Opinions were received from over 73 percent of superintendents on feasibility of deinstitutionalization cost-benefit issues, service perspectives, and support for deinstitutionalization. Most respondents believed parents are less than supportive of deinstitutionalization. Superintendents were pessimistic about acceptance of institutional…

Reports on comprehensive study of status of foreign language education in publicly supported community colleges in the Southwest. Results imply need for professional development time for foreign language teachers, inservice programs, development of awareness of community needs, and promotional activities. (Author/BK)

Developed a survey capable of reflecting hidden cases of rape and of documenting a dimensional view of sexual aggression/sexual victimization. The survey was administered to 3,862 university students. Results supported a dimensional view. Discusses the viability of a survey approach to sample selection for future rape research. (Author)

Although scholars from other disciplines currently question the value of the doctoral dissertation, this survey of speech communication Ph.Ds reports generally favorable attitudes toward the dissertation experience. Results indicate that the only area for possible change is the quality and quantity of interaction between candidates and their…

Reports on microcatalog use studies conducted at the University of Oregon which demonstrated that users encounter difficulties with multiple-file microfiche catalogs. Retrospective conversion strategies and the costs of converting records into machine-readable form are considered. Thirty-five references are listed. (FM)

The research investigated the extent to which social studies methods instructors had knowledge of and used "New Social Studies." Results show that methods instructors had little knowledge of the "New Social Studies" materials and rarely used these materials in their teaching. (Author/RM)

Discusses results of a 1981 survey of psychologists holding full-time faculty positions in 22 schools of public health; includes information on representation in various departments, research conducted and publications produced, and the perceived advantages/disadvantages of employment in schools of public health. (GC)

Populations where free access is denied pose special problems to the survey researcher. In attempting to make general estimates of the size of the composition of the audience in the USSR to Western radio broadcasts, a simulation technique (Mostellerization) has been developed which provides estimates of underlying data from aggregate results. (PD)

Presents data compiled from a survey of 21 colleges and universities identified as having developed professional part-time faculty policies. (AEA)

A survey of 102 teachers in grades K-12 concerning what they find valuable in inservice programs revealed that teachers felt they benefitted most from self-chosen, informal, participatory activities. The findings indicate that effective inservice programs should involve teachers in all stages and should foster collegial sharing of ideas.…

Two surveys (15 months apart) of K-12 teachers in one Missouri district used the Teacher Skill/Interest Questionnaire to determine which topics teachers preferred to have covered in inservice training. General inservice training priorities remained constant over the 15-month period, but individual teachers' perceived needs showed considerable…

A 25-item questionnaire was completed by 65 sets of parents of preschool hearing impaired children. The results showed a lack of concordance between expectancy and fulfillment by and from the professionals under study. (Author)

An agency's attempt to facilitate the meeting of interested adoptees with their birth parents is reported. Possible positive and negative outcomes for all three parties of the adoption triangle are pointed out and conclusions pertinent to agency policy are drawn. (Author/RH)

A case study of a survey of new students made at a postsecondary vocational-technical school illustrates several sampling problems, including sample size, target population definition, determination of research purposes, costs, error tolerance, accuracy, and interpretation of research results for use by policymakers. (RW)

A study of 50 Wisconsin public school districts that engage in formal collective bargaining revealed that the pupil-teacher ratio tends to increase slightly as bargaining becomes more sophisticated. Other factors, however, had more positive relationships with pupil-teacher relationship than bargaining. (Author/WD)