This document was prepared by the Privacy and Security Staff, National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service, in conjunction with the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Office of General Counsel, to explain and discuss the requirements of the LEAA regulations governing confidentiality of research and statistical data.…

This statistical handbook describes the growth in numbers of doctorates granted in various fields and corresponding growth in numbers of colleges and universities; delineates patterns of doctoral education in the US and shows changes that occur in transition from academic to professional work; describes US doctorate recipients of foreign origin…

The 1971 current state of the audiovisual communications industry in the U.S.A. is summarized with dollar figures of sales broken down for different categories, and brief consideration of current trends. (RH)

A "portrait" of a child abuser based on studies of the 60,000 cases of child abuse reported in the United States each year. (MF)

The Information Retrieval Research Laboratory of the University of Illinois regularly calculates certain statistics associated with the MARC II data base. Statistics pertaining to data element occurrence, data element length, and distribution of records by Dewey Decimal division and Library of Congress class code are given. (Author)

In 26 states, the maximum weekly benefit is now at least half of the statewide average weekly wage; in 4 states, the maximum is two-thirds. (Editor)

Part of the report of the survey conducted by the National Institute of Adult Education (England and Wales), This chapter presents detailed statistics on enrollment. (NL)

Public education in Alabama is moving in the right direction and is poised to be a national model for the college and career readiness of its students. Through some of the most challenging financial circumstances, public education in Alabama has continued to show great promise in many areas, including reading, math, and science. The success of…

This is the fourth annual report on the effects of the introduction of variable fees arrangements for UK and EU-domiciled full-time undergraduates attending higher education institutions in England. This report, like its predecessors, brings together a range of information from publicly accessible sources and the institutions themselves about the…

Youth with disabilities are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system (Crosse, Kaye, & Ratnofsky, 1992; Sullivan & Knutson, 2000). Although research on this topic is limited, youth with disabilities who are emancipating from foster care are at risk for particularly poor outcomes, experiencing even lower rates of employment,…

Professional development that improves teaching and student learning meets research-based standards to ensure high-quality educator learning experiences. Since the quality of professional learning affects its results, many states, districts, and schools want to measure the effectiveness of their professional development to make targeted…