This Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report documents the growing demand for learning around the world. A quantitative description of the functioning of education systems allows for international comparisons and the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to providing quality education. Chapter 1,…

Representative parity of minority groups at public colleges and universities is a longstanding goal of the Board of Governors for Higher Education, as first outlined in its 1983 Strategic Plan to Ensure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Connecticut Public Higher Education. The minority groups defined by the plan are: Hispanic/Latino, African…

This document presents two sets of data for Texas public institutions of higher learning: (1) the number of women faculty and (2) enrollment of racial and ethnic minority students. Text summaries and data tables for women include: full-time faculty, including tenured and tenure-track; full-time faculty new hires; full-time faculty promotions;…

This report uses tables, graphs, and text to summarize 1996-97 data on key indicators of progress by minority groups in American higher education. Data sources included Census Bureau Current Population Reports, the Higher Education General Information and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System survey reports, and surveys conducted by the…

The members of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) are surveyed annually in order to collect data on state and territory funded scholarship and grant programs to those undergraduate and graduate students who wish to attend public or private postsecondary institutions. The following are among the highlights…

The members of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) are surveyed annually to collect data on state and territory funded scholarship and grant programs to undergraduate and graduate students to attend public or private postsecondary institutions. The following are among the highlights reported in this year's…

This book examines the effects of immigration in New York City (New York) today, with particular attention to those "new immigrants" who arrived after 1965. Immigrant interaction with the city's public and private social services is emphasized. Data were drawn from interviews and from the 1980 U.S. Census. Part I: "The…

Demographic and economic characteristics of racial minorities (American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, Black, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Asian Indian or other) in North Dakota in 1980 are presented, using U.S. Bureau of the Census data. Between 1970 and 1980, the number of racial minority residents increased by 8,900 (48.6%), with…

This report provides information on factors that are associated with children's progress through elementary school and high school. Children's rates of advancement through school were measured by comparing the grade attended in 1976 with the typical grades attended by children at each age. The grade in which most children of a given age were…

In fiscal 1978 the State of Washington contracted for $827,505 in Johnson O'Malley (JOM) funds to provide for the education of 5,179 Indian students. The statewide objectives of the JOM program were to increase Indian students' proficiency in reading and mathematics skills, improve Indian students' rate of high school graduation, and improve…

Data on the community college system in Arizona are provided in five sections. The first section lists the State Board members, outlines Board and Central Staff expenditures, and provides the philosophy of the community colleges. The second section locates the nine college districts, the 14 colleges, ten skill centers, and 22 campuses. The third…

Enrollment projections for Montgomery College (MC) during the fiscal years 1981 through 1985 are outlined and graphically illustrated in this report. Chapter I details the methodology of the projection analysis, in which varying enrollment predictions, based on alternative assumptions, are matched with the projections derived from a curve-fitting…

During Fall 1977, a questionnaire was mailed to 8,455 first-year graduates of 26 Texas community colleges. Responses were received from 4,838 graduates (57%). Following a section presenting survey highlights in 25 graphs, the survey report presents aggregate statewide questionnaire responses expressed as numbers and percentages. Respondents are…

This volume, the fourth of a five-volume series, contains three onsite case studies of organization development (OD) selected from a sample of 76 school districts. The purpose of the case studies was to analyze in detail different types of OD programs and their use. Each case study represents a different OD focus: case study A involves a survey…

This report is the inaugural edition of a triennial profile of the condition of North Carolina's youngest population (age birth through 5 years), the target population for the state's "Smart Start" program. Part 1 of the report details the needs of young children in the state by means of state and county-by-county data. Part 2 presents…