Examines oral-questionnaire data to assess the tenability of the hypothesis that Africa's language-endangerment situation is characterized by replacement of minority vernaculars with indigenous majority languages. Questionnaire items attended to evaluation accorded minority vernacular as well as language choice in home and non-home settings.…

Describes the evolution of a successful collaboration between Humanities and Business at the College of Charleston in developing a Business French course that gives credit in both business and in French. The course fosters interdependence and cooperation among business and French majors. (Author/JL)

Describes a survey of staffing patterns in modern languages at the college level for the 1996-97 academic year. Questionnaires were sent to 154 foreign language departments in a stratified sample chosen from among departments participating in at least one Association of Department of Foreign Languages (ADFL) summer seminar during the 1992-96…

Responses to a one-page questionnaire on library security were received from 89 of 117 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions (76%). The questions, which covered administrative security control, security policies and procedures, permanent identification of library materials, and swift responses to possible theft were derived from a…

A brief report is given on the results of a study based on the study by E. D. Hirsch, "Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know." A sample questionnaire of 25 items from the work was submitted to 108 graduate students, of whom 85 were teachers and 23 were nonteachers. Overall, the respondents scored 24 percent out of a…

Student forms for evaluating instruction are examined from three perspectives: as forms themselves, through their relationship with their authors, and through the milieu in which they exist. Results suggest that the forms objectify students, reify knowledge, place themselves beyond criticism, and reinforce "banking" education and closed learning…

Discusses a study designed to assess the supply and demand of economics teachers in Great Britain. Finding a 34 percent shortfall in the supply of beginning economics teachers, the study concludes that more teachers should be trained so that schools can provide quality instruction and meet demands for new courses. (GEA)

Describes a study that examined the attitudes of academic librarians toward disabled persons in relation to the librarian's sex, age, level of information about disabilities, and degree of contact with disabled persons. The impact of librarian attitudes on library services to disabled students is discussed. (12 references) (CLB)

In Portugal, the word "literacy" acquired public importance in October 1995, in the first national literacy assessment report. In the last few years, "reading habits" and not "literacy" became a privileged research object, and it is the amount and kind of reading that is being measured, with the results taken as…

Motivation is probably the most important single factor in successful language learning. Provided the student feels he can use the knowledge gained in the course, his motivation will probably sustain him. Thus, student course evaluations are important. A questionnaire that was distributed to students to gain such an evaluation is described.…

Presents an analysis of the various concerns that must be addressed in modern language syllabus design. A questionnaire on students' communicative needs is included. An attempt is made to differentiate among different syllabus forms. (AM)

A survey done properly by accepted and scientifically justifiable techniques can provide information on behalf of the goals of institutional advancement in academe. Deficiencies in institutional research are seen as the result of the lack of guidance on survey design, questionnaire construction, or problem definition in education research texts.…

This article examines issues in the measurement of quality of life (QOL) within the field of learning disabilities. Discussion considers objective and subjective measures, value-based and value-free approaches, and traditional versus participatory approaches. The issue of using self-reports or proxies to gather and measure QOL data is addressed. A…

Discusses a metamarketing needs assessment that focuses on knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) within an organization. Highlights include marketing audits; marketing management; career paths; marketing levels; job descriptions; sales and marketing goals; employee classification; a metamarketing questionnaire design; and one-to-one mentoring.…

Discusses visual fatigue as a result of using video display units and reviews four typical methods of gathering self-report visual fatigue symptoms that appear within the human factors literature, including unstructured inquiries, forced-choice questionnaires, statements with Likert scales, and quasi-standardized health questionnaires. (33…