An analysis based on a statistical survey of the library's request and reservation service is discussed. The survey method is described, results are tabulated and the most significant results and conclusions are discussed. The effects and implications of such a survey are outlined by the County Librarian. (9 references) (Author/SJ)

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)

A survey of each state's mental retardation/developmental disablity agency determined results such as that each state has group home programs, that at least 57,494 persons reside in 6,302 group homes, and that 42,212 persons were in group homes of 15 persons or less. (Author/MC)

The Developmental Disabilities Information Survey was used to derive information about 36,334 developmentally disabled persons (34 percent children and 66 percent adults) in New York. Among findings were that 24 percent of children and 45 percent of adults were in institutions, that most were retarded, and that half had self-care skills.…

Attempts to uncover some hidden gaps in design of enrollment surveys in general and foreign languages in particular. Discusses accuracy of reporting, education funding, and overall enrollment. Provides teachers with approach to determining relevance of enrollment studies to their school system. (Author/BK)

Data from a nationally representative sample of shelters for runaway and homeless youths (n=160) were analyzed to determine shelter capacity, occupancy, and occupancy ratios. Analysis focused in particular on occupancy ratios by funding status, shelter size, metropolitan statistical area, season, and day of the week. Results showed a relatively…

Report of study of how social distance between Whites and Blacks is affected by degree of identification with one's own group and perceived external threat from other group. The results place in question the idea that ingroup integration necessarily leads to outgroup differentiation. However, it was found that the degree of perceived external…

Provides adoption statistics for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including the total number of adoptions in 1987, 1988, and 1990, and the number of public agency adoptions as a percentage of total adoptions for 1990. Statistics on adoption are inexact because of the variety of data sources and their changing nature. (MDM)

Innovation Education and Practical Use of Knowledge was introduced into the Icelandic National Curriculum for compulsory schools in 1999, where it is defined by the curriculum writers as a "school subject" but is not allocated any direct time in the recommended guidelines for subjects. This paper describes a master's research project…

This report presents, in tabular format, the following information: (1) FTE Enrollment, FY 2002 to FY 2006; (2) Cost of Instruction Per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student; (3) State Support (SSI) Per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Student; (4) Average and Median Undergraduate Class Size in Fall 2005--Classes Meeting as Lectures; (5) Average and Median…

Educational statistics and worldwide media have reported a gender gap in academic achievement, with boys falling behind girls with regard to grades, high school graduation, and college enrollment and retention. This mixed methods study involved interviews with educators and the examination of quantitative data to investigate this issue in a school…

This paper uses March Current Population Survey data from 1985 to 2004 to explore whether social policy reforms implemented throughout the 1990s have different impacts on employment and welfare use depending on economic conditions, a topic with important policy implications but which has received little attention from researchers. I find evidence…

The context for this paper relates to the policy and practice implications of efforts to achieve social justice for Scotland's 12,000 children and young people in the care of local government authorities. The paper is located within a growing evidence base of the educational experience of young people in care and leaving care. The data on…