The construct validity of the Rokeach Value Survey (RVS) was evaluated. It was concluded that the RVS may be situation specific; and that ipsative measurement is useful when information about value choice is desired, but that normative measurement is more appropriate when the research is investigating the nature of value perception. (Author/PN)

Summarizes results of a survey of youth theatres on (1) theatre goals; (2) staff training and courses offered; (3) organization and funds; and (4) teachers' knowledge of actor training, child and adolescent psychology, playwriting trends in children's theatre, and current theoretical writings. (PD)

A survey on the methods and system of detecting hearing loss in infants in Canada's Maritime Provinces is reported, and results are related to other research in Canada and the United States. Results are said to show inadequate detection. Recommendations, including increased collaboration between health and education professionals, are made. (CL)

Results of a West Virginia survey of sexual abuse of children challenge popular myths about child molestation. The danger of trauma caused by medical treatment is pointed out, intervention guidelines are provided, and social indicators of acute and chronic molestation are listed. (Author/RH)

Data show that, despite philosophical opposition on the part of human service professionals, proprietary firms have become successful and apparently satisfactory providers of public child welfare services. Several attitudinal and administrative adjustments that could make contracting for services a less ideological and more effective procedure are…

A questionnaire explored parents' sources of information and their opinions regarding neighborhood schools, minority hiring, ethnic studies, communications with schools, effects of integration, involvement in schools, financial support for education, and busing. It was found that the mass media is the best source of information for parents about…

Colleges and universities can successfully market their "product" by using their president as the top public relations figure. A survey of 38 colleges and universities reveals that calculating and taking advantage of the president's strengths is the secret of a successful program for media exposure. (MLW)

Findings of questionnaire developed for the continuing education foreign language student show students who had taken college foreign language had positive experience in high school and felt foreign language experience would be of some future benefit. Suggests emphasizing value of foreign language learning as way to teach continuing education…

Discusses the lack of consensus among library administrators concerning the intent of the Copyright Act of 1976 with respect to photocopying of materials for use by academic library reserve rooms, and reports on the results of a survey of 37 Virginia academic libraries concerning their reserve room photocopying practices. (JL)

Efforts of the SEARCH/AHEC (Statewide Education Activities for Rural Colorado's Health/Area Health Education Center) Program to base the conduct of administration of its most important program component on results of a survey of potential recipients of its services are described. (Author/GK)

Crucial issues in the future of school psychology, regardless of the opinion rating in a questionnaire were found to be the role definition of school psychologist, influences of PL 94-142, assessment practices, intervention techniques, political and economic forces and legal-ethical conflicts. The survey of psychologists was an information base…

Survey of 56 public reference librarians from New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania reveals that they perceive reference service as comprising question answering (34 percent); locating information (30 percent); service (17 percent); providing materials (7 percent); aiding readers in library use (4 percent); telephone referral (2 percent); 100 percent…

Detailed position-by-position salary data gathered from CASE membership are presented. Charts organize job titles according to professional area (management, development, alumni administration, government relations, institutional relations, and publications) and institutional type (public university, four-year private college, etc.). (MLW)

Discusses programs of the New Christian Right, an evangelical group which applies pressures designed to affect censorship and to cause boycotts of products advertised on "offensive" television programs. Methods used in current censorship activities are highlighted. References are provided. (EJS)