In March 1991, 3,081 fiscal year 1990 graduates of selected occupational programs in the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) were surveyed concerning their objectives for attending college, current educational status, present employment status, salary, employment start-up, geographic location of employment, and satisfaction with their…

Results of standardized tests taken by students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District are reported. Emphasis is on tests developed for the state of Texas, but results from other standardized tests are also reported. In October 1990, 22,443 students in grades 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 took the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS),…

This annual statistical report provides a general overview of information related to Texas public schools for the 1989-90 school year. The document begins with "Statistical Highlights," which examines state-level data and discusses the major areas of administrative units, students, staff, and finance for the current year and for…

A summary of student enrollment data for Michigan's community and junior colleges is provided, covering the years 1988-89 and 1989-90. Introductory material describes the Community College Data Collection System which was initiated in 1988 to meet state and federal reporting needs and requirements. Each of the report's three main sections presents…

Compiled by the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE), this fact book presents information on enrollments, financing, programs, and staffing in the state's VTAE programs from 1980 to 1990. Enrollment data is presented in four tables: 1980-90 VTAE headcount enrollment by aid category; 1980-90 full-time equivalent…

This manual is designed to help classroom teachers in Alberta, Canada implement the Junior High Computer Studies Program. The first eight sections cover the following material: (1) introduction to the teacher resource manual; (2) program rationale and philosophy; (3) general learner expectations; (4) program framework and flexibility; (5) program…

In 1989, a national survey sponsored by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education was conducted of a random sample of 246 public community, technical, and junior colleges to ascertain the extent of the colleges' economic development activities outside of the regular curriculum, such as customized training, short-term vocational…

The report presents tabular data on occupation and years of school completed by age for the civilian labor force, by sex, race and Spanish origin, obtained from the 1980 Census/Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Special File. All tables list males and females separately for each category. Table 1 lists totals for 613 labor force categories, then…

Although the results of minimum competency tests need to be interpreted with caution, data on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) for 1980-82 clearly indicate the inadequate results of remedial programs for minority students in Texas. Secondary analysis of the data shows that overall performance on exit level math and reading tests…

In January 1982, the Wake County Board of Education adopted The Schools of Choice Programs. The stated objectives of the Programs were: (1) to improve facility utilization systemwide, (2) to establish a consistent organizational pattern of schools (K-5, 6-8, and 9-12) county-wide, (3) to racially balance student populations of schools, (4) to…

A task force appointed by the Tennessee Legislature was charged with examining state public education in the areas of educational goals, governance, quality, and fund distribution. Subcommittees were formed to study K-12 education, vocational-technical education, higher education, and professional schools. Multiple techniques were utilized to…

Guidelines for state education agency (SEA) personnel who are responsible for the development and implementation of needs assessment activities are presented, with specific reference to the state's Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD). The guidelines were developed to promote compliance with Public Law 94-142. The following four…

Graduate and professional education in the United States is reviewed, with particular emphasis on recent trends in doctoral study in the arts, sciences, humanities, and engineering. Master's programs and the professions are also considered. In examining the range and diversity of graduate education, attention is directed to the size of graduate…

This research study involved a systematic investigation into the relationships among: (1) the techniques used by search analysts during preliminary interviews with users before engaging in online retrieval of bibliographic citations; (2) the amount of new information gained by the user as a result of the search; and (3) the user's ultimate…

Three decades of applications of information technology and library automation at Ohio University are chronicled in this paper. The first major development highlighted is the founding of OCLC (the Ohio College Library Center) as a cooperative cataloging device in the 1960s. OCLC's growth is traced from when it was a small organization of two staff…