Results of a 1977 survey at the University of California, Davis of 2,518 baccalaureate degree recipients of 1973 and 1976 are presented. Information is provided on occupations, salaries, job satisfaction, continuing education of graduates and their reflections on the personal and occupational value of their college studies. The appendices contain…

The study examined whether the California Achievement Test (CAT) results would be affected if the test instructions were administered in the language the children best understood. In a pre-post-test sequence, 77 Mexican American second graders between the ages of 7 and 8 of a low socioeconomic background attending the same elementary school in…

On the basis of a microeconometric examination of Philadelphia School District data, it is concluded that (1) many school inputs do matter, (2) disadvantaged students can be helped by particular types of inputs, and (3) these optimistic results are accounted for by the use of pupil-specific data, and appropriate statistical data. The school inputs…

Delivered at a conference on women in British education, this collection of papers demonstrates with statistical evidence and close argument the extent of discrimination against women in higher education. "The Place of Women in the Changing Pattern of Further Education" by Eileen Byrne looks at women as they leave school at the secondary…

Sullivan's Ethical Reasoning Scale contains three dilemmas with response pairs representing Kohlberg's stages of moral development. In Kohlberg's first three stages, goodness is equated with lack of punishment, usefulness, and approval, respectively. Good is seen as conformity to rule and ruler in stage four, and stage five comprises…

This directory, a result of questionnaires circulated by the Behavioral Research Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, provides information on the types of programs and number of degree granting institutions that exist in the field of police science in the United States. The introduction traces the growth of police…

This handbook is intended as a guide for engineers, architects, and individuals familiar with heating and ventilating applications who wish to design a solar heating system for a residential or small commercial building in the Pacific Coast Region. The climate of the region is discussed by selected cities in terms of the effect of climate on solar…

The status of women in Maryland public higher education institutions is examined in this report prompted by the Governor's Commission on Women. The first part of the study deals with student data, including enrollment patterns, academic areas of interest, financial aid, and student progression. The second part covers employee data, such as…

Two postsecondary institutions in Michigan, Macomb County Community College and Michigan State University, participated in a two-year program that attempted to implement and evaluate a set of procedures developed for measuring and mapping each student's educational cognitive style and using the resulting maps to individualize educational programs…

In October 1975 all institutions listed in the "Higher Education Directory" were surveyed for frequency distributions of their faculty salaries by rank. The results are summarized in tables. Salaries are given in quartiles according to faculty rank, institution type and size, and geographic region. Some observations and trend analyses are made.…

The current political conflict over school policy making is raised as a source of political learning for the young. It is hypothesized that the current politicization of educational issues influences students as never before and that this influence has great potential for re-shaping perceptions and evaluations of the political world. In the last…

The paper discusses problems faced by policy makers in utilizing social science research in decision making on educational issues and problems. The term social science research is interpreted as including both educational evaluation and educational research. The history of social science research and critical issues associated with social science…

As a base for evaluating the need for further federal involvement in school finance, this study examines changes that have taken place in the distribution of resources within the states. It examines the effectiveness of school finance reform solely in terms of results--the resource levels made available in the school districts of a state and the…

Doctorate-granting institutions and independent medical colleges were surveyed to gather systematic, comparative information on international scientific activities supported by the federal government, private foundations, and other sources. Data were gathered on these activities' nature and scope, the academic disciplines involved, and the world…

Information from Office of Civil Rights (OCR) report forms pertaining to distribution of financial aid to all Florida community college students for fiscal year 1976-77 comprises this report, intended for college, state, and federal level decision- and policy-makers. Data are organized in tabular form. Table 1 is a summary of aid for the year,…