The difference in work patterns and practice characteristics of male and female physicians are examined. The results indicate that female physicians are less likely to work in traditional practice settings, work fewer hours per week, are reimbursed at a lower annual level, and have a slightly different composition of patients. (Author/JMD)

Expanding welfare benefits to include two-parent families has long been considered an option for a public policy designed to strengthen family units. Findings suggest that these families would be better aided by wage subsidies that reduce unemployment of family heads and raise earnings of the family's working members. (JOW)

Human capital theory indicates that receipt of on-the-job training is positively related to expectations of future labor force participation. Young women may underestimate their future labor force attachment and therefore underinvest in on-the-job training. (JOW)

A study is reported that compared a group of 24 applicants who were interviewed and accepted at the Yale University School of Medicine but went to other medical schools with a group who attended the same schools but had been rejected at Yale following an interview and committee deliberation. (Author/MLW)

Presents a description of a set of data processing operations and an instrument for analyzing the teaching of data collection and manipulation. The functions and reliability of the Data Processing Observed Guide (DPOG) developed for this purpose are also included. (HM)

A study of achievement and variables of ability, attitudes, and personality is discussed. Junior high school students were tested in their third year and again in the fourth using the Crandall Internalised Achievement Responsibility Questionnaire. Results show that pupil locus of control and beliefs about intellectual achievement responsibility…

Describes the educational master planning process used in the Los Rios Community College District (California) to develop policy and administrative proposals. Illustrates problems in collecting and presenting data and techniques for constructing meaningful reports that are jargon-free, easily updated, and use clear, uncluttered graphs. (JG)

Information concerning degrees conferred by schools and colleges of pharmacy is presented by degree level, school, sex, geographical district, and ethnic background of students for 1978-79. (SF)

The problems caused by a lack of standardized definition of behavior disorders in children are discussed, including differences in identification procedures and widely varying prevalence figures. The significance of environmental intolerance and the instability of many behavior problems over time are described. (Author/MH)

The integration of data processing and word processing is seen as a new frontier for Management Information Systems. A system developed by the University of Massachusetts for the admissions office is described. Online admissions system, data processing overview, word processing interface, and System/6 programing aspects are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Presented in this article are attitudes expressed by various individuals and actions taken by various states regarding school integration, racial discrimination, sex discrimination, and employment opportunities for minority groups. (EB)

Review of congressional hearings leading to the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-380), the initial response of the United States Office of Education, and the study conducted by the National Institute of Education as mandated in Section 821 of PL 93-380. (MH)

The results of the eleventh annual enrollment survey of persons in engineering and engineering technology are presented here in part. Data are presented within eight tables and pertain to enrollment of all students and enrollment of women and four minority groups. (Author/SA)

Statistical information concerning medical students who participated in the National Resident Matching Program in 1979 is provided. The information includes data on United States students, North American graduates, foreign graduates, and numbers of specialty positions offered and applicants matched. (JMD)

Examines the discussion surrounding the establishment of a reliable transfer rate measure by outlining the major arguments advanced by scholars and researchers in the field. Discusses traditional models of calculating transfer rates, their strengths and weaknesses, and introduces nontraditional transfer rate models. (24 citations) (AJL)