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ERIC Number: EJ288630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Status of Science Education in State Departments of Education: An Initial Report.
Dowling, Kenneth W.; Yager, Robert E.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v20 n8 p771-80 Nov 1983
Reported and discussed are data collected from 50 states concerning the professional preparation of state science consultants, the nature of the positions, number of workers employed in such units, changes in support staff, facilities, and budget for each five-year interval between 1960 and 1980. Eight trends resulting from the data analysis are cited. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Budgets, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Higher Education, National Surveys, Science Consultants, Science Education, State Departments of Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research