This is the third annual report on the condition of Connecticut's public school facilities required pursuant to Section 10-220 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The data in this report reflect the responses of school district officials to various survey questions. Summary data are discussed in fairly broad categories--education reference groups…

This is the fourth annual report on the condition of Connecticut's public school facilities required pursuant to Section 10-220 of the Connecticut General Statutes. The data in this report reflect the responses of school district officials to various survey questions. Summary data are discussed in fairly broad categories--education reference…

The increased use of qualitative research methods has spurred interest in developing formal standards for assessing its validity. These standards, however, fall short if they do not include public disclosure of methods as a criterion. The researcher must be accountable in documenting the actions associated with establishing internal validity…

Social work education journals do not always include research studies done in other academic departments in higher education. This bibliography includes materials from other academic departments related to the alternative teaching method called mastery learning. Mastery learning is a behavioral and outcome-based teaching method that involves using…

This document lists the publications produced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) in the 2001 calendar year. It was prepared primarily for heads of HEFCE-funded higher education institutions and further education colleges and heads of universities in Northern Ireland with those responsible for administration and libraries…

The Private Colleges Accreditation Board of Alberta, Canada, requires each private college with accredited degree programs to submit an annual report consisting of two parts: a Narrative and a Statistical Summary. This document contains instructions for completing both portions of the report. The Narrative focuses on programs, enhancement of…

The Alberta, Canada, Private Colleges Accreditation Board requires each private college with accredited degree programs to submit an annual report consisting of two parts: a Narrative; and a Statistical Summary. This document contains the instructions for completing both portions of the report. The Narrative section focuses on programs,…

This paper is intended to raise awareness of the need to understand and include effect size statistics in research reports. The paper summarizes what is meant by effect size and why it is important in educational research. It then presents findings of a review of recent issues of four journals to determine the use of effect size by researchers.…

This study reviewed the statistical practices in published research articles in the Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk to determine the reporting of effect sizes and structure coefficients. Of the 12 quantitative studies found in the last 3 volumes of the journal, only 3 were identified as using multiple regression analysis. Two of…

The primary purpose of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL's) Center for Literacy is to improve the reading achievement of all students by providing assistance to schools, districts, education service agencies, and state education agencies in defining and implementing research-based best practices in literacy. The Center for…

Provides a listing of the Reports of the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and reviews a number of these reports that should be of interest to college teachers. (JR)

Presents a brief summary of the information reported to the Examinations Secretary by the Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) Boards in Britain. Emphasis is placed upon the percentages of students taking examinations in the sciences. (JR)

Presents a summary of the lectures and seminars at a conference on examinations and assessment organized by Chelsea College and the National Foundation for Educational Research. Lecture topics included examining at 16+, development towards a Certificate of Extended Education examing at 18+, and examinations in relation to the curriculum. (JR)

Papers presented at scientific meetings are at least as valuable as those published in the journals. As a medium for current awareness, meeting papers have important advantages over those published in the journals. "Current Programs," a new current-awareness service, is making it possible to take advantage of this heretofore underutilized…

The Philadelphia Section surveys chemical professionals released by Sun Oil and Borden Chemical. (Author/DF)