A multiple discriminant analysis was used to classify students in education, law, medicine, engineering, and business on the basis of preadolescent development data. Increased attention to preadolescent development as predictive of career preference is indicated. (Author)

This paper reports the first phase of a two phase project for obtaining data relating to current physics enrollments. The second phase, reported in another publication, involved identifying distinguishing characteristics of high schools with high and low enrollments in physics. (CP)

Investigates and suggests caution in use of retrospective reports as a source of information in the area of personality development. (NH)

A discussion of the problems in collecting statistical data for public libraries which were revealed in the "Survey of Public Libraries Serving Areas with at least 25,000 Inhabitants - Fiscal year 1968, conducted by the U.S. Office of Education. (JB)

Advantages of systematic recordkeeping for special and regular education teachers are discussed and guidelines are offered for using the information collected. A sample data sheet illustrates one collection technique. Recordkeeping is seen as a way of understanding antecedents, behavior, and consequences of a child's response. (CL)

Examines a technique for data collection in adult education research that lends itself to conditions in which organizations are viewed as community. Outlines procedures for participant-observation research. (Availability: Dept. of Adult Education, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506) (SK)

Attempted to determine whether daydreaming is reactive to self-monitoring. One group of infrequent daydreamers tallied their daydreams, the second tallied and logged the content of their daydreams. There was a significant difference between the control group and the treatment groups, but neither method of self-monitoring proved superior. (Author)

This article reviews data from the 1979 Staines-Quinn study of job satisfaction levels and contrasts them with data from similar surveys of the same era. The Staines-Quinn study's conclusions differ from conclusions of other studies and the authors examine the possible reasons for this. (CT)

Discusses three games which have been developed to collect evaluative feedback on instruction. Use of this process makes it possible to collect data in an enjoyable manner. (RAO)

The Standards for Industrial Arts Education Programs Project has three objectives. The first phase, data collection, has been completed. The development and validation of the standards is in progress, and the dissemination of the standards and user handbooks is projected for 1981. (SK)

The ways in which the social scientist approaches field work and ethnographic research have consequences for the final results of the investigation. (ST)