This study was designed to assess the impact of "Mathematics Pathways and Pitfalls" ("MPP") on the mathematics that second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade students learn. The specific research questions that were addressed are: (a) What is the impact of "MPP" on students' knowledge of the mathematics topics addressed,…

The usefulness of the 1980 Census for planning in postsecondary education, and specifically in California, was assessed. Attention is directed to the use of past census data by higher education planners as well as the development of the 1980 Census. The geographic subunits covered by the 1980 Census that may be of use to postsecondary education…

In 1989, a study was conducted to evaluate the study abroad programs offered for credit by California community colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to chief instructional officers at each community college, requesting information on the programs offered between 1984 and 1985. Study findings, based on responses from all 36 community college…

Intended to identify the perceived information needs of the residents of California and to determine if and how those are being met, this study conducted a survey of state residents. The report is divided into sections which detail the need for the study, previous research, implications for data collection procedures, technical aspects of the…

A NUMBER OF PILOT STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED IN AN EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS SEMINAR HELD IN 1965 AT THE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UCLA, TO EXPLORE THE POTENTIALITIES OF APPLYING DELPHI TECHNIQUES TO PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING. THE RESPONDENTS FOR THESE EXPERIMENTS SUGGESTED SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS AND BUDGET ALLOCATIONS…

STUDENTS WHO DID NOT RETURN FOR A SECOND YEAR WERE CODED ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF TIME SPENT IN THE COLLEGE AND THEIR RECORDS CHECKED FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS ATTEMPTED AND THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND GRADE POINTS EARNED. A 1-PAGE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS SENT TO 967 SUCH STUDENTS AND THE RESULTS FROM THE 222 REPLIES WERE ANALYZED. A SEPARATE CHECK WAS MADE…

A DISCUSSION BY INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS LEADERS AND EDUCATORS ON ESTABLISHING MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROMPTED A SURVEY OF NINE MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA TO GATHER DATA CONCERNING ENTRY LEVEL JOBS FOR WHICH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND EMPLOYEES, THE GENERAL NATURE OF JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS,…

A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT PRACTICES AND ACTIVITIES OF THE 50 STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF NEW EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. SUMMARY INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED TO ASSIST THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS IN PLANNING STATE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NEW…

To investigate the basic goal of the junior college as the preparation of students for future employment, especially for minority experiences, this study was conducted at three San Diego community-junior colleges. Data for the investigation were provided by graduates who answered two questionnaires: the first, after their graduation with an AA,…

A questionnaire was administered to the faculty and administrators of Valencia Community College to obtain answers to the following questions: (1) Will the present faculty organization meet the needs of a multicampus college? (2) Will the present system of administrative committees, councils, and task forces meet the needs of a multicampus…

To determine whether educational advisement by instructors at Santa Ana College and by credentialed counselors at Cypress College resulted in differences in the students' commitment to their originally selected program major, two groups of students who had completed a calendar year at the two California colleges were studied. A three-part…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE DATA FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THREE OBJECTIVES--(1) TO INVESTIGATE THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND MANIPULATIVE SKILLS OF AVIATION MECHANICS AS REQUIRED BY THE AVIATION INDUSTRY, (2) TO IDENTIFY A CORE CURRICULUM FOR THE TRAINING OF AVIATION MECHANICS, AND (3) TO IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF TRAINING OFFERED BY…

The present and future conditions of elementary teacher internship programs were considered in this study. A questionnaire was mailed to 67 California teacher preparation institutions and 43 institutions selected from other states. A follow-up study was conducted one year later to determine any program revisions that were occurring in the…

A study was conducted to assess the knowledge of nutrition of family practitioners and general internists and first- and second-year medical students before they had received medical school instruction in clinical nutrition. The physicians scored better on topics most heavily researched and worse on less heavily investigated topics. (Author/MLW)

A teacher educator who prepares students for teaching (and teaching about) culturally diverse students found her class hardly able to identify key names and phrases associated with civil rights/multicultural education issues. She recommends more emphasis on cultural diversity in the education of teachers, given rapid demographic change. (DM)