Background: Self-injury has been described as a "silent school crisis," reflecting insufficient knowledge, confusion, lack of effective interventions, and the tendency for adults and youth to shy away from dealing directly with the issue. This purpose of this study was to identify distinct subgroups of youth who may be at increased risk…

Background: The prevalence of obesity among high school students has risen in recent decades. Many high school students report trying to lose weight and some engage in disordered eating to do so. The obesity proneness model suggests that parents may influence their offspring's development of disordered eating. This study examined the viability of…

Presented are the number of degrees granted by academic field and sex for public and private institutions. One tables presents an aggregation of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; a second table is a regional aggregation of the 14 states in the south (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North…

This report discusses secondary level psychology instruction in Florida public schools. The typical high school psychology student is described. The composite picture is of a student who is white, most often female, attends a large urban high school, and receives instruction with a behavioral emphasis from a social studies teacher with a Masters…

The Phase II study of the Florida Migratory Child Survey Project had as its primary focus the data obtained directly from migratory workers and public schools. Major objectives of the 12-month study were (1) to obtain an accurate count of migratory workers and children in each Florida county, (2) to determine movement patterns of migratory…

Tests three approaches to explaining support for public policy. In both subsamples (one of White parents, one of Black parents) the utilitarian approach explained very little of the variance in support of integration, but the attitudinal and perceptual models were corroborated. Available from The American Political Science Association, 1527 New…

The study investigated the extent to which coordinating councils for vocational education are fulfilling the requirements of the Florida State Board of Education Regulation 6A-6.67, which mandates that "a coordinating council for vocational education, adult general education, and community instructional services shall be established in each…

This Kids Count report presents information on the status of Florida's children. A statistical profile is presented for the state and for each county, based on demographic data and 19 indicators of child well being: (1) per capita income; (2) county population; (3) number of white and nonwhite children under 18 years; (4) number of births in 1993…

The findings reported here are from a survey designed to determine the attitudes and perceptions of a selected population of policy leaders toward community education throughout Florida. The survey instrument was distributed to city and county commissioners, mayors, legislators, school superintendents, school board members, and Parent Teacher…

This study, requested by the Community Hospital Education Council, was undertaken to provide guidance in the allocation of state resources in support of internship and residency programs. An attempt is made to establish goals of physician manpower in each of the major specialty groups and to indicate the excess or deficit now extant in Florida.…

The purpose of this preliminary study of journalism in Florida junior high schools is to determine whether activities in this field are numerous enough to justify a thorough study. A questionnaire covering 78 items was distributed and answers received from 55 junior high schools. While the data in the questionnaire are easy to interpret, many…

The results of a 1974-75 survey of Florida secondary schools that are concerned with the teaching of psychology are reported and compared with similar surveys made in 1970-71 and 1972-73. The purpose of the survey was to obtain a profile of schools offering psychology courses. The 1974 survey, a 40-item questionnaire, was mailed to 337 schools and…

The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…

A stratified random sample of educators from the 1,827 schools in Florida with one or more full-time media specialists was surveyed in order to determine which of the 62 competencies for media specialists proposed by the Florida Department of Education Council on Teacher Education were considered essential. Respondents were sent an initial…

This KIDS COUNT report presents information on the status of Florida's children. This edition presents data in a format different from previous Florida Kids Count publications. In addition to the familiar format of individual county data on key indicators, users are provided with an overview of the state that allows for comparison among the 67…