THIS SURVEY EXAMINED THE RELATIONSHIP OF FLORIDA TO STATES OF SIMILAR SIZE CONCERNING SERVICES AND SIZE OF STAFF FOR THE EDUCATION OF HANDICAPPED CHILDREN DURING 1965-1966 IN THESE SEVEN AREAS--SPEECH HANDICAPPED, SPECIAL LEARNING PROBLEMS (INCLUDING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED, NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED, BRAIN DAMAGED, SOCIALLY MALADJUSTED, AND…

Data from the Social Security Administration's Retirement History Study and a supplement to the 1968 Current Population Survey are discussed in terms of the relationship between (1) family size and residence, and (2) economic and educational status. It is shown that household heads who grew up as members of large families and/or as natives of…

This feasibility report reflects the increasing demand for program accountability at the graduate level. The information presented is related to decision-making by policy makers and prospective graduate students. Included are the measurement instruments which were developed to sample 24 doctoral programs in chemistry and psychology and 25 in…

A comparison of national statistics on health services available in rural and urban areas of the United States from 1935-1966 revealed a relatively lower supply of health services per capita in rural areas and significant geographic differences in the supply of trained health personnel. It was shown that medical expenditures per family tended to…

The causal linkage between socioeconomic status, occupational and educational aspiration, and attainment was examined in this attempt to test an existing theoretical model which used socioeconomic status as a major input variable, with significant other influence as a crucial intervening variable between socioeconomic status and aspiration. The…

The history of Greenland's educational activities began in 1721 with the work of a missionary who encouraged the people to learn to read and write. A century later, higher education became available. In 1905, legislation was enacted that served as a milestone of progress for the growth of education. Separation from Denmark, which was leading…

A national fact-finding study on the education of American Indians, with financing under the Basic Research Program of the U. S. Office of Education, resulted from the National Research Conference on Indian Education held at Pennsylvania State University in May of 1967. Indians were involved in planning of the study, and Indian personnel were…

Intended as a follow-up to a 1969 survey of educational research institutes and projects in various European countries, this volume covers research units and projects of five European socialist countries for 1970-72. The main purpose of this raw, working document is to increase the exchange of information on educational research. Data was…

Identifying criteria instrumental in stimulating Mexican Americans to complete high school or college, this report presents interview results with 51 Mexican American college graduates and 51 high school graduates having the same identifying characteristics. Questionnaire data were analyzed by means of the Chi Square Test, the Median Test, and the…

Conducted as part of a 5-year longitudinal study of 5,159 young women in the national civilian noninstitutional population who were 14 to 24 years of age at the time of the initial (February 1968) interview, this progress report contains the results of the second interview and describes the magnitude and patterns of changes in personal,…

The membership of the Undergraduate Studies Committee of the American Council of Industrial Arts Teacher Educators and the Research Committee of the Industrial Arts Division of the American Vocational Association have formulated jointly this national study in order to obtain accurate data as a basis for program innovations. Information was…

The purpose of this report is to provide the public with information regarding the average scores on the educational assessment measures of all public school districts in Michigan. The information provides a general indication of areas within the local school district which may need closer study. The report is comprised of four sections and three…

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION WAS MADE WITHIN A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK INVOLVING SOCIAL SYSTEM TERMS. ATTENTION WAS FOCUSED ON DIFFERENCES AMONG ORGANIZATIONS IN TERMS OF FUNCTIONS PERFORMED FOR SOCIETY. FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ACTION SYSTEMS USED TO COMPARE SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS--(1) THE ORIENTATION…

Education is considered by some to be so important a determinant of individual well-being in American society that an understanding of the reasons for differences in the propensity to invest in education is crucial to the development of sound and equitable social policy. ( MM)

Presents results of a comprehensive employment survey of Association for Educational Communications and Technology members which covered work setting, job classification, education required for present position, educational level attained, length of employment, annual income, demographic data, basis of employment, and sources of funding for…