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OERI Bulletin - Fall 1998

Publications

Following is a selected list of new publications from OERI. See How to Order for ordering information.

Elementary/Secondary

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being: presents 23 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives, including their economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education; also includes 6 key demographic measures. $7 from GPO; #065-000-01162-0.
Fathers' Involvement in Their Children's Schools: $14 from GPO; # 065-000-01089-5.
Class Size and Students At Risk: provides an overview of recent research on the effects of class size on academic performance and behavior of students at risk, with emphasis on one large-scale investigation, Tennessee's Project STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Ratio). $4 from GPO; #065-000-01136-1.
Museums and Learning: A Guide for Family Visits: 50 cents from CIC.
Parent Involvement in Children's Education: Efforts by Public Elementary Schools: $4.75 from GPO; #065-000-01104-2.
Parents Guide to the Internet: available free by calling 1-877-4ED-PUBS.
Public School Districts in the United States: A Statistical Profile, 1987-88 to 1993-94: discusses various attributes, policies, and practices of public school districts, including general characteristics, racial and ethnic composition, and newly hired teachers. $16 from GPO; #065-000-01110-7.
Status of Education Reform in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: Principals' Perspectives: contains information on reform efforts in schools as reported by principals through a mail survey. $7.50 from GPO; #065-000-01131-0.
Toward Better Teaching: Professional Development in 1993-94: uses data from the Schools and Staffing Survey to examine how the format, content, and time requirement are developed and how the influence of various policy areas are perceived. $14 from GPO; #065-000-01166-2.
Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97: presents findings from the Principal/School Disciplinarian Survey on School Violence and includes data on actual numbers of specific crimes, disciplinary actions against students, and security measures and violence prevention programs in schools. $14 from GPO; #065-000-01121-2.

It's New

Educational and Labor Market Performance of GED Recipients: analyzes the educational, employment and earnings prospects of individuals receiving a high school equivalency diploma and compares their performance in these areas with high school graduates and with dropouts. Single copies free from OERI; NLE 98-2023.
Helping Your Students with Homework: A Guide for Teachers: contains 18 strategies that teachers can use to make homework less stressful and more enjoyable for students, while helping them become independent learners. $4.25 from GPO; #065-000-01115-8.
Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995: contains information on criminal victimization, drug availability, street gangs, and guns at school. Prepared jointly by NCES and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it is the first to focus on data from the 1995 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey. Single copies free from OERI; NCES 98-241.
Tools for Schools: School Reform Models Supported by the National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students: provides brief but informative summaries of 27 research-based reform models that can help educators improve performance of low-performing schools. Single copies free from OERI; AR 98-7101.
ED Pubs: is OERI's new destination for one-stop ordering of publications; provides single copies at no cost of all materials listed here as ``free from OERI.'' Call 1-877-4ED-PUBS (877-433-7827) TTY/TDD: 1-877-576-7734.

Postsecondary

Academic Libraries: 1994: includes tables summarizing services, staff, collections, and expenditures for libraries in higher education institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. $4.75 from GPO; #065-000-01120-4.
Fall Staff in Postsecondary Institutions, 1995: presents detailed tabulations for 1995 and historical comparisons with previous years for staff employed by postsecondary institutions in the United States. $16 from GPO; #065-000-01125-5.
Postsecondary Financing Strategies: How Undergraduates Combine Work, Borrowing, and Attendance: looks at how undergraduates finance postsecondary education and examines the persistence between various financing strategies and students' persistence in postsecondary education. $5 from GPO; #065-000-01112-3.
Profile of Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Institutions: 1995-96; With an Essay on Undergraduates Who Work: provides comprehensive information about enrollment, student demographics, financial aid, participation in community service, and remedial course-taking for all undergraduates. $15 from GPO; #065-000-01146-8.
Retirement and Other Departure Plans of Instructional Faculty and Staff in Higher Education Institutions: uses data from the 1988 and 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty to report on the retirement and other departure plans of full- and part-time instructional faculty in postsecondary institutions. $14 from GPO; #065-000-01095-0.
Student Financing of Graduate and First-Professional Education, 1995-96: With Profiles of Students in Selected Degree Programs: provides detailed data on student characteristics, types of financial aid, sources of financial aid, and employment. $8.50 from GPO; #065-000-01132-8.
Women and Men on the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers: offers college academic administrators, institutional researchers, and others a tapestry of information to improve their understanding of the paths students take through higher education. $16 from GPO; #065-000-01139-5.

Miscellaneous

Digest of Education Statistics 1997: provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through graduate school. $44 from GPO; #065-000-01098-4.
Federal Support for Education: (see "Federal Help to Education Flows from Many Sources") $7 from GPO; #065-000-01081-0.
Formula for Success: A Business Leader's Guide to Supporting Math and Science Achievement: provides the business community with vital TIMSS data on student achievement and illustrates the link between academic achievement and workplace success. $3 from GPO; #065-000-01149-2.
Gender Differences in Earnings Among Young Adults Entering the Labor Market: examines earnings of men and women who worked consistently by education level and gender dominance of the major field of study. $7 from GPO; #065-000-01128-0.
Technology @ Your Fingertips: describes a process of determining the best technology solutions for your organization; includes information about hardware, software, networking and budgeting. $9.50 from GPO; #065-000-01097-6.

How to Order

Check the acronym at the end of the publication description to determine where to send your order (and your check when ordering from GPO).

Include the complete title and order number for each publication you order. The order number begins with "#" at the end of each publication description. If you want publications from different offices, you must place separate orders.

The publications listed are available from GPO, Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Order Desk: 202-512-1800. You may fax credit card orders to 202-512-2250.

CIC, Consumer Information Center, Department 376E, Pueblo, Colorado 81009.

OERI, phone toll-free to 1-877-4ED-PUBS.

OERI does not have publications for sale, so DO NOT send money or checks, or order GPO publications from this office. OERI provides single copies--on a first-come, first-served basis--of only those publications listed as being free from OERI.

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