An attempt was made to determine relationships between certain elements of adult educatio n participation and social change in the economic regions of Canada (Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, Prarie Provinces, and British Columbia). The five regions were measured for participation rates, for rates of change in urbanization, population growth,…

Emphasis in this study is on improving concepts and theory in the area of the nonreturn of foreign students after study in the United States. Part 1 examines definitions and measurements currently used. The volume and correlates of nonreturn identified from a census by the Institute of International Education are analyzed and cross-national…

This is a summary and statistical analysis of nationwide data on women holding elective office in the United States during 1974 and 1975. It is intended to increase knowledge about women's participation in American politics and government. In response to a mailed questionnaire, women incumbents in the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, county…

This is a collection of papers presented at an annual conference of the College and University Systems Exchange (CAUSE). Thirty-one papers are reproduced in their entirety and 39 are presented as abstracts. Of the 31 complete papers, 12 have been individually abstracted for "Resources in Education" (RIE). The major topics of the…

This report describes faculty teaching load for fall 1977 in the Hawaii community college system as measured in terms of average semester hours taught, average hours in contact with students, and class size. The data were based on students registered in regular credit programs in the system. A general decrease in the number of courses, semester…

This model state legislation is the third report issuing from the Illinois Policy Project on Accreditation, Certification, and Continuing Education, and is a statement of the state's role in the professional development of inservice teachers. The legislation itself is preceded by an essay on the state's role in supporting continuing education of…

According to Cronbach's method of data analysis--which decomposes individual scores into separate components for different levels of aggregation--data collected for an investigation of the development of individual differences in ability test scores from grade 4 through grade 9 were grouped into school district, class, and individual components.…

Comprehensive records of all 1971-72 high school seniors who registered for the College Board's Admissions Testing Program (ATP) before May of their senior year are analyzed in this national ATP summary report. Data tables provide information on the participants' ethnic background, high school grades, educational background, self-reported class…

Comprehensive records of all 1972-73 high school seniors who registered for the College Entrance Examination Board's Admissions Testing Program (ATP) before May of their senior year are analyzed in this national ATP summary report. Information is provided on the participant's ethnic background, high school grades, educational background,…

A student testing system was developed consisting of computer generated and scored equivalent but unique repeatable tests based on performance objectives for undergraduate chemistry classes. The evaluation part of the computer system, made up of four separate programs written in FORTRAN IV, generates tests containing varying numbers of multiple…

Forms Clearance standards and regulations are used by the Office of Management and Budget and by the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in order to upgrade the quality of federal data collection, to minimize cost, minimize reporting burden, maximize utility, and to protect the privacy rights of respondents.…

Approximately 2.1 percent of New York City's population is Asian American. This report is concerned with the difficulties faced by members of the Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Korean communities in the areas of immigration, employment, and as a result of media stereotyping of Asians. An overview of individual Asian communities in New York is…

One thousand eighty-two adults in Oklahoma were contacted for telephone interviews to determine their perceived needs for vocational education. Based on 853 responses, the findings include the following: the two most convenient times adults are available for training is on a weekday in the morning or evening; the major barrier that limits…

Factor analyses of two forms of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test were undertaken to better understand the abilities affecting test performance. Results suggest that three global abilities--two verbal and one quantitative--are consistently tapped by the GRE Aptitude Test. Other less prominent dimensions--some of which appear to…

Normative data were obtained on the performance of first-year graduate students on the Aptitude Test and Advanced Tests of the Graduate Record Examinations. The population consisted of students enrolled as full-time graduate students for the first time in the fall of 1964 in a college or university belonging to the Council of Graduate Schools…