Trends in higher education and elementary and secondary education for 1975-1976 and 1985-1986 and projections for 1995-1996 are reported, along with population trends for six age groups. For public elementary/secondary education, data are presented for enrollment (kindergarten through grade 8 and grades 9-12); high school graduates; elementary and…

As a follow-up to a 1981-82 formative evaluation of Scarborough's (Ontario) cooperative education program, an outcomes-oriented study of the program was conducted in 1983. The study, which involved surveys of cooperative education and control group students, employers, teachers, and parents, focused on program outcomes related to student attitudes…

This report provides summary information regarding vocational-technical programs offered in New Mexico postsecondary institutions for the 1985-1986 project year (which includes the 1985 summer and fall semesters and the 1986 spring semester). Program types and locations and student enrollment, characteristics, and enrollment status at the end of…

This report is designed to give the reader summary information regarding vocational-technical programs offered by secondary schools in New Mexico for the 1985-1986 school year. Enrollment, programs, locations, student characteristics, and completion status for occupational programs are described. The report is presented in short narratives and…

Research on the development of the master's degree in the United States and its growth in the postwar technological era are reviewed within the context of tradition, diversity, and change. Research on structure and organization, curricular reform, quality control, and innovation is synthesized, and suggestions for future research are offered. The…

College teaching, teaching skills, and practical problems are considered. The emphasis on subject matter specialization in graduate school and effects on the preparation of college teachers are considered, along with suggestions about what beginning college teachers need to know beyond subject matter training. After briefly considering assumptions…

Trend data on college-going rates in California are examined, with attention to statewide high school graduation and college-going trends, and participation rates for the University of California, California State University, California community colleges, and independent colleges and universities. The trend data cover 1974-1985 for the state…

The purposes, accomplishments, and future of the Higher Education Act are considered in hearings of the U.S. House of Representatives. A brief history of the Higher Education Act over the 20 years since its inception in 1965 is traced, and the role of the federal government in higher education is addressed. The centerpiece of the legislation was…

The contents of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 are summarized, with attention to competing interests and policy areas of concern to the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Current provisions and proposed changes are reviewed for: Title I, Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning; Title II, College and Research…

Wage rates and earnings give misleading signals to public and private policymakers as to the benefits of certain kinds of education and training investments. These misleading signals result from the fact that (1) workers and employers prefer employment contracts that either do not recognize or only partially recognize differences in productivity…

This annual document is a collection of general and statistical information on 251 schools in the Dade County (Florida) Public School system. The document is divided into four sections corresponding to the major geographical areas of the county: North, North Central, South Central, and South. A profile sheet, presented for each individual school…

Fall 1985 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) are presented. This second of three volumes presents data on credit course students by origin or origin grouping. Contents include: separate tables for each New York State county; the permanent…

The condition of higher education for Hispanic Americans and Latin Americans is addressed in 12 papers from the 1983 Conference on Latino College Students. Attention is directed to the transition from high school to college, Hispanic student achievement, and economics and stratification. In addition to forewords by Gregory R. Anrig and Arturo…

An agenda for the future of higher education that is especially appropriate for state- and institutional-level action is presented. One initiative that is important to the future of the country that can also be promoted at the federal level is improvement of the research capacity of U.S. universities. The following views are presented: the most…

The relationship between higher education and employment (particulary underemployment and unemployment) is discussed in terms of a synthesis of 21 case studies of developing and developed nations. The countries discussed are: Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Egypt, Federal Republic of Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen,…