Data on age and sex characteristics, intent and diagnosis of suicide, and toxicology are presented for 1,103 cases of poisoning (children ages 6-18 years) admitted to 50 poison control centers during 1 year. (KW)

Some preliminary findings of the National Junior College English Study recently completed by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), November 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C. (DS)

Excerpts from the preliminary report. Copies of the 16-page report are available without charge from MLA/ERIC, 62 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10011. (DS)

Special Labor Force Report indicates that the gap in educational attainment between men and women workers has closed, and that the gap between white and black workers is narrowing. (DM)

Educational statistics for all states as of 1970 are given. (CK)

Overview of the federal statistical system covers the central coordinating office, data access policy, "Directory of Federal Statistical Data Files," and effect of technology on data use. Source documents which aid in assessing social statistics are listed. A sample abstract from the directory and six references are appended. (EJS)

Contrasts Bureau of Labor Statistics' employment forecasts with National Center of Educational Statistics' data on college graduation trends. Offers insights regarding the core of science and math skills needed for using new technologies, changing work force distribution and delivery systems, and funding and faculty shortages. (DMM)

Discusses difficulties involved in locating sources of statistical information on public libraries in Canada and describes a study conducted to identify and evaluate various sources of such information. An 18-item bibliography is provided. (CHC)

Points out that 108 studies in the first 25 volumes of AV Communication Review used univariate analysis of variance to test experimental hypotheses, and suggests that researchers include omega-squared values in their reports to permit estimation of the relationship between x and y variables, and correlation data for comparing studies. (MER)

Describes low-cost evaluation methods that many educational broadcasting organizations could use to make their programs more effective. Nine references are listed. (Author/LLS)

Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys since 1959 concerning school construction point toward a continued drop in employee hours required per constant dollar of construction cost; as a percentage of all costs, materials and supplies have fallen below 45 percent, while overhead and profits have increased dramatically. (BM)

Reports and discusses the findings of a study which analyzed the relationships between the television viewing, IQ (intelligence quotient), and academic achievement of 625 students in the sixth through ninth grades of a public school in suburban-rural New Jersey. Statistical data are tabulated. (Author/JD)