A guide to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education Information System is presented. Contents include a calendar of reporting dates for each form in the system, a glossary that summarizes the definitions of all terms used, the residency policies of the State Board of Education, and copies of each reporting form along with the reporting…

After discussing the conclusions of a Congressional Budget Office study, which recommended that federal aid be redirected from colleges to secondary programs more directly related to job training, this paper examines the need to plan general and technical education within the framework of national productivity. The decreasing productivity rate of…

The pamphlet contains tabular statistical data regarding Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) operated schools during 1978. Included are tabular data regarding: (1) number of schools operated by type; (2) enrollment and average daily attendance by area; (3) boarding school enrollment and average daily attendance; (4) day school enrollment and average…

A demographic profile is presented of the 710 students who were enrolled in Compton Community College's Allied Health Division during the five-year period from 1976 through 1980. After reviewing the limitations of the study, the report looks at annual and total enrollments in six program areas: associate degree nursing, vocational nursing,…

Higher education in Southern Europe was the topic of a symposium sponsored by the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe. The following speeches were presented: "Problems of Expansion and Change in Higher Education: An English View," by Lord James of Rusholme, United Kingdom; "The German Advisory Council for…

As part of a project at Mount Hood Community College (MHCC) to create Program Assessment Documents for instructional and student service programs, this report focuses on the medical secretary program. With an initial section narrating study findings, the document includes five sections. Part II examines program size in terms of (1)…

This 1977-78 report on Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title VII, programs in New York State presents information in the form of tables and listings and a map. The following information is included on the bilingual education programs: estimated number of pupils, amount awarded, years of service, and languages offered by region, project, city,…

A project was developed to create a training procedure for preparing persons with non-teaching professional degrees to become teachers of vocational agriculture/agribusiness. The project involved (1) surveying state supervisors of agricultural education to determine the utilization made of persons with non-teaching professional degrees as teachers…

This paper offers a brief history of the development of curriculum knowledge as shown in 20th century publications. Observations about curriculum development are noted and recommendations are made for further exploration. Books and their authors are reviewed from the turn of the century to the present, beginning with theory predominance and the…

This paper describes a new degree option for the M.A. in French that was developed in response to declining graduate enrollment and complaints that the traditional study of literature is not relevant to future teachers at the high school and junior college level. The program fits into existing rules for the M.A. in literature and was based on…

A conference on the improvement of teaching in higher education reached the conclusion that colleges and universities need the help of a larger community than that of their own institutional settings. Professional associations, foundations, and the federal government share the responsibility for initiation of both research and development efforts.…

In 1971 Kentucky's 291 public high schools produced 39,004 graduates, or 70.1% of the 1967-68 ninth grade enrollment. From the 53 non-public high schools there were 3,966 graduates, or 78.5% of the 1,968 ninth graders. Forty-two percent of all graduates enrolled in colleges or universities. Compared to the class of 1960, the increase in number of…

In 1972 Kentucky's 299 public high schools produced 41,040 graduates, or 70.2% of the total number of 1968-69 ninth graders. The 51 non-public high schools graduated 3,806 students, or 77.2% of their 1969 ninth graders. Compared to the class of 1960, the increase in number of graduates was 15,319 or 59.6%. Directly attributable to increased…

In 1974 Kentucky's 289 public high schools produced 41,522 graduates, or 68.5% of the ninth grade enrollment in 1970-71. The 46 non-public high schools graduated 3,297 students, or 77% of the 1971 ninth graders. From all high schools 38.3% were reported as enrolling in college. Compared to the class of 1962, the increase in the number of graduates…

In 1976, 41,700 students graduated from Kentucky's public high schools; 38.2% were recorded as entering college and 44.95% as entering formal educational programs beyond high school level. From non-public schools there were 3,754 students graduating; 62.4% entered college, and an overall 67.6% were involved in formal education programs. Of the…