Children in elementary and secondary education in a Wisconsin school system were surveyed to ascertain whether the system had children with speech problems, to identify the nature and incidence of the speech problems, to establish any need for speech therapy services, and to assist in training student speech therapists in survey methods. A total…

The statistical information contained in this publication was gathered from residential institutions maintained by the State of New York or receiving substantial support from it. Those which contributed data did so voluntarily, for the purpose of providing a statewide picture of library service to the patients, students, or inmates of custodial…

Most of the statistics reported in this Service Record were supplied by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE), National Center for Educational Statistics. USOE compiled the statistics from the information available in the library section of its 1971 Higher Education General Information Survey. The statistics reported are for the 1970/71 school year.…

This study lists salaries in reporting school districts with enrollments of 6,000 or more. Reported system-by-system are maximum salaries scheduled in 1971-72 for central office administrators and supervisors, counselors, deans, librarians; and assistant and supervising principals in elementary, junior high, and senior high schools. For each…

This document presents the annual report on head-count and full-time-equivalent students enrolled for credit in Virginia's state-controlled institutions of higher education. The figures and tables summarize student enrollments for individual institutions, for groups of institutions (2-year and 4-year), and for all state-controlled institutions for…

Economic and demographic shifts in Appalachia show that overall conditions in the region are improving. This July 1972 economic report presents major changes in Southern Appalachia, Central Appalachia, Highlands Appalachia, and Northern Appalachia. The report includes (1) a summary of the previous year's economic report covering employment from…

Described is a demonstration class for educationally handicapped children said to have two major goals of demonstrating teaching techniques and strategies and of serving those children not receiving appropriate service in regular classrooms. Brief comments are made concerning the first goal, followed by practical suggestions for effective teaching…

In order to study effectiveness of low-frequency amplification and filtered-speech testing for preschool deaf children, an experimental design permitting the teacher to speak simultaneously through two different amplifying systems, a low-frequency auditory training unit (Suvag I) and a conventional auditory training unit (Warren T-2), was used…

This 24th annual NEA survey of public school teacher supply and demand estimates that the supply of qualified teachers is generally adequate, although shortages exist in some areas. To supplement these estimates, surveys were made in State departments of education and in 66 of the country's 83 largest school systems. Shortages occurred in…

Reported were extensive statistical data on the prevalence of abnormal eye conditions found on examination, heterophoria test results, and history of eye problems as well as extent of interrelationship of the eye examination and vision test findings among children aged 6 to 11 years in the United States, based on findings from the Health…

The data in this report came from a questionnaire administered to 2,448 graduating seniors at 13 predominantly black colleges. The basic goal was to determine if there were any differences in the perceptions of graduating seniors who had been enrolled in the Thirteen-College Curriculum Program (TCCP) and those who had not. TCCP is a program…

The Thirteen-College Curriculum Program (TCCP) is designed to deal with the special problems of students in predominantly black colleges. This report describes ways in which TCCP students perceive the program to be different from the regular curricular program. 2,447 seniors attending the colleges in question completed the "Senior Questionnaire,…

An observational study explored whether characteristic behavioral patterns of an educable mentally retarded (EMR) population were unique and served as a label for identification in the social milieu. Of particular interest were differences between EMR children who were integrated into the regular classroom and their non-retarded peers. A…

The Interagency Committee on Population Research has prepared this inventory in response to its functional goals of facilitating the exchange of information and coordinating the efforts of various Federal agencies concerned with research related to human population problems. Scope of the inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of research in the…

A profile of Trinidad and Tobago is sketched in this paper. Although they are now unified into one national whole, their histories and socioeconomic and demographic developments have differed somewhat. Thus, these aspects of the two islands are treated separately where circumstances warrant. Emphasis is placed on the nature, scope, and…