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Peer reviewedWalker, John E. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Local districts can assess public opinion concerning the schools by adapting the questions asked and the data analysis methods used in national Gallup polls for use in local surveys. A comparison of national poll results with results of polls in four Arizona cities illustrates the value of this concept. (PGD)
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys
Download full textChildren's Action Alliance, Phoenix, AZ. – 1991
Arizona has compiled one of the most dismal records in the country for addressing children's needs. For example, at the time of this report, the state ranked last in state support of early childhood education and graduated fewer high school students than 47 other states. Hopeful signs of citizens' concern have recently been found in results of a…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Organizational Objectives, Public Opinion, Social Action
Peer reviewedRawan, Atifa R.; Mitchell, Robert – Government Publications Review, 1991
Reports the results of a survey of Arizona libraries that gathered information on the collection development policies for state and local government publications. Problems that result from not having a depository system for state publications are discussed, cataloging and classification practices are examined, and use of bibliographic utilities…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification, Depository Libraries
National Advisory Council for Computer Implementation in Schools, Tucson, AZ. – 1984
Problems and issues related to the financing and use of educational technologies in Arizona schools are addressed from both short- and long-term considerations. A brief review of the spread of computers in schools includes projections for future use of computers in education and a discussion of factors affecting the market, the convergence of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computers, Donors, Educational Planning
Brown, Cynthia L.; Choy, Susan P. – 1988
When students choose postsecondary vocational education programs, they pay, in both money and in income lost during the time they are in the program. The public also pays by tax support for many educational programs. However, students often have little information about the effectiveness of these programs in terms of job placement, wage rates, and…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Enrollment Influences, Graduate Surveys, Information Dissemination
Langen, Herbert J.; Thomas, Violet S. – 1979
This report contains a description of the economic outlook of Arizona and the nation as a whole, information on nationwide skill centers and their efforts to meet industry's needs, and recommendations for a program that would be effective in answering future labor needs. Section 1 includes the economic outlook for Arizona and the nation; a report…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Economic Climate
