A questionnaire was mailed to 500 randomly selected households in a 15 square mile suburban area to assess the attitudes of adult community members regarding the use of computers in the schools. A response rate of 50% was achieved. It was found that respondents did not always have strong opinions regarding the use of computers in the schools;…

This nineteenth annual Gallup Poll of public attitudes toward public schools focuses on educational policies of the Reagan Administration, and continues to monitor trends and opinions on questions about schooling. Questions and responses are included for the following categories: (1) Perceived Improvements in Local Public Schools; (2) Perceived…

A study was conducted at Charles Stewart Mott Community College (MCC) to determine why many persons admitted to the college never complete any courses, to identify aspects of the college environment which might be changed to retain some of these potential students, and to learn how to channel recruitment resources toward applicants who are more…

Data from the last several decades indicate that declining public confidence in education may be closely related to declining confidence in the authority and legitimacy of the state. Annual survey data from Gallup and others and data on declining public approval of school bond issues show the drop in public confidence in education in the 1960s and…

A survey was conducted in Washington State to measure the general public's awareness and perceptions of community college capital funding needs; to evaluate the feasibility of success for a statewide capital funding initiative campaign based on increased property tax assessments; and to serve as a baseline study for future campaign strategies. The…

Considered the administrative leadership and the teacher attitudes necessary to implement instructional technology. (RK)

In this article the reader is launched into the story of how the educational village called Parkland Community College came to be. (Author/RK)

The relationship between levels of academic achievement of first-year university students and various attitudinal, situational and mental health factors was examined. (Editor)

This paper attempted to show that demand for education in a "developing" country need not be explosive, and, indeed, that enrollment in schools may decline significantly even though the supply of facilities (teachers, classrooms, low or non-existent fees) is maintained. (Author/RK)

This study compares explanatory factors related to the educational expectations of Japanese American and White college students. The research was conducted at a major West Coast state university located in an urban metropolitan area. Data were gathered through a questionnaire mailed to a sample of 200 Japanese Americans and 200 White full-time…

The Curriculum Orientation Profile was designed to assist in the identification of individual perspectives on curriculum and curricular decision-making. It contains 57 items, with which one agrees or disagrees. Each item is also given a code to be used in interpreting the score. Items with which one agrees are assigned to one of five codes,…