This brochure (which can be used in the classroom as a poster) is intended to provide "a quick way into" the Assessment of Achievement Programme (AAP) English language survey and its findings. The brochure pinpoints the reading purpose and strands that the survey covered. It contains brief sections on performance over time; gender…

This manual introduces and describes how to implement the School-PASS (School Practices for All Students' Success) Survey and planning process that allows schools to assess and improve their current services to meet the academic and social needs of new and diverse students. The manual describes a five-stage planning process and provides …

A 1981 survey of United States and Canadian American Institute of Physics members shows salaries keeping up with inflation, shifts toward interdisciplinary work, but underrepresentation of women in higher paying positions. Although focusing on the 1981 employment situation, some speculation as to future changes are included. (Author/JN)

Highlights National Research Council report ("Climbing the Ladder II: An Update on the Status of Doctoral Women Scientists and Engineers"). Indicates that, although supply of women with doctorates in science is up 50 percent in the past four years, salary and tenure problems are continuing. (JN)

Reviews representative research studies focusing on the quality of life (commonly expressed in terms of relationships with the residential environment) and public (non-professional) involvement in environmental decision-making. Papers reviewed were selected from CIJE, RIE, and Dissertation Abstracts International. (Author/JN)

Summarizes current trends in the number of BS, MS, and PhD graduates of chemical education programs on a nationwide basis. The data are from the report of the American Chemical Society's Committee on Professional Training. A halt in the decline of PhD graduating chemists is reported. (SA)

Results of a National Science Foundation survey suggest faculty shortages in engineering due to decreasing numbers of doctoral engineers and faculty moving to industry positions. Offers suggestions to improve situation including "loan" of industry personnel to teach university courses and supervise research, and ease of visa restrictions…

Data from a recent sample of formerly undocumented Mexican immigrants indicate that an important segment of this population has urban origins, comparatively high levels of education, industrial and service occupational backgrounds, and that most are headed for urban areas rather than rural areas and agricultural occupations in the United States.…

Two years ago, a study led by Peter H. Rossi found that 7,000 people were without homes in Chicago at some time in the course of a year. An expanded version of that study recommends changes in state and national policies affecting the homeless. (MLW)

A survey by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education found one in four high-school students had either ruled out or was uncertain about attending college because of the costs of college. Major misconceptions about the price of an education and the availability of financial aid were discovered in the survey. (MLW)

This report contains national estimates of Americans' perceptions of the availability of various illicit drugs and of the risk of harm associated with their drug use. These 1992 estimates are part of an ongoing national survey. The report analyzes three basic perceptions concerning drugs: (1) the relationship between perceptions and use; (2)…

This publication provides an overview of the processing of juvenile delinquency cases through the California juvenile justice system; provides information to aid administrators, planners, and researchers in the administration of juvenile justice; and maintains baseline data for further studies of the system. Information on juvenile arrests and…

This paper begins by noting that at the time that Medicare was enacted in 1965, the plans for funding Medicare through a mix of public and private financing mechanisms seemed quite adequate. It goes on to explain how, 20 years later, the situation is changing enough to create a need to examine whether there is a fairer or more efficient way to…

This report presents the results of a survey of Seattle, Washington teachers and administrators on desegregation planning and implementation. In the first section an assessment of district sponsored human relations courses and other staff development activities by participating teachers and administrators is provided. The second and third sections…

This report is one of five submitted as products of a "Study Designed to Assist Planning of Research on Significant Instructional Features in Bilingual Education Programs." The reports are intended to assist the National Institute of Education in its plans for a major new research study in bilingual education. The present report…