Reported is a Vocational Education Research Project involving twelve Nebraska school districts. The general purpose was to establish the rationale for an Occupational Education Curriculum. Objectives were to survey Statewide needs in order to assist local education leaders to formulate curriculum goals, operationalize these goals, apply PERT…

The report explores the positive and negative aspects of the employment of minority group citizens (primarily Negroes and American Indians) in North Carolina State Government. It is based upon a 1971 questionnaire survey of State Agency Directors by members of the Commission staff. The first part of the report is a statistical survey of the number…

This publication is comprised of six statistical tables. The costs for each geographical segment are broken down as to rural farm, rural nonfarm, and urban populations. The six tables are: 1. Costs for average child, 1960-61; 2. Costs for average child, 1970; 3. Costs for a child, by number of children, 1960-61; 4. Costs for a child, by number of…

The process of self-identification by persons of Mexican and other Spanish ancestry and its relationship to reference group theory is discussed. The study examines the relationship patterns between such indepedent variables as age, sex, years of formal education, birthplace, birthplace of parents, and language spoken in the home with various forms…

Neglected issues of simultaneous statistical inference and statistical power in survey research applications of the general linear model are reviewed, and it was found that classical hypothesis testing as it is currently applied, is inadequate for the purposes of social research. The intelligent use of statistical inference demands control over…

This publication provides national totals of financial data acquired from institutions of higher education in a questionnaire distributed in 1973 as a component of the eighth annual Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Seeking data for 1972-73, the questionnaire acquired information on current funds revenues and expenditures,…

Indexing and abstraction services in the social sciences are growing as primary sources. Results are that users become overwhelmed with the number of secondary services they use. Therefore, planning, coverage and overlap are examined in this research report with emphasis on reexamining secondary services and redefining users and users' needs.…

This is one of a series of eight short monographs intended to aid practicing educators in planning and conducting accountability programs in schools. This booklet discusses how to determine a sampling method that is appropriate to the objectives of a particular research or evaluation effort. Short sections focus in turn on why and when to sample,…

A model is presented that estimates the rates, numbers, and sociodemographic characteristics of potential clientele for substance abuse programs. Using the synthetic estimates technique and existing bodies of information, the model has been tested and cross validated with substance abuse related problem indicators with good results. (Author/CTM)

Discusses recent protest concerning the conduct of survey research. (SL)

This discussion of the failure to include many book reviews by indexes in selected subject fields and by several general indexes highlights the technique used to check review materials in selected magazines to see what was actually indexed, the policies of specific indexes, and the practical consequences for librarians. (EM)

This study presents a statewide assessment of the nature and acquisition of private resource contributions to public school education in Arkansas. Findings are presented in a 12-cell source-by-type matrix. (TE)

Statistical information about where the graduates of various provincial and Scottish medical schools were doing their pre-registration jobs is presented. The percentage of graduates known to be working within the region of their own medical school varied from area to area. (LBH)

This publication provides detailed statistical data on degrees in science and engineering fields by the race/ethnicity of recipients from 1989-1997. Bachelor's and master's degree data were obtained from the universe institution surveys of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education. Data on doctorates are…

The effect of school expenditures on student performance has been a subject of much study and controversy. This paper provides additional empirical evidence about the effects of various categories of school spending on student performance. An educational production function is estimated using achievement test scores to proxy school output, with…