Using the U.S. Census definition of poverty, an attempt was made to determine: how many poverty level South Dakota families there were in 1970 and where they resided; the socioeconomic factors explaining county differences in poverty incomes; whether those factors explaining poverty incidence would correlate with county differences in the extent…

Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Program (EQA) provides a school building assessment on each of the ten state adopted goals for quality education. Various teacher attitudes and usage of innovative classroom practices with respect to a series of control variables such as sex, educational level, experience, grade level and community…

This report provides historical data on enrollment, weekly student contact hours, and average daily attendance during 1968-1978 for the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). Enrollment was 129,296 in fall 1977, a 2.5% increase over fall 1976 (when enrollments had dropped 7.9%); major contributing factors were more vigorous recruitment…

This last of a three-volume report of a study done to assess the feasibility of large-scale, countercyclical public job creation covers the findings regarding the priorities among projects, indirect employment effects, skill imbalances, and administrative issues; and summarizes the overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations. (Volume 1,…

Modern society should consider the social consequences of science and technology. Examples of problems which have recently arisen from the increased interdependence of technology and society include depletion of the ozone layer of the atmosphere by aerosol sprays, prolongation of life by artificial means, and rapidly increasing population due…

The document, part of a series of committee reports relating to school band performance, organization, and equipment needs, provides a comparative analysis of elementary band methods and instructional materials. The major objective of the report is to provide assistance to band directors as they select materials and methods suitable to their own…

The effects of varying amounts of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in mathematics, on the academic performance of 446 fifth and sixth graders scoring below norm on the California Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) were investigated. Independent variables were: (1) beginning-of-year CTBS mathematics pretest score; (2) teacher's verbal ability; (3)…

To provide current occupational information to aid in planning by vocational educators, related state agencies and boards, business, and industry in Indiana, this publication summarizes occupational data by planning and development regions within the state. For each of the fourteen economic regions the information is organized in the following…

The majority of higher education institutions accept responsibility to provide incentives and activities conducive to inservice education and professional growth of their faculty. In 1972-73 data were gathered from all higher education institutions to obtain information about specific ways institutions provide activities, opportunities, and/or…

The author presents a discussion of the current and historical issues surrounding the year-round school movement, the responses of school administrators to the issues, and the data reported by administrators who are currently conducting or have previously conducted extended or year-round school programs. In his discussion, the author deals with…

Presented is an analysis of the goals and aims of Duquesne University, a major Catholic institution. The study was based on data derived from a survey of the values and attitudes of persons significantly associated with the university and who will have a significant effect on its future: the board of trustees, administrators, faculty, alumni,…

A list of the existing surveys of the market for adult education is compiled and some conclusions drawn from the material. The emphasis is on relevance to the New England states but some national material is included. One part contains conclusions in the form of a profile of characteristics of learners and potential learners: age, income,…

The report analyzes the values of the Career Development Inventory (CDI) as a means of assessing the vocational maturity of the 44 students in the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Employer-Based Career Education (AEL/EBCE) program. The test instrument measures attitudinal and cognitive skills which correspond with program goals, and was…

The goal of this project was to eliminate sex bias in education through the development of student and teacher awareness of sex bias. Four objectives were developed for the first year project: (1) the development and implementation of nonsexist curriculum in grades 4-12, (2) the development of teachers' and librarians' awareness of sexism in…

The report contains an overall account of three annual evaluation studies (1971-73) of a project designed to demonstrate how four components supplemented the existing counseling system in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. The components providing occupational information were: (1) a career orientation program for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades;…