This listing provides information about data resources available at the Data Resources and Research Center, an archive and information clearinghouse for social science research about women's lives and social change. Descriptions of data resources are divided into three categories: (1) acquired and fully documented; (2) acquired but not fully…

The second in a biennial series of statistical profiles of the independent sector (voluntary sector, third sector, or nonprofit sector) describes and charts the activities of groups and individuals associated with this sector. Included are voluntary organizations, foundations, the social responsibility programs of corporations, and people who…

This paper provides a complete picture of the environment for numeric databases and a set of appropriate responses for modifying this environment. The emphasis is on the statistical database produced by the public and private sectors, with coverage of government and academic stakeholders in the statistical data transfer system. Part one describes…

The Chronicle contains two major articles and several smaller articles concerned with education of the gifted. "Special Educational Services for Gifted Students in Arizona: Description of Programs and Analysis of the Short-Term Impact of the State's Legislative Mandate," by S. Cohn and V. Riccardo, reports on a survey of all Arizona…

This guide indicates statistical sources in the United Kingdom dealing with children and young people. Regular and occasional sources are listed in a three-column format including the name of the source, a brief description, and the geographic area to which statistics refer. Information is classified under 25 topic headings: abortions; accidents;…

The main responsibility of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Centers for Health and Education Statistics is to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate statistical data on the economic, physical, and social characteristics of the United States. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, the federal…

This document provides information on the Data on Vocational Education (DOVE) plan, which has provided the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with a framework on which a viable data collection and dissemination program is being constructed for vocational education. A section on the status of DOVE discusses the attainment of the…

This document provides a transcript of a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Census and Population which focused on immigration statistics and ways of improving the methods of accounting for all immigrants. Prepared statements were presented by four witnesses: (1) Daniel B. Levine, the director of the Panel on Immigrations Statistics, who…

This guide is designed to be used for help in filling out the 1982 Census of Agriculture report forms. It can be used as part of the lesson plan on the agricultural census provided in another document (see note). The guide contains more detailed information on how to complete the census form than is provided on the form or its accompanying…

Statistical data and an analysis is presented in discussing the relation of costs to financing in medical education. (PG)

While women constitute a majority of all professional employees in elementary and secondary education, they are not proportionately represented in administrative positions. (Author)

The annual report on the total revenue and expenses of the provincially assisted universities of Ontario for the fiscal year ending April 30, 1978 is presented. Tabular summaries for all universities and for 20 individual universities are provided, showing: total operating expenses by objects of expense and by functional area; total expense by…

This report analyzes and documents trends of teacher supply and demand in Illinois, based on data collected by the Illinois Office of Education on the number of educational personnel being prepared and employed by educational institutions in the state. In large part, the report is an update on Illinois teacher supply and demand data previously…