A survey was conducted of Virginia public school programs during 1970-71 for children with either learning disabilities (LD) or emotional disturbances (ED). Six survey questions covered demographic information, nature of children served, actual function of teachers' roles, referral and placement procedures, and administrative planning and…

The main body of this directory lists for each district, in alphabetical order by county and State, the following information: name of unit; pupils; teachers; tax returns by high, middle, and low income; adjusted gross incomes per pupil and per teacher; and total income tax per pupil and per teacher. Summary totals by county and State are also…

The document is based on a survey conducted to ascertain the action in the states in the fields of mental retardation, mental health and related areas for 1968-1969. Information, presented in tabular form, concerns special education programs in the public schools for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children. A state by state account…

The extent to which the effectiveness of migrant education summer school programs is reflected in changes in the measurable behavior and characteristics of pupils enrolled in those programs was investigated at a statewide level. A sample of 773 6- to 9-year old children was used. Three dependent variables were studied: (1) performance on measures…

School profile data for the Tulsa Public Schools as a whole, as well as for each of the 105 schools individually, are provided for the 1971-1972 school year. The data provided relate to the background of the pupils served, the educational resources available to each school, and a measure of "output," i.e., the level of accomplishment in…

To investigate work adjustment of vocational education teachers, a nation-wide study was conducted focusing on vocational needs, job satisfaction, and job success. The study involved 180 secondary teachers from three vocational areas, business, home economics, and industrial education. A multistage sampling process was utilized to select…

This guide to career opportunities is directed to women. It presents descriptions, the current status, and the projected demand for workers in various occupations in the following areas: professional and technical workers, managers and administrators, skilled trades, clerical workers, sales workers and service workers. Figures provided for…

The behavior of a person selecting a set of friends from a larger set of acquaintances can be analyzed as a consumer choice problem. The person can be regarded as a consumer allocating his income among a set of goods which he must purchase in quantities which will maximize his utility. An increase in utility can come either from an increase in…

Data were gathered on 2,565 severely physically handicapped non-retarded persons (aged 0-55 years) in New York who were considered potentially in need of residential facilities, in order to determine the need for long term residential facilities. Statistical data are presented on the number and characteristics of persons who now have or will have…

An automated accounting system, useful for applying data to a computer from a multiplicity of terminals, has the potential of replacing the manual attendance accounting system now employed in schools. The inventors claim that such a sophisticated system with terminals in the classrooms would enable school administrators not only to monitor simple…

A general history of the Grade 5 Educational Assessment Package of Pennsylvania is given followed by the guidelines for analysis of the data. The statistical procedures used are described, as are the sample and the sample selection process. Correlations between grade 5 and grade 7 scores are given and show the greatest stability in cognitive…

Beginning with the 1970-1971 school year, the School Community Agents program underwent a major restructuring of its functions and purposes so that operations would more closely conform to ESEA Title I guidelines. Agent role functions have been coordinated toward raising the academic level of students, using two major innovations. These two…

The Libraries (Deposit of Books) Act 1962 requires printers in Tanzania mainland to deposit one copy of all books printed by them with the librarian of the University of Dar es Salaam and in 1963 the Minister for Education issued the Libraries (Deposit of Books) Order which extended the Act by requiring printers to deposit a further copy with the…

The Indian Education Program in Oklahoma is financed and operated under the provision of a contract between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Oklahoma Department of Education and is supervised by the State Department of Education as authorized by the Johnson O'Malley Act (JOM) of 1936. The narrative section of this 1972 annual report…

This 25th annual NEA survey of public school teacher supply and demand estimates that the supply of qualified teachers is generally adequate, although shortages exist in some areas. To supplement these estimates, surveys were made in State departments of education and in 71 of the country's 80 largest school systems. Shortages occurred in…