This paper provides information about OERI-funded databases containing information about teachers and teaching, and offers a way of thinking about the use of these databases. It is pointed out that while the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) is committed to making its work more accessible to policy, research, and practitioner…

The effects of several variables and incentives on response rates for surveys were studied in a population of instructors at state-supported colleges in New Mexico and employees at a national laboratory. A survey instrument was developed on the subject of response to surveys. Short and long versions were mailed under cover letters signed by…

This manual is intended to aid in the investigation of sexual harassment complaints by providing information specifically addressing special considerations and the analysis of sexual harassment complaints in the employment context. Although primary focus is the investigation and analyses of cases in the State civil service, the principles of…

The information needed for informed decision making and planning by institutions of higher education can be made available through the establishment of carefully constructed databases. This handbook outlines the characteristics of databases, the needs databases meet, the key factors around which they must be organized, the advantages they offer,…

High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the 1980 classes of high school sophomores and seniors. It is part of a larger program of national longitudinal surveys commenced in 1972 by the National Center for Education Statistics. The state of Washington participated directly in the study by expanding the number of schools selected…

The document contains the final report of the Technical Assistance Development System (TADS), a program which provided technical assistance (TA) services to 53 Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP) demonstration projects and 13 State Implementation Grants (SIGs). The evaluation report is divided into five sections. Section 1…

After the terms "qualitative research" and "quantitative research" are defined, this paper considers why it makes sense to integrate these approaches, at least under some circumstances. This discussion necessitates attention to the issue of whether quantitative and qualitative research are inextricably linked to incompatible…

This paper examines the metatheoretical concepts associated with ethnographic/qualitative educational inquiry and overviews the more commonly utilized research designs, data collection methods, and analytical approaches. The epistemological and ontological assumptions of this newer approach differ greatly from those of the traditional educational…

Article considered similarities and differences between transfer students and nontransfer students and evaluated the treatment transfer students received. (Author/RK)

Article investigated the relationship between parent-child drug usage in order to see if such usage is an expression of generational continuity and conformity or of deviant behavior. (Author/RK)

Article raised a basic question: can results of reading comprehension tests be broken down into subscores in a way which provides a greater amount of educationally significant information than that obtained from a single score on the total test? (Author/RK)

In this article reading comprehension and science testing were discussed as a part of the IEA study in Scotland. (RK)

Article investigated the development of vocational education and its financial support along with its information systems. (RK)

This study was undertaken to investigate the relationships between some characteristics of elementary schools in the province of Saskatchewan and the degree of adoption of educational innovations by these schools. (Author)

Technical graduates are placed as juniors, trained for teaching technical education, and enabled to pursue higher degrees. (Editor)