The present research involves teachers' attitudes. In the first phase, individual teachers from inner city schools were interviewed according to a procedure whereby selected samples of tapes of various dialects were played and the teacher was asked to describe her impressions of the child. Adjectives from these free-responses formed the basis for…

A roster of all persons who perform rehabilitation counseling in the United States was compiled, and random samples of 40 each were selected from 25 sampling cells representing the total population of 4,559. Case records, job histories, early career aspirations, and education were examined in order to place the rehabilitation counselor in the…

Activities of the Research Department of the California Teacher Association (CTA) during 1971-1972 are categorized into the following areas: (1) Publication of Research Bulletins, Supplementary Research Reports, Research Resumes and Special Research Reports; (2) Handling of information requests through the department's Research Information…

Some suggestions and ideas for initiating a statewide educational assessment program are provided. Guiding principles for an assessment should be: (1) to specify and define educational goals in terms of measurable outcomes; (2) to involve various publics extensively; (3) to use measurement instruments having face and content validity; (4) to…

The questionnaire used in collecting data regarding school-related alienation from 10,000 senior high school students is provided. The questionnaire is comprised of 23 questions for which 3 or more replies are possible. Data are reported at the 1st Quartile, Median, 3rd Quartile, and the Range. (For related document, see TM 002 455.) (DB)

The use of a short, face valid, objectively scorable questionnaire to obtain students' evaluations of courses as a whole is discussed. The instrument is described from the standpoints of content domain, reliability, face validity, and university-wide applicability. This instrument would provide reliable normed data for use by campus-level…

This booklet is one of a series intended to provide explicit instructions for the collection of oceanographic data and samples at sea. The methods and procedures described have been used by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and found reliable and up-to-date. Instructions are given for taking air samples on board ship to determine the…

Two new directions for strengthening the evaluation and research efforts of school districts are discussed. The first direction is in developing a methodology for clarifying and systematizing formative evaluations; the second is in improving the attitude survey capabilities of school districts. (DB)

While current information on the dynamics of a library is essential, some concern has been expressed about the efficiency of the statistical collecting procedures as well as the usefulness of the statistical data collected at the Purdue University Libraries. Task priorities based on objectives and the significant cost factor of staff time, dictate…

The first of a series to be published about the Wisconsin County and District Fair Study, this report provides information concerning: (1) the origin and present status of fairs in the United States, and in Wisconsin particularly, (2) the need for the present study, (3) a review of results of other related studies, and (4) an overview of the…

In this fourth volume in a series designed to aid curriculum installers, the techniques used to collect and use data in the readiness, or initial, phase of a curriculum installation are described. The primary focus is on decision-making and on data-based procedures to use in decision-making. Application of these procedures is illustrated by three…

A comprehensive, community environmental inventory is viewed in this booklet as an ongoing process of investigation and study to compile and evaluate information about the natural and man-made environmental features and characteristics of an area. It is of value to the community in planning development and resolving environmental problems and to…

Considers some of the major categories of federally produced data resources, mentions some of the means of access to those resources, calls attention to some of the difficulties confronted in their use, and notes several developments that look toward more effective access by social scientists to those resources. (Author)

The Muskegon Developmental Center is a residential facility that houses mentally retarded persons. At the center video tape recordings are being used to do simple motor training, language therapy, and to collect data on the residents. (JY)

A presentation of a rigorous method allowing an accurate description of collective bilingualism in any given population, including both the speaker's degree of language command and the patterns of linguistic behavior in each of the languages. [In Spanish] (NQ)