This literature review attempts to ascertain the relationship between educational outcomes and class size in elementary and secondary schools. Material analyzed includes individual research studies available in periodicals, monographs, doctoral dissertations, and research reports. Other reviews, literature analyses, and research related to class…

This report summarizes a study to help member States compare their expenditures on educational facilities and to analyze their capital costs in the context of national resources and educational and social objectives. Sponsored by UNESCO, the study covered 14 UNESCO member States in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; and included visits to some 100…

The pricing of household work can be based on standardized times established for component parts of the job. Techniques for determining these standardized times and the component parts were developed in a study conducted at Purdue University and supported by a federal grant. After a preliminary survey of homemaker practices in cleaning living…

To update and improve the skills and competencies of vocational and technical education administrators in Oklahoma and provide preservice education for those aspiring to administrative responsibilities, a series of activities in a flexible inservice training program for 53 persons were conducted during the year, including a 4-week summer institute…

This information bulletin is published by the Documentation and Educational Information Center in the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The bulletin reports on educational developments in the province and abroad, educational problems, statistics, legislation, documentation and information techniques, and information from international organizations.…

Two facts based on empirical data provide the focus of this report: (1) the number of women who use day care services will increase; and (2) young adults have more positive attitudes toward day care and related issues than do older adults. The demographic characteristics related to the participation of women in the labor force and possible changes…

The levels of performance on tests of black versus white students in 15 North Carolina public universities were examined; the validities of test scores and high school grades for predicting performance in college were also studied. Experimental variables obtained for each student included, as predictors, the SAT-V and SAT-M scores, and the…

The attitudes of teachers in a metropolitan area toward starting programs in applied biological and agricultural occupations and other vocational areas were studied in order to establish a base line of attitudes with which program implementation must start. Specific objectives were to: (1) determine the attitude of teachers toward offering such…

A study examining various pertinent aspects of child day care is presented. Two questions are focused upon: (1) How does a community get group day care?, and (2) Once day care is obtained, how can the community regulate its quality? Also included in this study is an exploratory look at the clientele of day care centers--parents and their…

A description and application of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception are presented. The report includes a description of the Frostig as a total instrument and an overall analysis, as well as separate analyses and descriptions of each subtest. A brief summary of the experimental design and sampling plan also is included. A pilot…

Economic problems in rural and urban settings are discussed in this book. Central cities, suburbs, and rural areas are examined with particular emphasis on problems and opportunities in the South and in the Appalachian region. The regional commissions (the Ozarks Region, New England, etc.) and the role of the Economic Development Administration…

An ethnographic study of Mexican Americans living in Houston is presented in this monograph. The Mexican American population is studied in regard to such factors as population distribution, culture, socioeconomic background, education, employment, social activities, and environment. The barrio environment is discussed in terms of its setting,…

The status of speech education in all United States two-year colleges is discussed. Both public and private schools are examined. Two separate studies were conducted, each utilizing the same procedure. The specific aspects with which the research was concerned were: (1) availability of speech courses, (2) departmentalization of speech courses, (3)…

The Southern Interstate Nuclear Board, which is concerned with the economic development of a 17 state area and Puerto Rico, conducted a one-year study of the availability of trained manpower for the nuclear industry. Specific objectives of the study were to: (1) identify and measure the need for nuclear technicians, (2) identify the adequacy and…

The purpose of this research project is to specify critical events within a person during linguistic processing. The experiments reported here cover such topics as the effects of increased reading rate on covert processes, covert behavior as a direct electro-myographic measure of mediating responses, enhancement of speech perception by…