Examined the hypothesis that the variability between adults increases with the age of the population. Conducted two reviews to ascertain the status of the empirical support for this hypothesis. Neither literature search provided any convincing confirmation of this hypothesis. Cites implications of this finding for professionals in gerontology.…

A maximum likelihood logistic probability model was applied to delineate the effects of individual and environmental attributes on victimization. Data came from a National Crime Survey. Logit analysis revealed that characteristics of both the victim and the environment have fairly consistent effects on the likelihood of personal victimization.…

Visualizes an increase in the scope of intelligence service from a purely military domain to a public service framework. Enhancements in information management, analysis techniques, and communication modes are cited as developments likely to expand the application of intelligence as a discipline in the next decade. (SW)

Various simple ex post wealth neutrality measures capture different aspects of the concept; the use of one measure alone or several measures independently can lead to interpretation problems. The Adjusted Relationship Measure is introduced to pay attention to actual revenue differences associated with wealth differences. (Author/BW)

Validation studies, placement-enrollment comparisons, student surveys, and instructor interviews are discussed as operational methods in a synthesizing approach to undergraduate course placement evaluation. A range of suggested questions is coupled with various data sources in placement evaluation schemes and system procedures. (CM)

The ERS Standard for Program Evaluation encompass front-end analysis, evaluability assessment, formative evaluation, impact evaluation, program monitoring, and evaluation of evaluation. Written as simple admonitory statements, the Standards are organized into sections on formative and negotiation, structure and design, data collection and…

Rebuts the claims of Trusheim and Crouse, made in an earlier issue, that Scholastic Aptitude Test scores are no more effective predictors of college success than is high school class rank. Discusses inaccuracies in the data used by Trusheim and Crouse and points out errors in their analyses. (PGD)

A study was conducted to identify and compare the work values of high school seniors, their teachers, and first-level line managers in industry. Analysis revealed differences concerning status, age category of managers, job plans of students, locations of schools attended by the students, and sex category of students. (Author/CT)

Separate selection and pretesting of students eliminate regression effects in the pre-post achievement gain measured in the RMC Model--A method of program evaluation. (CP)

Using National Longitudinal Survey panel data on wages of married women, the authors found that real wages at reentry are lower than at the point of labor force withdrawal, and the decline in wages is greater, the longer the interruption. Discusses how this data affects immigrants to the United States. (CT)

Reports on a study in which data extracted from U.S. Individual Income Tax returns filed by vocational trainees three years after their graduation are used to analyze their economic performance (including income and employment rate), and their geographic mobility patterns. (CT)

Observation is examined as a method of gathering information about the behavior of school administrators. Relevant literature on the methodology of observation in terms of the process of observation, recording and coding, and the role of the observer are considered. (MLW)

Used 1969-78 data from St. Louis, Missouri, to: (1) examine mean annual salaries of full time teachers in metropoolitan St. Louis; (2) build a surrogate salary schedule by using certain combinations of training and experience; and (3) follow individuals through up to 10 years to determine their salary gains relative to inflation. (Author/GC)

This report examines the extent to which Americans participated in the labor force, worked, or looked for work during 1979. It also takes a look at changes in work activity over the past decade as reflected in the work experience data. (Author)

Changes in the aggregate distribution of job skills result from changes in the distribution of employment among occupations as well as from changes in the skill requirements of individual occupations. This study measures the effects of these factors on the distribution of skills in the United States from 1960-1979. (Author/CT)