Comprehensive data on students attending the State University of New York are presented. The major tables in the report array four fundamental student characteristics: age group, sex level (undergraduate/graduate), and workload (part-time/full-time). Summary data are presented for the entire system and for each institutional type within the…

Many ecological and systems research investigations first factor-analyzed community participation patterns of mid-adolescent Black males, as well as the childrearing practices, life styles, and community setting available to mothers during their sons' lives from preschool through high school years. This single parent Black family appeared to be a…

A survey was conducted to determine ways to stimulate and encourage more scholarship and research by blacks on questions of educational policy relating to the needs of blacks. An informal survey of 32 black educators and social scientists investigated the following areas: the inadequate supply of competent black researchers, the training of black…

THIS MONOGRAPH IS INTENDED TO DISSEMINATE TO THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF A RECENTLY DEVELOPED PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ENTITLED PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT). PERT IS A METHODOLOGY FOR PLANNING THE DIVERSE ACTIVITIES IN EITHER LARGE OR SMALL PROJECTS. STEPS OF THE PERT TECHNIQUE…

This paper, presented at the First National Conference of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE), reviews science education research in New Zealand, 1970-1979. The reviews are considered under the following headings: (1) systematic effort to accumulate valid knowledge about science education aims, procedures, and outcomes;…

This document is responsive to requirements in the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to report on findings from research and evaluation activities conducted in fiscal 1979 and plans for fiscal 1980 by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Evaluation, and Research…

This bibliography contains references to research reports, program descriptions, and educational philosophy expositions concerned with the motivation of adult literacy students. The eighty-two entries are from around the world, and some are in French and Spanish. The literature covers a wide range of topics, including programs for volunteers,…

This bibliography contains references to studies and reports concerned with newly literate adults. The eighty-eight entries are from around the world, and a few are in French or Spanish. The literature covers a wide range of subjects relevant to rural and urban populations in developing and developed nations. Among the references are descriptions…

As a followup study, the academic performance of 120 black students who entered North Carolina State University as new freshmen in the fall of 1970, 1971, and 1972 was examined in order to determine whether the University Predicted Grade Average (UPGA) equation is biased for black students. Major findings are: (1) for both marginal black students…

A questionnaire was administered to 1975 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. Information is presented for bachelor's degree recipients by department; job…

A survey conducted in 1977 at North Carolina State University on drugs was designed to measure usage rates for four types of drugs: marijuana, hallucinogens (such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin); amphetamines and barbituates; and narcotics (heroin, opium, and morphine). The questionnaire was also designed to determine student attitudes on…

A research effort was undertaken seeking to (1) describe and compare planning activities and concerns of state divisions of vocational education and local education agencies; (2) assess the degree to which each agency perceives articulation as necessary; (3) identify barriers and facilitators; (4) describe the nature of state-local coordination;…

THIS TECHNICAL REPORT PRESENTS, IN SUBSTANCE, THE CONTENTS OF THE FIRST CHAPTER OF A BOOK IN PREPARATION DEALING WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY EXPERIMENTS ON PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF THE LEARNING OF RUSSIAN BY AMERICANS WITH NO PREVIOUS EXPOSURE TO SLAVIC LANGUAGES. THE GENERAL AIM OF THE COMPLETED VOLUME WILL BE TO APPLY CERTAIN PRINCIPLES AND RESULTS OF…

This report describes the Maclay On-Site Training Project (MOST), a project (at Maclay Junior High School in Los Angeles City School Districts) directed to focus the attention of teacher trainees upon language problems of the educationally disadvantaged child and to bring about improvement in pupils' language skills. The rationale for the project…

THIS DOCUMENT IS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PAPERS COVERING WORK DONE UNDER OEO CONTRACT 510. THE PAPERS ARE INDIVIDUALLY ABSTRACTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING ACCESSION NUMBERS. PS 000 983, "THE EFFECT OF HEADSTART ON DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES." PS 000 984, "THE EFFECT OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR ON VERBAL INTELLIGENCE IN OPERATION HEADSTART CHILDREN."…