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National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1976
This report presents data compiled as a part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources expended for research and development. In fiscal year 1977, Federal R&D obligations are expected to total $23.5 billion, a record high and an increase of 8.6% over 1976. This upward shift occurs despite the fact that more than…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Energy, Engineering Education, Federal Aid
Pendred, Piers – Educational Broadcasting International, 1976
Discusses the problems of obtaining accurate estimates of the utilization of educational broadcasts in the schools and the possibility that educational broadcasts cannot be justified solely on utilization figures. (JY)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Problems, Educational Radio, Educational Television
Alden, John – Engineering Education, 1976
Presents data broken down by curriculum and degree for four levels of engineering and four technology programs. Totals for women and minorities are offered by curriculum and three levels of degree. Summary tables are provided for past years. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Degrees (Academic), Engineering, Engineering Education

Higgins, Elizabeth J. – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
Information about women and members of minority groups serving on U.S. medical school faculties is summarized, based on an updating of a 1976 report of the Association of American Medical Colleges. The data show that salaried faculty members have increased by 16 percent since 1975 but the ethnic distribution and participation of women has remained…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Females, Higher Education, Medical School Faculty
Swartz, Stanley L. – Curriculum Review, 1978
The major provisions of P.L. 94-142 are presented, followed by a discussion of implications for the classroom teacher, effects on children, and suggestions for regular teachers in dealing with the handicapped in the regular classroom. The author suggests that the law presents a new and exciting challenge for educators. (KC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Exceptional Child Education, Federal Legislation

Krus, David J.; Ceurvorst, Robert W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
An algorithm for updating the means of variances of a norm group after each computer-assisted administration of a test is described. The algorithm does not require storage of the whole data set, and provides for unlimited, continuous expansion of the test norms. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Programs, Norms, Statistical Data

Caldwell, William E.; Lutz, Frank W. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1978
This research indicates that the type of rule administration exhibited by school principals has an important effect on various aspects and elements of the educational organization as reflected in the attitudes of teachers toward the administrator's behavior. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Styles
Liu, William T.; Murata, Alice K. – Bridge, 1977
The hardships encountered by Vietnamese refugees in their journeys to the U.S. are described in this article. In addition, the extent to which their backgrounds, age, education, skills and so forth will affect their adjustment to life in this country is assessed. The individuals interviewed were located at Camp Pendleton, California, in 1975.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age, Cultural Influences, Educational Background
Brown, Robert D.; And Others – Evaluation Quarterly, 1978
This study examined the impact of different simulated evaluation report styles (use of jargon and data) on educators' agreement with evaluator's recommendations, and on ratings of the evaluator and the report. The jargon-loaded, data-free report was rated most difficult and most technical, with an audience of teachers and administrators.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Credibility, Evaluation, Information Theory
Kasun, Jacqueline – USA Today, 1978
The pamphlet, "What Can Be Done About the Epidemic of Adolescent Pregnancies in the United States?" is critically examined. The author attempts to correct statistical distortions, thereby challenging the much-decried epidemic, and takes a look at the administration of the Planned Parenthood/Guttmacher Institute in terms of its objectives. (RK)
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Educational Research

Lloyd, Sterling M., Jr.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
Survey responses of 311 Howard University College of Medicine graduates (classes of 1955-1975) confirm that the school has trained a substantial number of physicians providing care to blacks, the economically disadvantaged, and inner city residents. Implications for training minority physicians, assessing its impact on health care delivery, and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Delivery Systems, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education

Weigel, Russell; Weigel, Joan – Environment and Behavior, 1978
This paper reports the results of several independent investigations of the reliability and validity of the Environmental Concern Scale, a 16 item Likert scale assessing respondents' concerns about conservation and pollution issues. The potential utility of this scale for future research is discussed. (Author/MA)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Conservation (Environment), Environment

Hadar, N. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1978
This is the third in a sequence of three papers describing an investigation of fifth graders' ability to learn to distinguish between valid and fallacious inferences from simple conditional premises. This paper presents the research design and results. (MN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Deduction, Educational Research, Elementary Education

Gordon, Travis – Journal of Medical Education, 1977
Preliminary AAMC data indicate that the slight decreases in the size of the applicant pool observed for the last two years will continue for 1977-1978. Statistics on total applications, women and minority applicants, and mean MCAT scores are reported. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Admission (School), Educational Demand, Females

Gilbert, G. Nigel – Teaching Sociology, 1978
Describes how a computer program which simulates four techniques of town sampling can be used to teach survey sampling in a college level social research methods course. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques