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Camp, John A.; And Others – College and Research Libraries, 1987
Reports the results of a national survey of online systems in academic libraries which gathered information on acquisitions, serials, circulation, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and integrated systems. The results include relationships between library characteristics, such as size, and library reports of present systems and future plans, methods…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Library Automation
Calkins, Kenneth L. – American School Board Journal, 1986
A survey of absentee voting in the Highline (Washington) School District revealed that mailed-in ballots have no better than--and often less than--a 50-50 chance of favoring school finance issues. School officials should reconsider encouraging the growth of voting by mail. (IW)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Community Relations, Community Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education
Crocker, Christine; And Others – 1987
Based upon the 211 usable responses received to a survey of the libraries of 68 colleges of advanced education, 19 universities, and 226 technical and further education (TAFE) colleges in Australia, this report considers the establishment of a system that would permit distance education students to borrow materials from a local academic library.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Fees, Foreign Countries
O'Reilly, Robert C. – 1984
Parents generally expect public school districts to provide for their children's care and safety while they are at school. Although in the first half of the twentieth century common law tended to make school officials immune from suit, more recently public school districts, school employees, officers, and elected boards have been successfully sued…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Legal Responsibility, National Surveys
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1987
Describes a publication from the U.S. Department of Education that reports the results of a national survey on the status of library media resources and services in elementary and secondary public and private schools in 1985 and compares the findings with statistics gathered in 1975. (CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Learning Resources Centers
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Cottam, Keith M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Reports the results of a survey that asked library administrators who had demonstrated intrapreneurial behavior to describe themselves as entrepreneurs. The results are presented as profiles of behavioral characteristics and views shared by these individuals. (CLB)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Entrepreneurship, Library Administration, Profiles
Sutton, John M., Jr.; Southworth, Robert S. – 1984
An awareness of the present and future training needs of practicing school guidance counselors could be very useful for faculty of counselor education programs. To determine what type of training Maine counselors desired and needed, the University of Southern Maine had 302 school counselors complete questionnaires assessing their professional…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Higher Education, Individual Needs, Professional Development
Heggen, Richard J. – Engineering Education, 1988
Reports on a survey of the undergraduate programs of 50 engineering schools which was designed to investigate the engineering curriculum with regard to core courses in statics and dynamics. Indicates that only about one-third of the schools require these courses. Argues for their return to the programs. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, National Surveys
Ponton, Beatriz Calvo; Ganster, Paul; Leon-Garcia, Fernando; Marmolejo, Francisco – 1997
This document is intended to foster cross-border collaboration in higher education and includes three papers examining issues and concerns characteristic of the border states of the United States and Mexico. It also reports findings of a survey of institutional leaders at 38 postsecondary institutions in the U.S.-Mexico border states. The first…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Influences, Educational Trends
Foehrenbach, Josie – 1988
"Learnfare" is a term applied to the mandating of school attendance for teen parents and/or school age dependent children in households receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) benefits as a condition of continued eligibility. This idea emanates from policymakers' concern about high truancy and dropout rates generally,…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Early Parenthood, Program Proposals, Social Services
National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, Albany, NY. – 1986
Data were gathered by circulating questionnaires to each state archive, making site visits to representative archives, and holding discussions with key state archives and preservation leaders. The 2-year study concludes that no state archive currently approaches the goal of providing total preservation care for its holdings. Comprehensive and…
Descriptors: Archives, Cooperative Programs, Facility Improvement, Federal Government
Bunge, Charles – Library Journal, 1987
Reports results of a survey of 800 library staff members on aspects of library work that they find stressful. The findings include sources of satisfaction and stress for all participants, and sources of stress specific to public services librarians, technical services librarians, and support staff members. (CLB)
Descriptors: Burnout, Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel, Stress Management
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Kauffman, S. Blair – Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 1986
Reports results of a survey of 151 accredited law schools that examined the status of advanced level legal research courses. The survey included questions on the need for such courses, the best methods for providing instruction, the origin of impetus for courses, teacher selection, and course content. (CLB)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Higher Education
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Sellberg, Roxanne – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1988
Describes a study that compared salaries of one and two year library masters program graduates over a 22 year period. Possible explanations for the results are suggested, and the viability of extended library masters programs is discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Comparative Analysis, Graduate Surveys, Higher Education
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1990
This report analyzes the administration of student financial aid programs in Florida's state universities and community colleges. The analysis was conducted by reviewing documents, receiving public testimony, conferring with state-level agencies and institutions, surveying directors of financial aid offices, and surveying students. An introductory…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Administration, State Colleges, State Government
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