In August 1973, the Alabama State legislature resolved that from 1973 through 1978, the top priority goal for education in Alabama should be proficiency in reading. This report to the legislature summarizes the status of reading instruction in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 academic years, including special reading-related programs and both city and…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY CLUSTERS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY A COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE OF OFFICE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN FIVE OFFICE-SIZE CATEGORIES IN 12 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE. QUESTIONNAIRES LISTING 599 OFFICE TASKS AND VALIDATED BY INTERVIEWS WITH 286 OFFICE WORKERS AND SUPERVISORS AND BY A JURY OF…

THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS INVESTIGATION WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF UTAH'S INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM, COMPARE IT WITH THAT OF OTHER STATES, DETERMINE ITS EFFECTIVENESS, AND ASCERTAIN PROBLEM AREAS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY A SURVEY OF OTHER STATE PROGRAMS, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH STATE VOCATIONAL…

OPINIONNAIRES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 478 BUSINESS AND OFFICE PRACTICE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PRINCIPALS, VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS CONCERNED WITH BUSINESS AND OFFICE PRACTICE PROGRAMS IN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR OPINIONS CONCERNING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TWO-PERIOD BLOCK CLASSES COMPARED TO TWO ONE-PERIOD…

The objectives of the survey were to identify the types of employment available for each population area in Alaska and to determine the occupational goals of high school students in the state, in order to provide a basis for evaluation of vocational education curricula. Of 15,308 high school students enrolled the first week of the 1966-67 school…

Presented is information from responses to a 1977 survey of salaries, education and experience of state directors of special education. It is explained that the survey, undertaken by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), was designed to update two previous NASDSE studies. Among data presented in 23 tables are…

This survey of school media standards, prepared to describe the impact of Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on the development or revision of media standards for elementary and secondary schools, provides an up-to-date compilation of standards and an analysis of trends. The study describes the background of media…

The study to assess the status of elementary and secondary home economics programs in Massachusetts and to determine the inservice needs of the teachers also had the objectives of: determining desirable types of inservice activities, determining desirable subject areas, gathering information on teacher education and experience, and sharing the…

The purpose of this study was to provide information for program planning to improve the quality of occupational information disseminated in Washington schools. The study tried to answer the following questions: Are the materials being used? Who is using them? Are they considered helpful? What changes are recommended? The method used was a survey…

A survey instrument to access the statewide impact of school vandalism was sent to every public school district in New Jersey. Information was requested on (1) vandalism costs by categories; (2) comparisons on the costs and incidents of vandalism for the years 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75; (3) location and occurrence of vandal acts; (4) methods,…

This report defines a curriculum laboratory to be a center where educational materials are developed, modified, and stored. Included in the document are a history of the curriculum laboratory, a study of its characteristics, and a survey of the curriculum laboratories in the colleges and universities of Pennsylvania. The Wilkes College curriculum…

Summarized in this publication are the statistical highlights, conclusions, and implications of a study designed to analyze the shifts in Mississippi's occupational and industrial employment structures, and their interrelationship during the period from 1950 to 1960. Using data obtained from the United States Bureau of the Census 1952 and 1961…

The major purposes of the study were to describe the attitudes held by occupational orientation teachers toward career education/occupational orientation and to determine what personal, experience, training, and teaching behavior variables contributed to high positive attitudes. Also included was an investigation of differences in the frequency of…

Sampled were 309 principals and 737 teachers. Modern mathematics was taught at 76 percent of the schools. Responders indicated it was easier to place in the curriculum in schools that were not consolidated. A majority of the teachers felt it was easy to teach. (RS)

A state official from each of the 50 states was asked to provide information on all of the state's higher education legislation passed during the period of January 1965 - December 1967. A summary of each state's legislation during these years is included in this topical paper. Certain patterns in establishing higher education programs emerge as a…