Statistics on the nature of academic physiology departments are provided. Included are salaries by number of years, rank, and region, numbers of faculty members, and numbers of pre- and postdoctoral trainees in process and completing degrees in the year 1989. (CW)

This report provides statistics on the revenues, expenditures, debts, and financial assets of United States public school systems having enrollments of 5,000 or more students for the period ending June 30, 1982. Some findings include: revenue from state governments continues to contribute an increasing share of public school system funding; the…

A survey was conducted of 114 (a 62.6% response rate) academic deans of predominantly IIA institutions (Carnegie Classification) to gather information concerning the equitable and fair treatment of department heads at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The survey revealed that the duties of department heads included teaching/research;…

This 1986 poll of 1,176 U.S. public school teachers (K-12) selected at random elicited their views on ability grouping, grade standards for interscholastic sports, ideal class size, professional development opportunities, and preferences for programs to be funded. Status and experience questions covered topics such as current class size, number of…

Part 2 of the annual Educational Research Service, Inc. (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools reports data for the 1984-85 school year on salaries paid for 23 selected professional positions, including superintendents, associate superintendents, other central office administrators, principals, assistant principals,…

This survey represents the first volume of a three-part report which presents the contract salaries and minimum and maximum wages for 22 professional positions scheduled for 1986-87 according to data from 1,031 responding school systems. In addition to this information, the system-by-system listing considers data such as enrollment, per pupil…

This study represents the second volume of a three-part report which presents the annual salaries actually paid to 22 categories of professional personnel for 1986-87 by 1,031 surveyed school systems. A system-by-system listing relates data such as enrollment; per pupil expenditure; the contract salaries paid to superintendents; the highest,…

Part 1 of the annual Educational Research Service, Inc. (ERS) National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools reports data for the 1984-85 school year on salaries scheduled for 23 selected professional positions, including superintendents, associate superintendents, other central office administrators, principals, assistant principals,…

This study, a case study of Israel from a larger study of faculty perceptions around the world, examined faculty perceptions of determinants of teaching quality. The questionnaire asked about academic career patterns, work loads and allocation of time, attitudes toward teaching, methods of teaching and evaluation, research and publications,…

This compendium provides a guide to data collections in higher education focusing on sources that are national in scope, and updated and made available on a regular or periodic basis including surveys, data bases, reports, and statistical digests. These sources are divided into nine broad categories, each category contains separate entries for…

This study represents the third volume of a three-part report which presents the annual salaries and hourly wage rates paid to 10 categories of support personnel for 1986-87 by surveyed school systems. A system-by-system listing conveys data concerning enrollment; the budgeted expenditure per student; the highest, lowest, and average hourly wage…

This report provides statistical information on faculty in colleges and universities collected through a national survey conducted in 1987-88 by the National Center for Education Statistics. The data were collected from institutional academic officers, department chairpersons, and faculty members. This report focuses on five topics around which…

A 1982-83 study conducted at Brigham Young University compared K-12 rural schools with fewer than 300 students to those with enrollments of 301-900, using information from districts in 45 states. Of the 15,601 American K-12/1-12 public school systems, 1,414 (9.1%) were identified as enrolling 300 students or fewer, and 2,711 (17.4%) enrolled…

The demand for Bulletin 1915 No. 44, School Administration in the smaller cities, having been so great that the supply was soon exhausted, and the demand for it still being great, a new-bulletin regarding the administration of schools in the smaller cities has been prepared. The information contained in it was collected by means of a…