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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1979
This statistical and descriptive report of foreign language (FL) study in Illinois public schools shows considerable continuity in the scope, content, and enrollment patterns of FL programs with respect to earlier surveys. While nearly all high schools offer FL courses, enrollments tend to be higher in suburban schools and in schools with high…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment, Rural Urban Differences, Second Language Instruction
Fletcher, Richard K., Jr.; And Others – 1979
Summarized are results of a survey of Tennessee teachers, elementary school principals, and supervisors of instruction regarding their views of environmental education and its implementation. Of the possible respondents, 35.4% returned the survey questionnaire. Frequency tabulations, percentages, and means show that environmental education is…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Outdoor Education
Murrell, Stanley A.; Schulte, Paul J. – 1980
A measurement model was developed and refined in two successive need assessment surveys of samples representative of statewide populations. The first was the Kentucky Elderly Need Assessment (KENA) which was administered to 570 persons, age 60 and older, across Kentucky. The second was the Kentucky Social Services Need Assessment Project (SNAP),…
Descriptors: Adults, Measurement Techniques, Mental Health, Models
Laverty, Grace E. – 1980
In 1978 a study was initiated to determine the use and importance of foreign language proficiency in Pennsylvania businesses. Two hundred eighty-four respondents represented the commercial, health, and municipal domains. Positive responses (indicating employment of personnel skilled in languages other than English) were received from 41% of…
Descriptors: Business, City Government, Employment Practices, Health Services
Whetstone, B. D.; Shelton, John – 1976
In August 1973, the Alabama State legislature resolved that from 1973 through 1978, the top priority goal for education in Alabama should be proficiency in reading. This report to the legislature summarizes the status of reading instruction in the 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 academic years, including special reading-related programs and both city and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Reading Achievement, Reading Improvement
PERKINS, EDWARD A., JR.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY CLUSTERS OF TASKS PERFORMED BY A COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLE OF OFFICE EMPLOYEES WORKING IN FIVE OFFICE-SIZE CATEGORIES IN 12 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATIONS IN WASHINGTON STATE. QUESTIONNAIRES LISTING 599 OFFICE TASKS AND VALIDATED BY INTERVIEWS WITH 286 OFFICE WORKERS AND SUPERVISORS AND BY A JURY OF…
Descriptors: Employment Statistics, Job Analysis, Occupational Clusters, Office Occupations
KNOLL, PETER F., JR.; STEPHENS, JOHN F. – 1968
THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS INVESTIGATION WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF UTAH'S INSERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM, COMPARE IT WITH THAT OF OTHER STATES, DETERMINE ITS EFFECTIVENESS, AND ASCERTAIN PROBLEM AREAS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY A SURVEY OF OTHER STATE PROGRAMS, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH STATE VOCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness, Questionnaires, State Surveys
HOLMES, CARL; LOVELESS, AUSTIN G. – 1968
OPINIONNAIRES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 478 BUSINESS AND OFFICE PRACTICE TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, PRINCIPALS, VOCATIONAL DIRECTORS, AND SUPERINTENDENTS CONCERNED WITH BUSINESS AND OFFICE PRACTICE PROGRAMS IN UTAH HIGH SCHOOLS TO ASCERTAIN THEIR OPINIONS CONCERNING THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TWO-PERIOD BLOCK CLASSES COMPARED TO TWO ONE-PERIOD…
Descriptors: Business Education, High Schools, Office Practice, Program Attitudes
Beima, James R., Comp. – 1965
The objectives of the survey were to identify the types of employment available for each population area in Alaska and to determine the occupational goals of high school students in the state, in order to provide a basis for evaluation of vocational education curricula. Of 15,308 high school students enrolled the first week of the 1966-67 school…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Employment Statistics, High School Students, Labor Force
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Washington, DC. – 1977
Presented is information from responses to a 1977 survey of salaries, education and experience of state directors of special education. It is explained that the survey, undertaken by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), was designed to update two previous NASDSE studies. Among data presented in 23 tables are…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrators, Handicapped Children
Jones, Milbrey L. – 1977
This survey of school media standards, prepared to describe the impact of Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on the development or revision of media standards for elementary and secondary schools, provides an up-to-date compilation of standards and an analysis of trends. The study describes the background of media…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Schools, Library Services, Library Standards
Wilson, Marian L.
The study to assess the status of elementary and secondary home economics programs in Massachusetts and to determine the inservice needs of the teachers also had the objectives of: determining desirable types of inservice activities, determining desirable subject areas, gathering information on teacher education and experience, and sharing the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Home Economics Education, Home Economics Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
Lawrence, George L. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to provide information for program planning to improve the quality of occupational information disseminated in Washington schools. The study tried to answer the following questions: Are the materials being used? Who is using them? Are they considered helpful? What changes are recommended? The method used was a survey…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Information Dissemination, Occupational Information, Publications
New Jersey School Boards Association, Trenton. – 1975
A survey instrument to access the statewide impact of school vandalism was sent to every public school district in New Jersey. Information was requested on (1) vandalism costs by categories; (2) comparisons on the costs and incidents of vandalism for the years 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1974-75; (3) location and occurrence of vandal acts; (4) methods,…
Descriptors: Costs, Police School Relationship, Prevention, Questionnaires
Nevil, Leota – 1975
This report defines a curriculum laboratory to be a center where educational materials are developed, modified, and stored. Included in the document are a history of the curriculum laboratory, a study of its characteristics, and a survey of the curriculum laboratories in the colleges and universities of Pennsylvania. The Wilkes College curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Curriculum Study Centers
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