This report is intended (1) to identify social, economic, and political factors that account significantly for differences between national systems of education to draw up national socioeconomic and educational profiles of 20 participating countries, and (2) to relate these characteristics to cognitive learning outcomes as measured by achievement…

The second annual report on the activities of the University of Kentucky Library's Instructional Services Department for 1975-76 is divided into three sections. The first section describes in detail the provision of library instruction and orientation to 7,000 students during the year. Tables summarizing statistical information on the program…

Beginning librarians and their supervisors on the eight campuses of the University of California were surveyed concerning the work expected of professional librarians. Information was gathered by the use of interviews, job descriptions, and a checklist of duties performed. It was found that there was a lack of clarity in defining the proper role…

During the week of May 20-26, 1974, a telephone survey to determine television viewing patterns was conducted in the six-county Chicago metropolitan area. For the 4,662 respondents, data were collected concerning family characteristics and time spent watching the various programs offered by WTTW, Chicago's public broadcasting station. Nearly 43%…

A telephone survey was conducted in November 1973 to determine television viewing patterns in southwestern Virginia. Data were collected concerning family characteristics and time spent watching the various programs offered by WBRA-TV and WSVN-TV, the local public broadcasting stations. Income and occupational status proved to be significant…

During March 1974, a telephone survey to determine television viewing patterns was conducted in a four-county area surrounding Nashville, Tennessee. Data were gathered concerning family characteristics and time spent watching WDCN, Nashville's public broadcasting station. Results characterized viewers according to total time spent watching…

This paper examines the role of women in educational administration today and debunks several popular myths that attempt to justify the underrepresentation of women in administrative positions. Statistics from a number of studies are cited as evidence that the lack of female administrators is not due to a shortage of qualified and committed…

The fourth study of federal libraries provided the first nearly complete statistical survey of all federal libraries in the continental United States and overseas. It was anticipated that the results of the study could serve as a landmark for future federal planning and as a guide for the library community in responding to related activities on…

The West Virginia Scholarship Program was established in 1968 to guarantee, within the limits of appropriations made by the legislature, that the most able and needy students from all sectors of the state be given the opportunity to continue their program of self-improvement at approved institutions of higher education located in the state.…

Statistics are presented on infant mortality rates according to race, sex, family income, education of mother, and education of father. The statistics are based on data collected by a questionnaire mailed to mothers of legitimate births and to medical care facilities and mothers of legitimate infant deaths. Samples were selected from records of…

The need for a new type of standardized procedure to learn what educational concerns junior college students have and how effectively they felt they're needs were being met led to the development of a questionnaire to meet the need. This report presents a description of the various phases through which the questionnaire was developed and made…

This is the final questionnaire developed to ascertain Student Reactions to College from Junior College Students. The items in the questionnaire relate to the following: Sex, Age, Marital Status, Living Arrangements, Employment, Ethnic Group, When Classes Are Attended, Number of Credit Hours Enrolled, Previous Semesters or Quarters Completed at…

The author discusses juvenile delinquency in an attempt to understand its growth and the trends it has taken in the United States during the 20th century. He gives careful consideration to the study, "Unraveling Delinquency", written by the Gluecks in 1950, one of the most comprehensive in this entire area. Results from more recent studies…

This report contains data on the years of schooling completed by persons who were 14 years old and over in March 1974. Statistical tables show data on years of schooling completed by sex, age, and race; for persons of Spanish origin; and for persons of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan residence. The survey results for 1974 are presented in…

This document is Volume 3 of the report on the first phase of a two-phase longitudinal study of the Teacher Corps program being conducted by Pacific Training and Technical Assistance Corporation. It contains supplementary material, usually statistical tables or technical material, which supports Volume 1, the main volume of the report (see ED 098…