A survey questionnaire, directed to determining the management of the maintenance force, was mailed to 4,104 nation-wide companies. Of the 669 responses, 623 were sufficiently complete to use in the study. The survey data are presented in the form of charts and tables, grouping the companies by the type of manufacturing reported. Each data table…

The Adult Education Survey, a supplement to the Bureau of the Census Current Population Survey for May 1969, which recorded course information for the 13,041,000 adults age 17 and over (10.0 percent of the adult population of the U.S.) who during the previous 12 months had participated in adult education, provided the data on which the report is…

As part of the British Schools Council policy in sponsoring national curriculum development projects, this working paper has been prepared for those teachers, local education authorities, and professional English specialists who take special interest in the welfare of immigrant communities. This paper is in the following format: (1) a description…

Although the major factors determining curriculum mix are known, little has been done to measure the relative importance of each factor. Using the data gathered by questionnaire from North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes, this study tested the hypotheses that local labor market structures influence curricular offerings, and…

A summary is presented of findings concerning occupational mobility based on data obtained in a supplement to the January 1973 Current Population Survey, conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Statistical data is offered in three tables, comparing occupational mobility between January 1972 and January 1973 of employed persons over 18: (1) by age…

The purpose of this report prepared by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is to describe the growth of day care services in Illinois during 1972 and to present information which will aid state agencies and citizens in planning for and coordinating day care services. The report is divided into discussions of past, present, and…

The first part of this bulletin serves to inform readers about the various transfer policies and practices that do exist in various major school districts in Oregon and which affect family choice in schooling. By being aware of these policies, a district can reassess its own transfer policy and practices and its attitude toward transfers. Next,…

The Student Booklet is a companion document to "The Career Data Book: Results from Project TALENT'S Five-year Followup Study" (CE 000 755). The booklet's purpose is to enable the high school student to compare his abilities, achievements, interests, and background with those of other young people who went into various occupations so he…

The report is intended to provide current statistics on allied health careers as baseline data for evaluation, planning, and administration of allied health education programs. The document consists entirely of tables, except for the first three pages describing the problem, the collection of the data, and the limitations of the data, and for…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) that considers the development of educational television in Australia and its impact on the educational system. Three forms of instructional television are distinguished: (1) total teaching, in which the teaching is directly related to a prescribed course; (2) supplementary…

This report represents the first year of an effort to develop a system of indicators of scientific technical information. It examines the growth of scientific books, journals, reports, patents, and dissertations and is directed toward helping planners and policymakers evaluate the status of scientific and technical communication in the nation.…

The purpose of this study was to determine how many of the Junior Division students at the Baton Rouge Campus of Louisiana State University who had expressed an interest in majoring in education in 1975 had actually begun studies in 1976, had switched to other majors, or had not continued beyond the first year. Comparisons were made (1) between…

The National Food and Agriculture Council of the Philippines regularly requires rapid feedback data for analysis, which will assist in monitoring programs to improve and increase the production of selected crops by small scale farmers. Since many other development programs in various subject matter areas also require similar statistical…

The statistical data included in this report was collected from a survey of 1,052 school districts, all of which enroll at least 300 pupils. The data indicate national trends in paid vacation and leave policies, retirement plans, insurance benefits, severance pay, and school district payment of membership dues for principals, assistant principals,…

This article reports on a survey of urban school superintendents and teacher organization presidents which studied the effects of recent trends in collective bargaining on teachers' contracts. (EB)