From July 1 1974 to June 30, 1975 28,400 Korean immigrants entered the United States. This article updates the estimate of the size of the Korean population in the United States, since the 1970 Census data. It also presents an analysis of the pattern of Korean immigration from the time of the first large group arrived in Honolulu in 1903 to the…

Examines the development of statistical power as a methodological concern in the communication discipline and the effects of this concern on recent empirical research conducted by communication scientists. (MH)

Based on 1,198 responses from chairmen in 38 state universities, this study focuses on the perception of chairmen on where major decisions are made (university, college, or departmental level), characteristics of departments by academic field, and selected personal attributes of chairmen. (Author/LBH)

A validation program using the CLEP General Examinations for Social Sciences and History, Humanities, and Natural Sciences is described. Discussed are the meetings and discussions regarding program implications, decision-making processes to determine cutoff scores and credit to be granted, and some problems encountered. (Author/LBH)

The existence of sex discrimination in financial aid awards in 40 midwestern colleges and universities was examined. The results indicated no significant differences for either sex or type of institution comparison, although there was extensive variability in the amounts awarded. (Author/LBH)

Factor analysis of an instructor rating form administered to three successive student and teacher populations revealed a reasonably consistent factor structure across analyses. Substantial changes in proportions of common variance appeared when comparing anonymous and nonanonymous conditions. (Author/LBH)

Focuses on problems in making machine-readable data files (MRDFs) accessible and in using them: quality of data in MRDFs themselves (social scientists' concern) and accessibility--availability of bibliographic control, quality of documentation, level of user skills (librarians' concern). Skills needed by social scientists and librarians are…

Describes steps taken to improve usage of a public library young adult collection: (1) a survey of students' reading interests and needs; (2) analysis of the collection; (3) comparison of survey results with the collection; and (4) selection of additional titles. An annotated bibliography, the questionnaire, and survey results are appended. (11…

Explores alternative measures--Ph.D.s produced by the institution, number of faculty, number of interlibrary loans, number of publications attributable to the institution--to be used to test applicability to research libraries of the Cobb-Douglas production function, which relates three variables--production, labor, and capital investment.…

Presents degree and employment statistics on women scientists and engineers, outlining variations through the years and by fields. Several factors contributing to the difference between women's proportion of degrees and their proportion of the labor force are discussed. Also presents starting salary differences and types of employers. (DH)

Interlibrary loan statistics for Association of Research Libraries' university libraries were analyzed from 1974-75 through 1982-83 to determine extent to which interlibrary loan activities have grown and to consider implications of growth. Annual percentage growth in lending and borrowing activities for photocopies and originals are reported. Ten…

Discusses: research and development (R&D) spending by government agencies; federal support for specific areas of R&D; outlays for R&D by the chemical industry and individual chemical firms; manpower in industrial R&D; and sources of R&D funds for universities/colleges. Detailed statistical tables are included. (JN)

The accuracy of data collected by Dutch geography students in a field study of commercial activities in a French city was monitored with data available from official lists. The causes of error, both in student work and official sources, and some lessons for future field work are examined. (Author/IS)

Differences and relationships that exist between students' knowledge, behavior, and attitude scores by sex, socioeconomic status, and type of school are examined. (SK)

This study demonstrates the application and the effectiveness of a statistical method for converting student data into meaningful, relevant, and useful counseling information through conversion of test and nontest data into stanines and into stanine composites to provide information students can consider in making educational and vocational…