This paper reviews methods which have been used to identify and validate learning hierarchies. Specifically, three methods which reflect the notion of a relatively inviolate sequence are discussed and compared. Two of the psychometric methods compare pairs of skills, the ordering-theoretic method (Bart and Krus) and the test of inclusion (White…

The purpose of the study series is to monitor the progress of private colleges and universities regularly and to provide reliable and timely information for the use of government officials, educators, donors, students, faculty, and other persons or groups interested in private higher education. It is based on information gathered from a stratified…

In a study of factors in the educational environment of the home, the school, and the peer group contributing to achievement and attitudes towards schooling at the upper primary and lower secondary school levels, an opportunity arose to examine the data available for configural and curvilinear relationships. Information was collected on 11…

The purposes of the study were: (1) to ascertain the professional competencies needed by trade and industrial teachers to be effective, as perceived by successful trade and industrial teachers, administrators, supervisors, and teacher educators; (2) to ascertain whether the teachers felt that they had the opportunity and instruction available to…

Guidelines for basic sampling and weighting procedures for Massachusetts' Management and Information System for Occupational Education (MISOE) are discussed, illustrating solutions relevant for systems development. Disproportionate, stratified random sampling within and across MISOE subsystems will be carried out, with a hierarchical…

The report evaluates the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in Missouri by comparing the dietary adequacy and nutrition knowledge of 200 program families representative of urban, small town and rural areas with that of 200 similarly representative non-program families. Data were gathered by personal interviews taken in March,…

This study brings together and develops further methods of analyzing financial outlay on educational institutions. The main theme is the methodology of calculating unit outlay, i.e., examining and relating costs to a unit in nonmonetary terms. Unit outlay calculations have a dual aim: (1) to assess unit outlays and demonstrate outlay differentials…

This study attempted to examine selected features of principal-teacher behavior in relation to the educational environment of elementary schools. Subtests of Halpin's Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire were used to obtain teacher perceptions of the principal variables of Aloofness, Production, Emphasis, Thrust, and Consideration; and…

A major movement is underway to reorder preservice and inservice preparation, certification requirements, and on-the-job performance of public school administrators in terms of specified competencies. The movement stems from the recognized need for more precision in training programs and more valid assessment procedures for measuring the…

The first and principal enclosure of the study of attrition at the five federal service academies provides a detailed, technically-oriented account of the methods, procedures, findings, and interpretations of the General Accounting Office's study. The study involved extensive surveys of more than 20,000 current and former students. The survey…

Cumulative grade-point averages (GPAs) of all two- and four-year public and private college transfers who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the academic year 1974-75 were compared with those of native students after controlling for academic aptitude through a multivariate analysis of covariance procedure. No…

A state-wide study of transfer students moving from two-year to four-year colleges in 1974 was conducted in order to describe the extent to which the New Jersey County Colleges were serving as the entry point for students seeking a baccalaureate degree, to enhance the understanding of the impact of two-year college transfer students on the…

The enrollment forecast is prepared each year to provide a consolidated data source for those concerned with higher education in the State of Washington. The 1977-79 biennial forecast is made for each public four-year institution, using actual fall 1976 data. Analyses show that previous enrollment growth is ending, and that stabilization or…

Methodological challenges associated with structural equation modeling (SEM) and structured means modeling (SMM) in research on school violence and related topics in the social and behavioral sciences are examined. Problems associated with multiyear implementations of large-scale surveys are discussed. Complex sample designs, part of any…

Recent reports on Australia's research infrastructure have highlighted the decline in serial subscriptions in academic and research libraries during the 1990s. They have used the annual CAUL statistics in order to support these claims. This article examines the CAUL statistics for serial subscriptions, indicating their numerous flaws when used for…