Engineering and technician enrollments for Fall 1969 are reported for associate and bachelor's degree programs in engineering technology and industrial technology, and for engineering degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctor's levels. Statistical tables were produced by a computer analysis of data from 269 engineering schools and 558 other…

This tenth biennial survey of salary conditions in higher education identifies the status and trends of salaries and related practices among the various types of institutions of higher education during 1971-72. Areas covered include: salaries of instructional personnel in 4-year institutions; salary-related policies in colleges and universities;…

All types of libraries and library related activities are covered. Narrative description is provided as a complement to updated statistical tables. Major topics include: the Wisconsin library network, library and media organizations, library education, library directory by county, federal library programs, academic library services, media…

Study of elementary school nonpromotion statistics in three economically different areas of a suburban county reveal that the average nonpromotion rate is three times greater in blue-collar areas than white collar, and multiretention rates six times greater. (MJB)

Despite the strategic importance of the private-school sector to education policy reform, and a general belief in the superiority of private schools, there is very little evidence on the relative effects of such schooling in comparison with public schools. This paper reviews the current evidence in the United States and United Kingdom on the…

Until recently, law enforcement and policymakers had few hard data on the child victims of sexual abuse, offenders, and other characteristics of these crimes on which to base a response. The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), capturing a wide range of information on each sexual assault incident reported to law enforcement, can…

Forty questions, covering a wide range of mathematics, were asked of 867 ten-year-old students. A difficulty index, discrimination index, and ranking are reported for each question as well as teachers' ratings of the importance of each question. (LS)

The Ethical Judgment Scale was used to identify and categorize the ethical-professional posture of community college counselors when dealing with specific problem cases. The dimensions of ethical and legal problems confronting counselors were also investigated. (Author)

Research demonstrates that people are motivated to seek information on political issues for social utility, rather than to resolve private indecision or candidate choice. (RB)

Responses of Industrial Arts teachers are summariazed concerning the future of the project method of teaching Industrial Arts in light of the laboratories and innovative equipment of the future. (GR)

Results of a study on the use of social studies materials as reported by students and teachers. (NI)

Projections for school districts in Maine used a modified cohort survival projection technique. The technique's major factors are past district enrollment and live birth statistics. Projected enrollments are compared with actual enrollments using Pearson product-moment correlations and percentages of error. This provides accurate projections and…

Analyzes adoption information from courts, social service agencies, and bureaus of vital records for 1991 and 1992. Finds that adoptions by step-parents constitute nearly half of all adoptions, and that individually arranged adoptions are likely to be by relatives. Suggests that the information provided constitutes a baseline for measurement of…