Part 5 of a seven-volume report made by Graduate Medical Educational Advisory Committee (GMENAC) on the relationship between the education environment and specialty and subspecialty career choices is presented. After background information, Section 2 examines such conceptual and methodological issues as boundaries of the educational environment,…

A presentation of a conceptual framework for viewing the admissions management process in higher education institutions and a discussion of the pricing policy process, particularly of private colleges and universities, precedes an examination of the stochastic utility model, a statistical model of the college choice process. Using student choice…

Some of the faults and values implied by present methods of financing higher education are examined, and new financial arrangements are proposed. Problems with the current system include: the price to the consumer of higher education in relation to its cost of production, tuition gaps among schools, and evaluating the price in relation to value of…

The characteristics of two-year colleges and trends in community college education are summarized in this series of fact sheets. The first of these presents a nationwide overview of the number and types of institutions; full- and part-time enrollments; selected student, faculty, and administrator characteristics; tuition and fees; and types of…

Federal regulations dealing with desegregation, student financial assistance, and compensatory education, designed to create equal opportunity in higher education are discussed. Desegregation is viewed as a means of guaranteeing equal opportunity and equal attainment for black students. Although progress has been made, a continuing disparity…

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education's biennial report is presented. The first chapter summarizes the progress and prospects of Oklahoma higher education both for historical documentation and to provide useful and informative data for the 1980 Oklahoma Legislature, the Governor, state systems institutions, and others in the state…

The task of designing future postsecondary education policy in fiscal year 1981 is discussed in relation to two unique conditions. First, the federal role as a provider of student assistance was increased dramatically in 1978 by passage of the Middle Income Student Assistance Act, and the full costs of implementing MISAA are coming due. Second,…

This Digest is a summary of the principal policy implications from Medical Education Financing: Policy Analyses and Options for the 1980s, comprehensive policy analyses of options for financing both undergraduate and graduate medical education. Five general classes of options are evaluated: (1) reimbursement reforms, (2) loan programs, (3)…

The activities of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education (Israel) are presented in this annual report for 1977-78. The address of the committee chairman emphasizes the need for insuring the essence and quality of Israeli higher education. The report of the Director General summarizes the committee's activities for…

Data about U.S. higher education provided by the Office of Education and other public and private educational organizations is presented in tables with accompanying texts. Included are information on: (1) the total number of institutions, including a report of a three percent increase between Fall 1974 and Fall 1978; (2) enrollment statistics…

Two financial aid programs sponsored by Michigan Economics for Human Development (MEHD) to benefit migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and their dependents are described in this guide: (1) the Migrant Scholarship Program, for degree programs at participating Michigan colleges and universities, and (2) the Less-Than-Classroom Program, for…

In order to determine (1) characteristics of non-returning students, (2) reasons for attrition, and (3) student evaluation of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), questionnaires were mailed to all full and part-time students who attended the winter 1976 term but who did not register for the fall 1976 term. Drawn from 405 responses,…

Background characteristics of agriculture students at Western Kentucky University (WKU), the factors affecting their choice of careers, their goals and expectations, and certain agriculture related attitudes were examined in 1978 in a survey of 150 randomly selected agriculture students at that university. Similarities and differences with their…

In 1978, 150 randomly selected agriculture students at Murray State University were surveyed to determine their general background characteristics, high school characteristics, work experiences, people and factors influential in their choice of a college major, goals and expectations, and selected agriculture related attitudes. The agriculture…

Southern Regional Research Project S-114 was initiated to obtain a better understanding of why students select agriculture as a college major and to study the factors related to their career choices; as a part of this study, in 1977 characteristics of agriculture students at two regional state universities in Kentucky were determined. The…