Amargosa Valley School in Nevada could be considered representative of almost any preK-8 school that serves a large proportion of socioeconomically disadvantaged students and is focused on turning around persistently low achievement. Like other schools supported by federal School Improvement Grants, Amargosa is beginning to implement a reform plan…

Annual "Profiles" reports are comprehensive digests of data on education management organizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are, for the most part, limited to describing general trends over time. The report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board…

A national survey was conducted to provide information on the preparedness and conditions necessary for schools to implement the response to intervention model (RtI). Because of the key role of administrators in determining the success of policy implementation, the present study was designed to assess special education administrators'…

If productivity and earnings are not found to result from education, then an alternative theory could be that employers use education as a screening device to select employees. Employing the decomposition technique to compare income for self-employed and private sector employees, evidence is presented that rejects the screenist theory. (Author/MD)

Provided is information on stipends from the last 3 surveys for 12 engineering disciplines. Notes that in 1987-88 the highest GTA and GRA stipends were awarded in the same field; materials science/metallurgical engineering. (MVL)

This user's manual is intended to aid in the use of the Fourth Count (population) School District Data Tapes (SDDTs) derived from the 1970 Census. The manual, which is designed to complement the 1970 Census Users' Guide prepared by the United States Census Bureau, covers sources of the data, structure and contents of the tapes, and use of the…

A survey of larger Canadian hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and recent pharmacy graduates employed in Ontario hospitals investigated the demand for a doctoral program in pharmacy in Canada, particularly at the University of Toronto. Results clearly demonstrate the need for such a program. (Author/MSE)

A questionnaire mailed to a stratified random sample of 4,800 school executives elicited 1,509 responses (31 percent). School-based management is favored by 91 percent of the principals--compared with only 80 percent of the superintendents. Contains information on how the 1989 survey of school executives was conducted. (MLF)

A study was conducted at Dundalk Community College (DCC) to identify and prioritize basic campus goals. The Community College Goals Inventory (CCGI), which focuses on 20 goal areas and the extent to which they are and ought to be carried out, was supplemented with items related to 20 local goal areas. The survey was distributed to all 28 college…

Reports two surveys conducted in 1983 and 1986 to determine physical chemistry textbooks being used. The selection processes and results are discussed. Provides six tables showing the results. (YP)

This report provides data on the resources and expenditures of libraries in 160 state institutions in New York for the year 1985-86 and in 171 institutions for 1986-87. Six state departments are represented: Correctional Services, Education, Health, Mental Health, Youth, and the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Data…

There is increasing concern among child care providers and states as to whether the methodology and data collection mechanisms of the various market rate surveys used by each state accurately capture the rates charged by child care providers. This paper examines issues related to market rate surveys as the customary method of determining…

Respondents to the 1989 survey of school executives indicated the complexity of implementing school-based management by giving multiple responses when asked to select the most serious obstacle to school-based management. (MLF)

All community and junior colleges in Michigan were invited to participate in a survey whose primary function was to assess current perceptions of counseling functions at Michigan community and junior colleges. Full-time counselors, faculty, and administrators were requested to express their opinions on the importance and quality of 10 counseling…

This glossary includes terms used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is the core postsecondary education data collection program of the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The IPEDS system is built around a series of interrelated surveys that collect institution-level…