PROGRESS WHICH HAS BEEN MADE IN SCHOOL DESEGREGATION SINCE 1954 IS REPORTED. EACH OF 17 SOUTHERN AND BORDER STATES, PLUS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IS REPORTED SEPARATELY. THE STATUS OF SEGREGATION-DESEGREGATION IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, FACULTIES, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND, THE DEAF,…

THIS DOCUMENT IS SECTION 2 OF A 3-PART REPORT BY THE EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE. THE "CENTER FACILITIES AND RESOURCES INVENTORY" WAS SENT TO THE DIRECTORS OF 630 HEAD START CENTERS. THE INVENTORIES WERE TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE SO THAT INFORMATION DESCRIBING THE GENERAL PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND HUMAN AND PROGRAM…

The Program Evaluation Survey (PES) was developed to measure student perceptions of and satisfaction with the instructional, curricular, advising, and operational phases of an academic department. The monograph is a report of a series of studies conducted to determine the validity and usefulness of the PES designed to provide both formative…

This publication provides statistical data and trends for all institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania. All institutions in Pennsylvania responded to this survey. The data were obtained directly from the institutions on schedules supplied by the State Department of Education in cooperation with the National Education Association's annual…

This survey sought to estimate the economic value of children to their parents in two peasant villages in Java and Nepal in order to examine the economic interpretation of fertility. The major focus is on estimating directly the contribution of children's labor in terms of average time spent per day in different types of activities. The support…

Fifty-two University of Maryland, College Park campus police officers were administered the Personal History Index, the California Psychological Inventory, the Press Test, the Test of Social Insight, the Situational Attitude Scale, the Dogmatism Scale, and the California F scale. These predictors were related to the following performance criteria,…

The objectives of the study were: (1) to determine the number of training task repetitions required for an Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) student to become proficient, and (2) to determine the total number of task repetitions that UPT students receive for each maneuver in T-37 and T-38 training. The project was conducted in two parts. Study 1…

A study was undertaken to obtain current information about individuals professionally concerned with linguistics and related fields. The study is based on information from the 1968 questionnaire of the National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel. Four aspects of the core community are emphasized: (1) academic training: highest degree…

The report, based on a 1974 sample of 47,000 households, describes the school enrollment of older adults working toward a high school or college diploma or a trade school certificate. Data, summarized in narrative and tabular form, show that two-thirds of the one and one-half million students age 35 and over in the United States were enrolled in…

Summary information on undergraduate applications for admission to Virginia's state-supported institutions of higher education is presented. The tables contained in this publication report figures by residence and type of institution for the following categories: total applications receiving decision; applications accepted; percent of applications…

This report provides information regarding the "course taking" patterns of students in the Hawaii Community College system. The data sheds light on student sampling of other areas outside of their major field, clientele served by academic departments, and course numbering patterns. Included are the student credit hours (SCH) generated by…

This study, based on information collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its Current Population Survey, shows the number of children 3 to 5 years old in the United States and the extent of their enrollment in public and nonpublic preprimary programs. In 1968 the gap continued to close between white and nonwhite children enrolled in…

Basic financial statistics of public television licensees in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa for the 1971 fiscal year are listed. Data are given for 133 licensees which control 207 television stations. Information is compiled which relates to the allocation and disbursement of funds, income, direct operating costs, and…

This report of selected statistical data on various factors pertaining to occupational education in Illinois was compiled after a Vocational Education Study Committee of seventeen members assigned the task of developing a master plan for the preparation of personnel in occupational education discovered that the lack of necessary information made…

New materials and approaches focusing on data analysis are described in this report. Students were exposed to a brief instruction on survey analysis. Then they used a series of games designed to aid the learning of data analysis, and worked with tables of data presented in different training formats designed to sharpen analytical skills.…