A series of data collection and general methodological needs which were encountered in the course of research study on the communication and value patterns of the rural poor, as part of Northeast Regional Project (NE-68) "Paths Out of Poverty" are given. Section headings include: Data Collection: Design and Testing; Data Collection-Field Work;…

The definition, structures, utilities, stimulus-response differences, and portrayals of responsive evaluation are presented. An educational evaluation is said to be a "responsive evaluation" if it orients more directly to program activities than to program intents, if it responds to audience requirements for information, and if the different…

A semantic differential processing system was designed to economically facilitate the collection and analyses of large amounts of data. The collection form was designed on an optical scanning form which may be overprinted with random orderings of concepts, scales, and scale polarities. A FORTRAN program "unscrambles" the scale responses.…

A description is given of a general method for studying partitions. The main focus is with the analysis of relationships among several different partitions of the same items for the explorations as well as confirmation of structural relationships. A partition is defined as a set of mutually exclusive clusters of items; however, this paper deals…

THE AIM OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DEVELOP, DEMONSTRATE, AND EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A PARTICULAR MODEL FOR A STUDENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, INCORPORATING PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED INFORMATION PLUS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRE DATA FROM STUDENTS. A CENTRAL DATA BANK WAS ESTABLISHED TO INCLUDE (1) THE ACADEMIC RECORD OF THE STUDENT…

Associations are media of both social participation and cultural life, playing an important part in community development. The scientific team of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, therefore focused its study on the characteristics of associations' memberships, their activities and their operational problems. (Author/RK)

A description of the accountability instruments and procedures used in a three-year study of independent-living rehabilitation needs of the severly disabled is presented. Discussion of the problems encountered in using qualitative, restrictive quantitative, behavioral, and questionnaire or scaling accountability methods is presented. (Author)

An Arizona study provided baseline data about community education throughout the state. (Author/MLF)

Since third party access seems to resist effective control, it may be necessary to restrict the contents of student records to the barest minimum. With the least amount of information being kept, the practice of sharing will be reduced and so will the potential harm to students. (Author)

Notes that useful information can be gathered by examining programs of agricultural teacher conferences. Data presented, gathered from such programs, include whether the conferences were joint or separate, type (all-vocational or technical agriculture), whether they were held on land-grant colleges, length and rotation, unique activities, special…

Discusses computer reduction and interpretation of chemical data in order to determine research trends. (SL)

This article discusses the evaluation of public health in communities, examining common indices, evaluation methods, and uses of findings. (JMB)

Responses to a questionnaire are presented investigating dental care habits and opinions of Yale University enrollees, their use of available community facilities, potential use of a dental program at the Yale Health Plan, and the most acceptable method of paying for care. (MJB)

The most important impact of the Baseline study on vocational education has been on the Congress. Recommendations in the Baseline reports have been written into the vocational education provisions of various pieces of federal educational legislation. (Author/AM)

Surveyed college sophomores to compare survey administration by scanner and by computer. Response rate for the computer-surveyed group (N=125) was 29 percent; for the scanner-surveyed group (N=124), response rate was 49 percent. Computer respondents gave more varied responses and reacted more favorably to the instrument, suggesting strengths of…