STATISTICAL DATA WAS COMPILED FROM A DETAILED STUDY IN ONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYSTEM OF CLASS COMPOSITIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS OF ABILITIES, AND ACHIEVEMENT BY RACES. PROCEDURES USED IN CARRYING OUT THE STUDY AND MAKING THE ANALYSES ARE OUTLINED. ALL OF THE STATISTICAL DATA IS SUMMARIZED IN A SERIES OF TABLES. BASED ON THIS DATA, SEVERAL CONCLUSIONS CAN…

DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF CENSUS FINDINGS OF MARCH 1964 WERE USED IN THIS STUDY. STUDIES SHOW THAT A FAMILY OF FOUR CAN ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE DIET ON ABOUT 70 CENTS A DAY PER PERSON WITH AN ADDITIONAL $1.40 FOR OTHER ITEMS - TOTAL EARNINGS OF $60 A WEEK. IF ALL FAMILIES LIVING AT LESS THAN THIS LEVEL OR CLOSE TO IT ARE INCLUDED AMONG THE POOR, THERE…

WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION ENABLES THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT TO BE EMPLOYED UNDER SCHOOL SUPERVISION WHILE CONTINUING HIS EDUCATION IN SCHOOL. THE REPORT POINTS OUT THE SUCCESS AND THE BENEFITS OF SUCH A PROGRAM TO THE STUDENT, THE EMPLOYER AND THE COMMUNITY. THE EVALUATION IS BASED ON THE SCHOOL YEAR 1960-61 AND 4,900 STUDENTS AND 43 HIGH SCHOOLS IN…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963, APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TEACHERS ATTENDING NDEA FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTES WERE TESTED AND EVALUATED FOR COMPETENCY. THIS DOCUMENT DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RATINGS GIVEN THEM BY FACULTY GROUPS AT THE INSTITUTES AND THEIR SCORES ON THE MLA FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS FOR TEACHERS AND ADVANCED STUDENTS.…

THIS PROJECT REPORTED THE RESULTS OF THE SIXTH REVISION OF STATISTICS ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENTRANCE AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BA DEGREE. IT WAS FOUND THAT, OUT OF 899 COLLEGES WHICH GRANT SUCH A DEGREE, A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE BY 284 INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR THE BA BY 772. TABLES ARE LISTED WHICH COMPARE STATISTICS WITH THOSE…

This report contains the responses of the constituent institutions of the State University of New York to library questionnaires distributed by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and by the New York State Education Department, for Fall 1978 and Fall 1979. Included in the statistical tables are data on library collections, staff, and…

This listing provides information about data resources available at the Data Resources and Research Center, an archive and information clearinghouse for social science research about women's lives and social change. Descriptions of data resources are divided into three categories: (1) acquired and fully documented, (2) acquired but not fully…

This report series defines and measures the "information activity" within the national economy. "Information activity" is defined to include those specific industries and occupations whose primary function is to produce, process, or transmit economically valuable information. Changes in the national labor force are analyzed…

These statistical tables provide data on the university library members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) concerning their collections, including microforms and periodicals, as well as personnel, expenditures, and number of Ph.D.'s awarded and Ph.D. fields. Summary statistics show the high and low data for each of the above categories…

This is one of three volumes presenting the procedures and results of a research effort investigating the effects upon student outcomes of training teachers to implement individual study and self-directed study in their classrooms. In this volume correlation matrices drawn from tests of student variables and achievement are presented. Item…

Based on information obtained from the Educational Research Service, Inc., survey collecting 1978-79 data about scheduled and paid salaries from 1,110 responding school districts, this report contains current data relating to salary schedules for principals and assistant principals. To facilitate analysis of the data, Section 1 compares 1978-79…

Presented are social, educational, and job-related characteristics of a select group of scientists, engineers and other highly-trained persons in the United States. Eight major fields (computer specialists, engineers, mathematical specialists, life scientists, physical scientists, environmental scientists, psychologists, and social scientists) are…

A general class of regression models for ordered categorised data is developed and discussed. Thier properties are contrasted with log linear models and other methods of analysis. The general problem of fitting by maximum likelihood is discussed and solved. The models are shown to be multivariate extensions of generalised linear models and the…

As determined in this study of 35 adults in the Toronto area, the single most common and most important reason for adult learning is the desire to use or apply knowledge and skill. Commitment to an action goal (producing, accomplishing, or doing something) came first; then came the decision to learn certain knowledge and skills as one step toward…

The aim of Project VISION (Vocational Information System Involving Occupational Needs) is the development of a model system of local occupational and employment information involving current and prospective manpower resources and requirements. Discussed in this presentation are the background and environment of the project, and some past, current,…