Guidelines are provided for designing and conducting a telephone opinion poll of the community. Issues discussed in the first part of this guide include determining the proper sample size, drawing a representative sample of the general adult population or of voters, selecting phone numbers, making call-backs, obtaining the proper male-female…

Perspectives on the 1985 Association of American Colleges' report, "Integrity in the College Curriculum," are presented, with attention to connections between the report and ideas from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Using quotes from philosophers and scholars, attention is directed to: why the report was written and what it is…

A survey of 400 randomly selected Florida vocational educators was conducted to determine their attitudes toward educational change and how flexible they are. The teachers received a three-part form which was intended to measure demographics, innovativeness-flexibility, and attitude toward innovation. Approximately 330 questionnaires were…

A needs assessment of local residents was conducted in the Pasadena Area Community College District to provide information for college planning. Telephone interviews solicited information on residents' characteristics, knowledge of Pasadena City College (PCC), attitudes toward the college, and past and anticipated participation in college…

A community survey was undertaken to assess public opinion on five educational issues: (1) teacher recruitment, preparation and certification; (2) professional career ladders and master teacher roles; (3) school staff development; (4) merit salary increases; and (5) teacher image. Respondents (142) included businesses and residences with and…

A survey sought to discover whether the beliefs about education held by teacher education candidates differed from those of their non-teaching counterparts. Responses to the "MSU Educational Beliefs Inventory" were obtained from 391 teacher candidates and 232 students enrolled in an introductory communications class at Michigan State University.…

There are two issues relating to athletic training education for which perception may be overshadowing reality. They are "educators vs. clinicians" and "the relative value of clinical vs. class room instruction." The author's desire is to convince every athletic trainer to use language that does not perpetuate philosophies that…

Presents the results of a survey conducted at the National School Boards Association's annual convention in Houston (1974). Spells out the specifics concerning how participants voted, in separate breakdowns for superintendents and school board members. (W M)

To survive, community colleges must be particularly sensitive to the immediate needs of society. (Editor)

Teachers indicated how they felt classmates would behave toward the physically handicapped child; how difficult the child's adjustment would be; how willing the teacher would be to have a handicapped child enrolled in his class and whether or not it would be a problem for the teacher; and the type of educational situation that would be best for…

Information obtained by combining data collected from a panel of high school sophomores (1966) and seniors (1968) with a recent post-high school follow-up (1972) is used to address the question: Do youth, both whites and blacks, who attend racially desegregated schools, have educational aspirations and expectations which are significantly…

Abbreviated version of the atuhor's EdD dissertation (Boston University, School of Education, May 19, 1968).

Based on address to annual meeting, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (Washington, D.C., November 12, 1968).