If no radical changes occur over the next 10 years in the aggregate relationships among college-age cohort sizes, enrollment figures and ratios of doctoral faculty-to-students, the mid-l980's and mid-l900's will see precipitous, but probably temporary declines in the demand for new Ph.D. faculty. Without the implementation of policies designed to…

Brief information on subjects of interest to staff, students, faculty and friends of Georgia State University are presented in this fact book. Contents include sections on general information about the institution (capsule history, statement of purpose, profile of the university and of the students, and overview of the university system of the…

Using data from the "Federal Outlays" published by the Community Services Administration, data on federal outlays in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties for fiscal 1976 were analyzed. The outlays programs were divided into seven major program area categories: human resource development, housing, community and industrial development,…

This volume of the Maryland desegregation status report provides detailed data on the efforts of public postsecondary education institutions. The data collected for the fall of 1975 includes race composition information on applications rates, residence, financial aid awards, degrees, progression rates, and enrollment by program area for students.…

A one year descriptive study of demographic characteristics, employment situations, and supportive services needs of women farmworkers in the California labor force was conducted in 1977-78. Data were collected in interviews with both employers and 400 women and 200 men engaged in farmwork in Fresno and Imperial Counties. Most of the women were of…

The fifth annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture on rural development (prepared in response to a directive from the Rural Development Act of 1972) summarizes current rural conditions by presenting the most recently available statistical data on employment, income, population, housing, and community services and facilities and illustrates…

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUNDED UNDER CONNECTICUT PUBLIC ACT 523 IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TOWNS NOT SERVED BY TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. IN GENERAL, THE PROGRAMS ATTEMPTED TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS' READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND BASIC SKILLS AND TO CHANGE THEIR…

THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL TRAINING, MEDIATOR ORIENTATION, AND TASK CHARACTERISTICS UPON HETEROCULTURAL NEGOTIATION. INDIAN AND AMERICAN SUBJECTS NEGOTIATED CHILD REARING ISSUES UNDER THREE AMERICAN TRAINING CONDITIONS (CULTURE ASSIMILATOR VERSUS TRADITIONAL VERSUS IRRELEVANT TRAINING), THREE MEDIATOR CONDITIONS (HIGH VERSUS…

AN ACCOUNT OF JOB UPGRADING AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, DOCUMENTS THE LARGELY INADEQUATE EDUCATION AND SEVERE EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES OF NEGROES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA, DESCRIBES TRAINEE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS, DESIRED UPGRADING EXPERIENCES, LIAISON WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, COOPERATION WITH THE…

IN A BRITISH PROJECT, 80 SCHOOLS OFFERED A SECOND CHANCE TO 381 PUPILS, BY USING CORRESPONDENCE COURSES AND TUTORIAL SERVICES FROM THE NATIONAL EXTENSION COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED SEPARATE OR COMBINED USE OF BROADCASTING, ON THE SPOT TEACHING, AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. THE COURSES WERE USED FOR--EXTENDING THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM,…

VOLUME II IS THE FIRST OF A THREE-VOLUME STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT WHICH SUPPLIES RAW DATA TO ACCOMPANY A NARRATIVE EVALUATION REPORT (VOLUME I) OF 1966 TITLE I ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT PROJECTS IN NEW ENGLAND. THE SUPPLEMENT PRESENTS DATA ON THREE VARIABLES--THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, THE COMMUNITY TYPES INVOLVED IN TITLE I PROJECTS…

THIS REPORT, THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE NEW HOPE PROJECT, DISCUSSES THE PROJECT'S EFFECT ON THE WELFARE ROLLS OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. NEW HOPE PROPOSES TO EDUCATE WELFARE RECIPIENTS BY MODIFYING THEIR ATTITUDES AND DEVELOPING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES BASIC EDUCATION,…

THE REPORT OF THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROPOSES A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION TO RECEIVE AND DISBURSE PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNDS. IT RECOMMENDS INCREASED GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL PROGRAM PRODUCTION, NEW FACILITIES FOR LIVE-BROADCAST INTERCONNECTION, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROGRAMING…

This profile of entering freshmen at North Carolina State University for fall 1977 presents statistical data and a descriptive summary of the data. Information is presented on the following: new freshman headcount enrollment by field of study by sex (1971-77) and by residence (in-state, national, or international); new freshmen black enrollment…

A 1975 study determined the location of the North Carolina high schools from which black students graduated, their plans for postsecondary education, and their interest in and enrollment at North Carolina State University. The report is designed to provide information that will be useful to evaluate and plan recruitment of black high school…