This report on public and private school administrators presents data on personal characteristics, salary and benefits received, highest degree earned, and years of experience. A mail sample survey form was mailed to the administrators of all 9,317 public and 3,513 private schools in the school samples. Response rates were 94.4 percent for public…

This annual report documents the activities and accomplishments of the South Carolina State Library in 1988-1989. Introductory materials include lists of the members of both the South Carolina State Library Board and the library staff; an organizational chart; the goals and mission statement of the South Carolina State Library; a history of the…

Results of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during June 1989 are provided. This report is designed to assist policymakers and educators in reviewing the effectiveness of their programs and in reinforcing instructional successes previously achieved. The grade 12 program is intended to develop and maintain excellence…

Based on information included in the annual reports from nine states, this report summarizes fiscal 1985 projects designed to provide library services for the handicapped that were supported by Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds. Because 1985 was the first year states reported funding provided to the handicapped, some reports…

One of the most common misconceptions about probability is the belief that successive outcomes of a random process are not independent. This belief has been dubbed the "gambler's fallacy". The belief that non-normative expectations such as the gambler's fallacy are widely held has inspired probability and statistics instruction that attempts to…

A study involving 55 elementary schools and 18 secondary schools was undertaken to examine the relationships among teachers' perceptions of school organizational coupling structures, school environmental robustness, and three school effectiveness measures (school organizational effectiveness, school achievement, and average daily attendance). The…

Documentation supplied in this kit demonstrates how research libraries provide services to visiting scholars as distinguished from other categories of external user. A "visiting scholar" is most often defined as a faculty member affiliated with an institution of higher education but the term may also include independent scholars and persons…

Trends in the number of minorities and women certified and/or employed as secondary and assistant secondary principals in South Carolina are examined in this report. Analysis of state computer files of population data from 1978 to 1988 indicates that the number of females certified and employed as secondary and assistant principals has increased…

The data presented in this report provide facts about the extent to which national, state, and local governments commit resources to educate the youth of the nation. Estimated data, based on survey responses of state education agencies, are featured for the current school year (1988-89) and for the prior year (1987-88) by state, with summary…

This 1988-1989 edition of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) statistics presents data from 114 U.S. and Canadian libraries that are not members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and are not covered by the annual ARL statistics. This edition is published every 2 years. The 114 non-ARL libraries that returned…

The number of new teachers prepared each year since 1985-1986 has increased, but new teachers hired by Michigan public schools has decreased. This bulletin provides succinct information on teacher supply and demand in Michigan with comparative tables on data for the United States. Charts and graphs depict data on: (1) new teachers prepared and…

When the three-parameter logistic model and item response theory are used to analyze Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) data, there are problems with the assumption of unidimensionality. Linear factor analytic models, exploratory factor analysis programs, and the comparison of item parameter estimates for heterogeneous and homogeneous…

Designed for the use of faculty and staff in making planning and management decisions, this fact book presents data on Cochise College for the years 1982 through 1986. Data tables are presented showing 4-year trends related to the following: (1) 45th day enrollments in fall and spring semesters; (2) 45th day full-time student equivalent (FTSE)…

South Carolina's Education Improvement Act (EIA) of 1984 was a comprehensive piece of reform legislation providing for 60 new educational policies and programs. These new activities were funded by a one-cent increase in the state sales tax. The Act requires annual reports that present information concerning the benefits of EIA, provide additional…

This report, the last in a series of three studies on the nature of school administration in Georgia, provides an array of statistical tables and charts, along with interpretive information, on teachers' perceptions of the principalship. These data highlight the following issues: imbalance of the work force; role of the principal; quality and…