Using interviews and a questionnaire, this study investigated administrative procedures used in graduate extension education by 60 members of the National University Extension Association (NUEA). Attention was given to program structure; residence requirements for off-campus graduate programs; counseling and guidance services; the reimbursement of…

The 1969 edition of the Digest of Educational Statistics is the eighth in this series of annual publications. The primary purpose of this compendium of tables is to provide an abstract of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from kindergarten through the graduate school. Subjects on which statistics are given…

The directory of institutions providing a degree program for training adult educators was developed as an essential step in making training opportunities better known to prospective students and their advisers; the population covered includes programs omitted from prior studies. A substantial portion of the document is comprised of a listing of…

This report is the third of a series covering the status of psychological research and activity in foreign schools and laboratories. It covers discussions with prominent psychologists in Latin America and provides information about representative work in process. Information on the following countries is reported: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador,…

The 1960's witnessed considerable change in educational attainment levels. Of Americans 25 years old and over in 1970, 52 percent were at least high school graduates, as compared with 41 percent in 1960 and 34 percent in 1950. There was considerable variation in educational attainment levels in 1970 among the various age groups in the population.…

The 12th in a series of annual publications, this document provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistics are provided include the number of schools and colleges; and information on enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment,…

The 11th in a series of annual publications, this document provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistics are provided include the number of schools and colleges; and information on enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment,…

This 14th annual national survey of public elementary and secondary school statistics presents data as of fall 1967 for each State, the District of Columbia, 13 of the nation's 15 largest cities, and several outlying areas including American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Summaries of trends are presented with…

This paper is a report from a symposium conducted by the International Reading Association Commission on High Quality Teacher Education on the topic, "Improved Preparation for Reading Teachers for the Seventies." The report discusses a number of ways to develop a model or models for improving the undergraduate and graduate teaching of reading…

This document, the 10th in a series of annual publications, provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistics are provided include the number of schools and colleges and information on enrollments, teachers graduates, educational attainment, finances,…

This collection of reports and papers critically examines the state of education in international and comparative communication studies in American universities. The papers grew from a symposium on the study of international communication held in 1969. The interaction and play of mass communication in international affairs, a relatively new…

The purpose of the study was to examine existing information on the level of quality of medical care delivered by foreign medical graduates (FMGs), as part of a broader consideration of policies relating to FMGs and health care delivery in the United States. Quality of care is considered to comprise both technical care and the "art of…

A study was conducted to assess the relationship between data processing competencies taught in Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District Data Processing programs and on-the-job demands, as a basis for curriculum review and revision. A sample of program graduates, their employers, and instructors were asked to rate 75…

A set of tests that might be reasonably used as provisional criterion measures in research on scientific thinking, particularly creative thinking, were developed and an assessment was made of the suitability of these tests as criterion variables from the standpoint of their psychometric properties. The Tests of Scientific Thinking are performance…

Selected findings of seven previously published reports of the College-Level Manpower Study are summarized. Factors involving both manpower supply and demand were investigated and educational and occupational areas in which major supply/demand imbalances exist were determined. The primary goal was to investigate the manpower supply/demand…