This planning document was prepared in response to the fourth basic responsibility of the State Board of Education regarding the planning and coordination of postsecondary education in Michigan. Specifically, it is the responsibility of the State Board "to review and make recommendations concerning operating and capital budgets of public…

In this ninth Council on Public Higher Education report, the origin of the 120,359 students enrolled in 41 of the 42 Kentucky colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is reported. The data presented for each institution includes the origin of students by state, foreign country, and Kentucky county.…

This is the eighth Council on Public Higher Education report on the origin of the 111,556 students enrolled in the 42 Kentucky colleges and universities accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The information presented for each institution includes the origin of students by state, foreign country, and Kentucky county. The…

A total of 27,320 transfer students were enrolled in the fall of 1975 at institutions in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. This represents a 3% increase over fall of 1974 for the same institutions. Of these transfer students, 64.6% were enrolled in senior institutions and 34.5% in two-year colleges, a distribution similar to those of…

Using the DELPHI technique, 111 individuals identified as management team members for occupational education (in eight selected California community colleges), were chosen for this study designed to provide information perceived to be needed and useable for effective planning of occupation education in community colleges in California. Three…

This study examined selected aspects of the exercise of influence in educational organizations. Power motivation, characteristics of the exercise of influence, and influence effectiveness were studied. A sample of elementary school principals indicated their perceptions and behavioral intentions relevant to the exercise of upward influence in…

This study of undergraduate grading practices at Georgia State University investigated differences in grading patterns by major fields of study, controlling for such antecedents as scholastic aptitude, demographic background, course type, and longitudinal trends. The principal finding of the study was that major field is strongly associated with…

As a result of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and numerous federal district court rulings, during the last 10 years many employers have actively recruited and hired individuals from the groups that previously suffered the most from job discrimination. A conflict is now arising between the need for equal job opportunities and seniority-based job…

The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that schools with more participative processes and less structure have higher levels of perceived organizational effectiveness, teacher job satisfaction, and student achievement than schools with less participative climates and more structure. A sample of 114 school units and 1,632 teachers…

A survey of alumni of the University of Rhode Island, in the graduating classes of 1955, 1960, and 1970, had a 25 percent response rate. Data were collected on the current work status of the alumni, number of different jobs held and different kinds of work done since graduation, training after the bachelor's degree, relationship of undergraduate…

This study was concerned with the relationship between (1) educational technology employed by a high school English department and the structure of that work group, and (2) the technological-structural congruence and teacher perceptions of organizational effectiveness. It was suggested that the research findings would be useful for inducing…

This study, after introducing Ghana's history and people, traces the story of educational development since 1951 and describes the present formal educational system. The subject is divided into four categories of consideration. First, the development of education over the years from colonial times through the modern system that has evolved is…

The main aim of this paper is to analyze Tanzania's educational policy. Its starting point is an examination of the strong interrelationship between the country's educational policy and its social and economic objectives. How the educational policy has been implemented, how the various levels and types of education have developed, and what the…

Reported are results of the 1976 assessment program involving 1,742 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students (10-14 years old) enrolled in Florida public schools. It is noted that the students were observed and rated by their teachers on a six-category scale (ranging from completed independently to physically unable) assessing their performance…

This study examines the actual and the desired performance of school librarians in areas of planning, accessing networks, instructional and curriculum development, and production of learning resources. A questionnaire based on the 1976 certification requirements for Texas learning resources specialists was constructed as the survey instrument.…