To gather information about case finding and special educational services for hard of hearing children, questionnaires were sent to state departments of education and of health, to an approximate 10% random sample of local school districts serving 600 or more students, to all known public and private facilities for the deaf, and to speech and…

The 1978 statistical report of member institutions of the United Negro College Fund is presented. Data are provided on enrollment, degrees granted, faculty, and institutional and student finances for the 41 member institutions, which are private, accredited, predominantly black colleges and universities. Total enrollment at member institutions,…

A survey of community college libraries gathered statistics on enrollment, faculty, range in the philosophies of library services, staff, budget, library resources, physical facilities, automation, audiovisual equipment, dial access information retrieval systems, television production, library orientation programs, and programs for the training of…

The Phase II study of the Florida Migratory Child Survey Project had as its primary focus the data obtained directly from migratory workers and public schools. Major objectives of the 12-month study were (1) to obtain an accurate count of migratory workers and children in each Florida county, (2) to determine movement patterns of migratory…

A survey was conducted in 1968 to determine the extent to which introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses in American State and local government and intergovernmental relations are contained in college and university political science curricula. A questionnaire (appended) was mailed to political science department chairmen of 833 colleges…

This Kids Count data book examines national and statewide trends in the well being of the nation's children. Statistical portraits are based on 10 indicators of well being: (1) percent of low birth weight babies; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) rate of teen deaths by accident, homicide, and suicide; (5) teen birth rate; (6)…

School readiness is important for children, for their families, and for society at large. The authors' exploration of school readiness focuses on how the home literacy environment, parenting behavior, and social characteristics affect two aspects of school readiness: basic skills, such as reading and math; and behavior problems, including…

These 37 Washington Kids Count brochures, one for each of the state's counties and major metropolitan areas, examine statewide trends in the well-being of Washington's children. The reports begin with a statewide summary that points out the discrepancies of children's well-being within the state by area. The statistical portrait is based on three…

This document presents detailed statistical information about activity in Australia's public vocational education and training (VET) system in 2002. It contains information on VET students and courses for each of Australia's states and territories. The statistics included in the report were derived from the data collected from VET providers across…

Presents two scales constructed to measure farmers' attitudinal changes toward improved agricultural practices and toward adult literacy as a result of their participation in the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme in India. (MF)

To establish a comprehensive national database on postsecondary student financial aid, the National Center for Education Statistics conducted the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). Objectives were to: (1) determine the costs of postsecondary education for aided and non-aided students; (2) evaluate how students finance their…

This report compares regional and subregional division characteristics of public elementary and secondary education in the United States. Selected key statistics are presented for each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Information is presented on the public school districts, elementary and secondary schools, students, staff members,…

This report is an analysis of statistical data covering public education revenues between school years 1981-82 and 1985-86. The data comes from the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey, an annual collection of information on public elementary and secondary schools derived from the administrative and fiscal records of the state departments of…

The "Basic Student Charges" (BSC) machine-readable data file (MRDF) was initiated in 1982-1983 as a supplemental survey to the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) XVII. The purpose of the survey was to collect information on the costs for tuition, fees, and room and board for typical full-time undergraduate and graduate…

This is a companion study to the 1984-85 National Survey of Salaries and Wages in Public Schools. This study provides data on staffing ratios by four enrollment groupings of school systems and by five per pupil expenditure levels of school systems. Its purpose is to provide schools with data useful for comparing staffing ratios for their own…