The special report summarizes various sources of information regarding the need for and the supply of special education personnel in Illinois, and compares the various claims regarding the stated needs. Results of a survey by the Illinois Association for School, College, and University Staffing are reported indicating that 24% of Illinois school…

In order to determine how much censorship was taking place in Illinois social studies classes, 200 principals were asked to respond to a questionnaire regarding censorship of teaching methods and social studies textbooks. The principals were asked to respond to the following topics concerning the degree of censorship encountered for each item:…

Researchers attempted to predict the defeat of school board incumbents, using variables which had already been shown to account for incumbent defeat in statistical analyses performed after board elections in many different states. A global model was constructed based on 20 social, economic, and political variables as well as on school districts'…

In response to the growing incidence of violence and vandalism in Connecticut schools, the state established the Interagency Task Force on School Security and the Citizens Advisory Council on Safe Schools to examine the problem. Two principal sources of information were developed, including a series of four regional hearings at which students,…

This publication lists the exemplary vocational education projects supported in each state during fiscal year 1977 by grants and contracts funded under Section 142(d) of Part D of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. The arrangement is alphabetical by state, giving the project titles, the names of grantees or contractors conducting the…

Results of a state survey of inservice teacher education practices and problems in California indicate general dissatifcation with present programs. It was indicated that there is very little job-related or job-embedded inservice education, and most of the important options for providing training are not being utilized. The formal structure of…

This document is a summary of a questionnaire that was sent to all teacher education institutions in Oklahoma asking them to report their current program of teacher education. The study shows what courses are offered by the different teacher training institutions, the number of hours of each of the courses, and the total number of hours for each…

A study was conducted to identify and analyze information related to the vocational education needs in Washington for youth with handicapping conditions. Data were collected through a survey of 340 educators, including vocational teachers with and without experience teaching handicapped youth, vocational directors, superintendents, and special…

To determine the effectiveness of local postsecondary advisory councils in Iowa, this two-phase study surveyed every Iowa postsecondary vocational instructor to identify programs utilizing local advisory councils, the composition of these councils, and names and addresses of leading council members. Phase 2 used a more detailed questionnaire…

This report presents the findings of a statewide census of basic science curriculum data in the state of Illinois. This census, conducted in 1977, was designed to produce normative data relative to science course offerings, enrollments, and curricular activities in Illinois public secondary schools and to establish a data base on secondary school…

This statistical and descriptive report of foreign language (FL) study in Illinois public schools shows considerable continuity in the scope, content, and enrollment patterns of FL programs with respect to earlier surveys. While nearly all high schools offer FL courses, enrollments tend to be higher in suburban schools and in schools with high…

Summarized are results of a survey of Tennessee teachers, elementary school principals, and supervisors of instruction regarding their views of environmental education and its implementation. Of the possible respondents, 35.4% returned the survey questionnaire. Frequency tabulations, percentages, and means show that environmental education is…

A measurement model was developed and refined in two successive need assessment surveys of samples representative of statewide populations. The first was the Kentucky Elderly Need Assessment (KENA) which was administered to 570 persons, age 60 and older, across Kentucky. The second was the Kentucky Social Services Need Assessment Project (SNAP),…

In 1978 a study was initiated to determine the use and importance of foreign language proficiency in Pennsylvania businesses. Two hundred eighty-four respondents represented the commercial, health, and municipal domains. Positive responses (indicating employment of personnel skilled in languages other than English) were received from 41% of…