Intended to facilitate cooperation among all types of libraries and to assist the medical and health sciences communities, this directory lists 152 medical libraries in New York State: hospital, industrial, medical research, schools of medicine, and schools of nursing, optometry, and pharmacy. Most of the libraries are open to research by…

The proceedings of a conference on Asian Americans held in New York City in May 1978 are summarized in this report. The conference consisted of workshops on four issues: employment, voter participation, youth, and the elderly. In the workshop on employment, issues discussed included the participation of Asians in the health system and in the…

QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS WERE SENT TO 98,000 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS IN 1960, AND 45,199 COMPLETED FORMS WERE RETURNED. OF THOSE RESPONDENTS QUESTIONED, 91 PERCENT GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 1 PERCENT EXPECTED TO GRADUATE LATER. AFTER GRADUATION 45.5 PERCENT DID NOT CONTINUE IN ANY TYPE OF SCHOOL, WHILE 38.5 PERCENT ENTERED COLLEGE. THERE WERE 7…

THE PURPOSES OF THE QUALITY MEASUREMENT PROJECT WERE TO DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION PROVIDED BY A SCHOOL SYSTEM AND TO PUT INTO THE HANDS OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING AREAS OF WHICH IMPROVEMENT MAY REASONABLY BE EXPECTED, GIVEN THEIR OWN LOCAL CONDITIONS. THIS STUDY SAMPLE CONSISTED OF…

AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL'S PATTERN OF LIVING AND THE RETENTION OF MENTAL ABILITIES WITH AGE WAS MADE AND EVALUATED. THE OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO ESTIMATE THE EFFECTS OF AN 11-YEAR INCREMENT (50-61) UPON EIGHT MEASURABLE MENTAL ABILITIES, (2) TO ESTIMATE THE EFFECT OF THE GIVEN AGE INCREMENT UPON INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIT…

THIS RESEARCH REPORTS THE RESULTS OF A STATISTICAL SURVEY OF CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHERS OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS. DATA COLLECTED FROM REPLIES OF QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO STATE CERTIFICATION OFFICERS INDICATED THAT A SHIFT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF…

Economic, social, and cultural changes in American society have contributed to a significant increase in the number of women in the work force. A review of existing literature concerning "women in the world of work" form the basis of this document. Fourteen graphics contribute to the detailed study of statistical data. The review cites…

This study presents the results of research concerning Ontario population trends and considers the implications for school-age groups in selected regions and throughout Ontario. Findings indicate that fertility has been declining across Ontario in recent years, especially in urban areas and for women under 20 and over 35. Although Ontario has…

Twenty-one elementary schools of "open space" design were studied to learn how teachers were adapting to this new kind of school environment. A method of quantifying a building's extent of physical openness was developed. Comparison of the original design of the buildings with their current floorplan indicated that in all but four of the…

A school broadcast utilization survey was conducted between September and November 1975 from a total of 73,048 kindergartens, nurseries, primary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, and special schools in Japan. Survey questions focused on the usage rates of TV, radio, and VTR as well as utilization of NHK's TV and radio school…

The hourly wages of migrants in Wayne County, New York in 1968 were higher than state or Federal legal requirements. However, for many migrant workers, the irregularity of migrant employment made it less profitable over the harvest than a steady job at the lower legal rates. Moreover, a person who could be employed at a steady job as a…

This is a study of beliefs, attitudes, and behavior with regard to a wide range of legal and illegal drugs. Included are data about coffee, tea, tobacco, and illicit drugs such as marihuana and heroin. The report covers the current situation and highlights trends from two prior studies on drug abuse conducted for the National Commission on…

Information on the Student Loan Program 1971-72 in the state of Alaska is given in this document. Statistical tables divide information by in-stage college attended and other states or regions. Tables are: student loans awarded 1971-72, student loans awarded 1971-72 percentage chart, average size of loans 1971-72, recapitulation of loan program…

Over 200 noncommercial radio stations responded to a survey to gather data on the characteristics of member stations and to sample the opinion of nonmembers toward a cooperative network concept. A second survey of 18 networks sought to gather indepth information on network operation. Results showed that 22.2 percent of the stations surveyed were…

The purpose of this study was to analyze the available statistics concerning teachers in schools of general education in the Federal Republic of Germany. An analysis of the demographic structure of the pool of full-time teachers showed that in 1971 30 percent of the teachers were under age 30, and 50 percent were under age 35. It was expected that…