In this paper a method is proposed whereby an investigator may improve the metric qualities of questionnaire and similar kinds of data. (Author)

The major thrust of this paper rests on the belief that information can be obtained from analysis of the relationship between unmeasured variables which would not otherwise be gleaned from the data. (Author)

Several alternative solutions are offered to problem posed in AA 513 150. (MB)

Discusses the need to provide a set of indices of environmental quality that aggregate and summarize available data, indicates the deficiencies in the data base that could be rectified by alternate data collection techniques, and describes progress toward the goal. (AL)

In a study of teacher role, the collection of data from a sample of teachers in the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand is described, and the techniques used to analyze the data are discussed. (DB)

The wheel is shown to be (a) more reliable; (b) less susceptible to patterning of responses, while (c) the influence of ordering of scales on responses is reduced. (Author)

A review of The Social Scientist in American Industry: Self-Perception of Role, Motivation, and Career" (Rutgers University Press), by Matthew Radom. Data were provided by 231 psychologists, economists, sociologists, and statisticians holding a doctorate and employed full time in private industry. (Author/RY)

A summary and analysis of the reports of the Scranton Commission on Campus Unrest. (HS)

Provides a comprehensive outline for a regional environmental and ecological inventory, including archaeological-historical, visual, and land use (including cultural use) components that could well be used in studies of the ecological and historical characteristics of regions." (Author/AL)

An exercise in determining a primary standard for hydraulic fluid volume flow rate. Technical Education is a bimonthly supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (Editor/GB)

Some results from the first year of the national assessment of educational progress project. (RA) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

The computer technician must become sensitive to cultural factors at work between the dominant culture--of which computers form a part--and the subculture present in many communities. Otherwise, computer technology will fail to serve those communities. (DM)