Predicated on the two basic dimensions of leadership--concern for performance of the organization and for relationships among individuals therein--this study investigates differences in leadership style effectiveness of elected and appointed superintendents as perceived by principals, school board presidents, the superintendents themselves, and…

Noting that data from 1970 working life tables indicate that since 1960 worklife expectancy has continued to edge downward for men and to lengthen for women, this report briefly discusses continuing trends in the worklife of men and women from 1900 through 1970. Women's worklife is presented in terms of single women; mothers; widowed, divorced,…

This report examines the difference in approaches between sociologists and psychologists when using multiple regression techniques in the analysis of behavioral data. Psychologists and sociologists are often divided in their orientation toward regression techniques, and this division could be a substantial and unfortunate barrier to communication…

A study investigated whether changes occurred in women's career success as a result of four years attendance at either a women's or a coeducational college. It is a follow-up to a 1975 study of the career success of entering college women. The 1979 graduates of generally comparable colleges (six women's and nine coeducational) indicated career…

Graduation rates of the fall semester freshman classes that entered the Bloomington campus of Indiana University between 1980 and 1974 were studied. By examining the percentage of students completing a baccalaureate degree within four years of their matriculation, it was found that the graduation rate from the Bloomington campus significantly…

Financial data reflecting institutional education and general revenue items/education and general expenditure items for Nebraska colleges and universities (years ending 1975-78) are presented. Education and general revenue include current fund revenue from: tuition and fees; state appropriations; local appropriations, federal appropriations,…

THE TRENDS INDICATE THAT ABOUT 7.5 MILLION OF THE 26 MILLION YOUNG PEOPLE ENTERING THE LABOR FORCE DURING THE 1960'S WILL NOT HAVE COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT 2.5 MILLION WILL NOT HAVE COMPLETED EVEN THE EIGHTH GRADE. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS WAS THE HIGHEST AMONG ALL AGE GROUPS AND RANGED FROM 11 TO 24 PERCENT DURING THE…

ALTHOUGH ONLY 36 PER CENT OF OUR POPULATION LIVE IN RURAL AREAS, 52 PER CENT OF OUR POOR RESIDE THERE. RURAL INFANT MORTALITY AND RURAL DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, AND RURAL MIGRATORY FARM WORKERS HAVE SIMILARLY HIGH MORTALITY RATES. RURAL AREAS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SHORTAGES IN ALL HEALTH SERVICES.…

THIS SURVEY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP OF FLORIDA TO STATES OF SIMILAR SIZE CONCERNING SERVICES AND SIZE OF STAFF FOR THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN DURING 1965-1966 IN THESE SEVEN AREAS--SPEECH HANDICAPPED, SPECIAL LEARNING PROBLEMS (INCLUDING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED, BRAIN DAMAGED, SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED, AND…

A "TIME LAG" STATISTICAL METHOD WHICH COMPARES THE RELATIVE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF NEGROES AND WHITES TO REACH THE SAME LEVEL ON A NUMBER OF INDICES SHOWS THAT NEGROES LAG IN LIFE EXPECTANCY, RATE OF BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS, INFANT MORTALITY, HEALTH CONDITIONS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT POSSIBILITIES. THE NEGRO UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FLUCTUATE…

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WERE STUDIED TO (1) DISCOVER LEVELS OF COMPETENCY, (2) OBTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC AND BASE LINE DATA, (3) ASSIST IN REEVALUATING THE DIAGNOSTICIAN PROGRAM. THE POPULATION, 209 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (DPI) APPROVED DIAGNOSTICIANS AND 107 MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF…

The 1980-81 costs of tuition, required fees, and room and board at state and land-grant universities are examined, with two-year comparisons presented for median undergraduate charges and median graduate and professional studies charges. Fifteen-year trends of median charges for undergraduate tuition and fees (1965-80) are presented along with…

State/territory funded scholarships and grant programs to undergraduate students with financial need are detailed in the 11th annual survey by the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP). Historical data from 1969-1970, including dollar value awards in states with the largest programs, information on State Student…

Three different computational procedures for equating two forms of a test were applied to a pair of mathematics tests to compare the results of the three procedures. The tests that were being equated were two forms of the SRA Mastery Mathematics Tests. The common, linking test used for equating was the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form S,…

Information about tax assistance to public universities and colleges for 1979-1980 is provided. The report details state tax-fund appropriations alphabetically by state for operating expenses of higher education. Among findings were that the 50 states appropriated more than $19 billion for annual operating expenses in fiscal year 1979-1980, that…