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Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1986
Hearings on the 1990 Decennial Census were held on May 1, 1986, and May 15, 1986. The May 1 session focused on data processing procedures. Speakers included John G. Keane, Daniel G. Horvitz, William Eddy, Judith S. Rowe, Benjamin F. King, and Stephen E. Fienberg. Topics included automation of address files and questionnaire check-in; dissemination…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Demography
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1985
This hearing, which is the first of a series of hearings on the 1990 decennial census, focuses on automation activities, pretest preparations, and proposed residency rules. Gene L. Dodaro, associate director of the General Accounting Office, calls on the committee to use special purpose tests to adequately evaluate the following: (1) potential of…
Descriptors: Automation, Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
The methodologies, instruments, and procedures that were used by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) in conducting its part of the Safe School Study are described in detail. The report focuses on methods, the rationale for their selection, and their implementation. It also addresses various practical problems encountered. The sample design is…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Methods
Zirkel, Perry A. – NOLPE School Law Journal, 1982
Examination of 216 court decisions from 1977 to 1981 and a survey of 97 higher education officials from the Southeast showed that little growth had occurred in faculty employment cases and that administrators have a generally inaccurate perception of these judicial developments. Copies of the survey questionnaires are appended. (RW)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Higher Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
This report summarizes the views of depository librarians on the Government Printing Office's (GPO) depository library program as obtained from a questionnaire administered by the U. S. General Accounting Office. The questionnaire was developed to obtain background information for that office's response to the request of the Chairman of the Joint…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Depository Libraries, Federal Programs, Government Publications
Welch, C. Brigid, Ed. – 1990
This kit is based on 73 responses to a survey conducted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Office of Management Services to obtain information on the management of CD-ROM database installations in ARL libraries. The survey sought information in the areas of CD-ROM funding, instruction and publicity, organization, equipment, security,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Administration
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
This documentation has been prepared to guide the analyst who intends to analyze the data collected for the Safe School Study. Along with the Volume 2 Methodology report, its objective is to serve as a reference guide to the distributed data files. Together, these two volumes describe the data, the techniques utilized in their collection, and the…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1991
For this kit, 119 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries were surveyed to ascertain the extent of employee award programs. The survey focused on identifying how many member libraries have an employee award program and also gathered information on the nature of these programs. Questions were designed to identify what is rewarded,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Awards, Data Analysis, Higher Education
Tower, Cynthia Crosson, Ed. – 1984
This publication, intended to serve as a general guideline, presents responses to 20 questions on the specific roles and responsibilities of individual teachers when they are involved in reporting child abuse and neglect. The Legal Services section of each Department of Social Services in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Childrens Rights
Washington State Legislature, Olympia. Senate. – 1975
A survey of almost 6,500 community college faculty, trustees, students, presidents, and administrators was conducted to study the question of faculty relations in the Washington State community college system, with special emphasis on collective bargaining. Respondents (38 percent of the questionnaire distribution) favored including part-time…
Descriptors: Administrators, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1991
For this kit, 119 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) academic libraries were surveyed to identify: (1) the practices in the area of information desks; (2) information desk staffing; (3) information desk functions; and (4) their relation to the other service points within the particular library. Responses were received from 87 libraries, some…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Information Services
Texas State Dept. of Human Resources, Austin. – 1991
A Texas study on prekindergarten and early childhood care that was developed for the Texas legislature in response to an amendment of the Texas Education Code is presented. Also presented are findings on: (1) the developmental appropriateness of prekindergarten programs, defined here as programs for eligible 4-year-olds; (2) the potential for…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Day Care Centers