibrary loans; (3) expenditures; (4) personnel; (5) microform holdings; and (6) rank orderings for each of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Interlibrary Loans, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
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Sofranko, Andrew J.; Moorhead, Carol L. – 1976
National data show that between 1970 and 1974 nonmetropolitan counties grew at a faster rate (1.4% per year) than metropolitan counties (0.6% per year). Factors contributing to this reversal in population trends are: decentralization of U.S. industry; movement of the retired urban elderly to rural and retirement areas; stabilization of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, National Norms, Population Growth, Population Trends
Barr, Richard H. – 1976
This annual report presents data on bond elections and bond sales for financing the construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities. Data, summarized by state, are presented in tables and charts containing information on the number and dollar value of bond issues voted on and passed, and the number, dollar value, and net interest…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Elections, Elementary Secondary Education
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