This report focused upon mathematical skills needed by the American consumer to function effectively in the marketplace. The nationwide assessment was conducted during the 1972-73 school year by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Respondents at four age levels were included: 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 17-year-olds, and young…

The survey is the fifth in a series covering the salaries of engineering technicians, conducted biennially since 1969. The format for salary presentations is maturity curves in which salary is plotted as a function of years of experience, accompanied by the data tables from which the curves were plotted. The survey covers three groups of personnel…

In order to provide for comprehensive career education needs with appropriate models, it is first necessary to assess the present situation. The purpose of the study was an assessment of the status of career education on the University of Maine's campuses at Augusta, Farmington, Fort Kent, Machias, Orono, Portland-Gorham, and Presque Isle. The…

An analysis of the educational situation in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member nations is presented in this report. Members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, The Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,…

The study was conducted to identify characteristics of students currently pursuing programs of correspondence instruction and to locate populations within North Carolina not presently being served in this way. Data from the application forms of 841 persons currently enrolled in correspondence study instruction at the University of North Carolina…

Contained in this volume are the appendixes to the study of a 1961 Form-4 class and several groups of teachers in Kenya. Included are: (1) tables on characteristics of Form-4 male students by ethnic group, (2) tables on characteristics of Form-4 female students by ethnic group, (3) supplementary cross-tabulations of characteristics of African male…

A brief review of Indian education focuses on special problems caused by overcrowded schools, insufficient funding, and the status of education itself in the Indian social structure. Language instruction in India, a complex issue due largely to the numerous official languages currently spoken, is commented on with special reference to the problem…

This paper reviews a number of studies which indicated that the sociocultural context wherein the schools function influences a great many school characteristics. The study was based on the general hypothesis that the structure and functioning of the public schools is influenced by the modernity of the sociocultural context which they serve.…

This final report and status study codified the professional dimension of existing educational programs in music at the elementary and middle/junior high school levels in Rhode Island public schools. A substantial portion of the questionnaire sent to listed music instructors in the state of Rhode Island was composed of applicable minimum optimum…

Interviews, involving approximately 275 individuals, were conducted to analyze vocational education and community colleges in the State of Iowa. In addition, a limited survey was made of career education programs in secondary schools. The findings indicate that the area schools are open to all Iowans of post-high school age, that the students tend…

This study is an assessment of the current status of world history instruction in American secondary schools and an attempt to detect trends in the teaching of this subject. The report is divided into the following sections: 1) Introduction; 2) Historical Development of the World History Course; 3) Criticisms of the World History Course; 4)…

This study focused on five major activities: (1) developing an achievement test to measure visual diagnostic ability of television service technicians, (2) assessing the independence of the dimension of visual diagnostic ability, (3) comparing the iconic equivalence of photographs with motion cues and live screen presentations of defective…

The purpose of this paper is to aid curriculum specialists, state personnel, local supervisors, and teachers of industrial education in assessing the status of current instructional and curriculum materials developed for the study of manufacturing within an industrial arts curriculum. A literature review was conducted by means of three computer…

The primary objective of this statewide evaluation is to discern weaknesses in Florida's State Plan for the administration of vocational education. If the Florida State Plan is to become more than a seldom-read document prepared solely in compliance with federal funding regulations, overall priorities, procedures, and goals for statewide…

A study is reported of the relationship of family education and income, high school grades, academic and social self-confidence, undergraduate institutional selectivity and size, academic and social integration, overall college satisfaction, bachelor's degree attainment, and financial aid on students' persistence to graduate school. (MSE)