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Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Center for Social Organization of Schools. – 1984
These two interim reports are the third and fourth in a series based on data from the 1,082 microcomputer-owning public and non-public elementary and secondary schools that responded to a survey of 1,600 schools (68%) between December 1982 and March 1983. Issue No. 3 presents comparable data on microcomputer ownership and use for schools in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Riccobono, John A. – 1985
This summary of the 1982-83 School Utilization Study updates and extends the results of a 1976-77 study of school utilization of instructional television and examines changes in instructional television availability and use patterns between 1977 and 1983. The study reported surveyed 619 school superintendents, 1,350 principals, and 2,700 teachers…
Descriptors: Administrators, Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Uses in Education
Morgan, James M. – 1983
To gain some perspective on the current interest in and use of educational technology, the Ohio Department of Education awarded a grant to the Cincinnati Public Schools to conduct a survey on the uses of new technologies in school districts throughout the state. The results of that survey are summarized in this report by the following topics:…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Television, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1984
To establish base line information on microcomputers and their use for K-12 schools in South Carolina, the State Office of Instructional Technology of the Department of Education conducted a survey of individual schools and school districts. Two different forms were used for the survey, one requiring the principal's signature, and one requiring…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 2005
This report portrays the enrollment, placement, achievement, and persistence of entering students. Thus this report presents first the basic skills needs for the fall 2004 cohort of first-time enrolling students from Colorado public high schools, disaggregated by school district and high school. Second, this report presents two years' data on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, College Preparation, Research Reports, Needs Assessment
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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
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Prillaman, Douglas; Richardson, Robert – Journal of Special Education, 1985
The study reviewed certification-endorsement requirements for special education administrators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Results indicated that 38 of the 51 respondents had increased their certification-endorsement requirements since 1975, though a causal relationship could not be established. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Certification, Disabilities, Special Education
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West, Philip T. – Catalyst for Change, 1985
Describes results from four separate studies of school leaders on their reaction to a selling or marketing approach in education. It is possible to project from the results that educational marketing may become an integral part of public relations programs for educators. (MD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Marketing, Public Relations, School Community Relationship
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Headey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to suggest an improved measure of financial poverty, based on household consumption and wealth as well as income. Data come from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey, which appears to be the first national socio-economic panel survey to provide longitudinal data on all three measures of…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Poverty, Low Income, Economically Disadvantaged
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Buchanan, F. Robert; Kim, Kong-Hee; Basham, Randall – Career Development International, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore career orientations of business master's degree seekers in comparison with social work degree pursuers in an effort to provide insight for educators and policy makers. Design/methodology/approach: A web-based survey of current master's students from two graduate schools at a large university…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Career Planning, Social Work
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Dietz, Thomas; Dan, Amy; Shwom, Rachael – Rural Sociology, 2007
We investigated preferences for climate change mitigation policies and factors contributing to higher levels of policy support. The sample was comprised of 316 Michigan and Virginia residents, all of whom completed mail surveys. Of the eight policies proposed to reduce the burning of fossil fuels, respondents overwhelmingly indicated they would…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Fuels, Trust (Psychology), Altruism
Prindle, Carol; Rasinski, Kenneth A. – 1989
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is the most recent in a series of longitudinal studies conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics at the United States Department of Education. The NELS:88 began with a baseline assessment of school experiences, with the purpose of relating these experiences to current…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Clark, Collin, Ed. – 1985
This document includes final summary reports from recent federally funded Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) demonstration projects in California. While some projects reported at length and others provided the bare facts, reports are excerpted but published as received, without editing beyond a uniform first page. The Summary Report Form…
Descriptors: Community Services, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Office of Research and Development. – 1985
Designed to follow up a 1981-82 study which established base line information on microcomputers and their use for K-12 schools in Louisiana and two subsequent annual surveys, this report presents information for the 1984-85 school year. After a brief introduction describing the population surveyed and instruments used, survey findings are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Microcomputers
Berger, Patricia W., Ed.; Robinson, Barbara M., Ed. – 1984
This report presents the research and findings of the 16-member Task Force on the Role of the Special Library in Nationwide Networks and Cooperative Programs. Four working groups studied the following issues: constituencies; network legislation; benefits, barriers, and constraints to and from special library participation in networks; and the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Science, Library Associations, Library Cooperation
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