Despite considerable linguistic diversity in Kenya, the country is increasingly trilingual, with individual Kenyans tending toward varying degrees of proficiency in the vernacular, Swahili, and English. The vernacular is acquired at home and in the neighborhood with co-ethnics in both rural and urban contexts. Swahili is typically learned…

Enrollment, financial, and academic trends at private black colleges for fall 1983 are presented, along with previous year data. Statistical tables and a narrative section are included. Data were obtained from the annual United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Questionnaire. Specific information is provided for each UNCF campus on: 1983 enrollments and…

Data are presented in tabular form for fall 1977 enrollments according to: institution (44 colleges and universities, public and private); off-campus centers; geographic origin; undergraduate and graduate status; distribution by county, state, and outlying area; headcount and credit-hours by institution and branches; full-time equivalents;…

THIS INTERIM REPORT OF PRE- AND POST-JOB CORPS STATUS FOR TERMINATIONS (GRADUATES, DROPOUTS, AND DISCHARGES) IS THE SECOND PART OF A CONTINUING EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JOB CORPS TRAINING. OF 4,649 TERMINATIONS FOR THE PERIOD, 1,254 WERE PERSONALLY INTERVIEWED. SOME OF THE SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS WERE--(1) FEWER THAN HALF OF THE TERMINATIONS…

The Local District Assessment Option (piggyback program) is an integral part of the Minnesota Statewide Educational Assessment Program, which provides the 162 participating local school districts with materials and procedures developed for the statewide program. Materials are available in reading, mathematics, social studies, and science for…

This annual report presents statistical information about the degrees awarded by Canadian universities and colleges between 1960 and 1972. Extensive tables and graphs provide data for the number of degrees awarded by level, by field of study, and by geographic region. The various degrees are categorized as diplomas and certificates; first…

THE MANPOWER MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE CONGRESS, DELIVERED JANUARY 23, 1967, IN WHICH HE PROPOSED THE LARGEST MANPOWER PROGRAM YET UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATION IS PRESENTED. THE SIXTH MANPOWER REPORT, THE MAJOR PART OF THIS DOCUMENT, ASSESSES ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF EFFORTS DIRECTED TOWARD NATIONAL MANPOWER OBJECTIVES. NEW GROUND IS…

Migratory farm workers employed in 688 countries in 46 states in 1965 represent a 9 percent increase over 1964. Average earnings for the migratory farm worker in 1965 were $1,737. In spite of the new legislation, which is described, there are additional needs in the areas of wages, child labor, health, education, day care, housing, sanitation, and…

The statement of state policy toward independent degree-granting colleges and universities in California addresses these issues: independent institutions as a public resource (enrollment, degrees awarded, levels of support, tuition and fees, government revenues, program diversity, and geographic location); state policy toward independent…

This study sought to determine whether the curricula of master's level health administration programs in the United States are relevant to professional needs and whether these programs change appropriately as professional needs change. The content is in seven chapters. The first covers the research design and survey methodology. Chapter 2…

Since the U.S. Office of Education figures showed (at the time of this report) that on the average, 850,000 young people were dropping out of high school every year, 800,000 more were graduated from high school with no specific marketable skills, and 900,000 were dropping out of universities, junior colleges, and training schools, the study…

Information gathered about postsecondary education in Maine include: enrollment data for both public and private institutions; geographic distribution of out-of-state students; programs of study in public and private institutions for the academic year 1975-76; facilities inventory for public and private institutions; directory of administrative…

Public and private higher education share many of the same problems. The private sector, however, is especially vulnerable to certain pressures because tuition is a primary source of its revenue. In this report, several important functional aspects are considered for their bearing on academic purposes or roles: special roles such as church…

The report summarizes a survey of 46 graduates of the Nova Southeastern University (Florida) doctoral program in optometry, the only such program in the state, concerning professional and program issues, including professional employment patterns and feedback on the doctoral program. Results indicate that school location was a primary reason for…

This report presents information about public elementary and secondary education for the 2003-04 school year. The data were provided by state education agencies through the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system, a universe data collection that includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of Defense…