This study examined salary data for 5,057 college faculty in the field of business management and administrative services for both public and private institutions for the years 1995-1996 and 1998-1999. The study reflects data obtained from the 279 public and 386 private institutions that participated in both study years. The study found that the…

This report, covering 648 occupational therapy faculty, is part of an annual national survey of faculty salaries. The survey consists of two parts: one covering public and one covering private four-year colleges and universities. Data for the baseline year 1995-96 and the 1998-99 trend year were collected for full-time teaching faculty in 53…

This report, covering 1,501 public health faculty, is part of an annual national survey of faculty salaries. The survey is in two parts one covering public and one covering private four-year colleges and universities. Data for the l995-96 baseline year and 1998-99 trend year were collected for full-time teaching faculty in 53 selected academic…

This summary brings together data from the various statistical chapters of the Biennial Survey of Education 1932-34. Each of these chapters deals with one field of education and has been published separately as part of Bulletin, 1935, No. 2, as follows: Chapter II. Statistics of State School Systems, 1933-34; Chapter III. Statistics of City School…

Data for the academic year 1977-78 are presented for degrees conferred by schools and colleges of pharmacy, and by geographic district, sex, and ethnic grouping of graduates. Degrees reported include bachelor of science, bachelor of pharmacy, doctor of pharmacy, master of science, and doctor of philosophy. (JMD)

Reported is a survey undertaken to explore the recent progress and problems of women in the field of law school teaching. Focus is on distribution of women faculty among accredited law schools, professional rank, other academic positions, women deans or associate deans, and hiring and promotion problems. Some survey data are appended. (JMD)

Discusses how to find statistical data on the Internet, particularly with awareness of lag times associated with posted data and of the large quantity of university sources. Lists World Wide Web sites under the headings of metasites, agriculture, banking, business, crime, economics, education, energy, government, health, international, local…

Investigates whether 19th-century children of immigrants living in ethnic ghettos were less likely to attend school than their peers who lived elsewhere. It considers the sources of the relationship between neighborhood of residence and school attendance in Boston (Massachusetts) and Chicago (Illinois) by examining the structure of their markets…

Four articles address issues of collecting, compiling, reporting, and interpreting statistics generated by automated library systems for administrative decision making. Topics include using a management information system to forecast growth and assess areas for downsizing; statistics for collection development and analysis; and online system…

Examines contemporary Asian immigration to the United States from a U.S. perspective. Analyzes immigration policies and data on recent immigration from Asia. Discusses impacts concerning the United States and the immigrants themselves and speculates on future immigration. The composition of Asian immigration might change, and the number might…

Provides an array of statistical data on the Soviet educational system from the Central Party of Soviet Union (CPSU). Topics include enrollment, educational attainment, and information on facilities. Offers this profile as a status report on educational reform as of 1988. Maintains more effort is required to effectively address the problem of…

Suicide mortality rates are analyzed for older adults (Blacks, Whites, males, and females) using national mortality data for 1980 through 1986. Elderly White males have the highest rates and have experienced an increase of 23 percent. The rate for Black males rose by 42 percent. Implications for social policy are discussed. (SLD)

Encouraging skills development is a key part of the UK Government's strategy. This emphasis on skills has led to changes in Higher Education, where there is an increasing recognition of the need to enhance students' employability. This paper reviews the data on the type of employer skill needs available in the existing literature with a particular…

Coordinate graphs of time-series data have been significant in the history of statistical graphing and in recent school mathematics curricula. A survey task to construct a graph to represent data about temperature change over time was administered to 133 students in Grades 3, 5, 7, and 9. Four response levels described the degree to which students…

This monograph uses narrative, tables, and figures to present information on college freshmen with disabilities, based on data collected by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, a longitudinal study of the American higher education system involving data on some 1,300 institutions, over 7 million students, and about 100,000 faculty.…