Outlined for new and continuing faculty members is information on the organization, policies, procedures, and traditions of North Texas State University. Categories of information presented include: university governance (institutional history, the state higher education system, university organization, board of regents, faculty senate,…

Cooperative extension service faculty at New Mexico State University started the Steps to Employment and Personal Success (STEPS) program to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) clients qualify for and maintain full-time employment and strengthen their families for long-term success. Clients are referred to STEPS by New Mexico…

Trends in the academic field of adult education were examined by exploring the collective perspectives of 52 long-time university professors in the United States. The following data sources were used: biographical vitae; written responses to an interview guide; and semi-structured oral history interviews conducted primarily by telephone. The study…

This bibliography is intended to be relatively comprehensive--within the monograph literature--concerning the broad scope of topics that fall under the general rubric of "adult education." It excludes periodical literature, master's theses, and dissertations. The bibliography is divided into topical chapters, some of which are further…

This report contains statistics of 975 universities, colleges, junior colleges, and professional schools for the year 1925-26. The principal items included are institutions; faculty, students; degrees; property; receipts; and some comparisons with previous reports. Some highlights include the increase over 1924 of 33 junior colleges, and 11…

Bulletins containing educational statistics for 1923-24 have been issued and cover the following topic areas: (1) State School Systems (1925, No. 42); (2) City School Systems (1925, No. 41); (3) Public High Schools (1925, No. 40); (4) Private High Schools and Academies (1925, No. 23); (5) Kindergartens (1925, No. 20); (6) Teachers Colleges and…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education in May 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Pedagogics and…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the Library Division of the Bureau of Education in October 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4)…

During the past quarter of a century there have been rather continuous and persistent efforts for Federal aid to education. Twenty-one years ago the Congress of the United States enacted the Smith-Lever Agricultural Extension Act, and 3 years later it passed the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act. Under the Smith-Lever Act and subsequent…

The bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education in November 1916. The listing includes contents organized in these categories: (1) Publications of associations; (2) Educational history and biography; (3) Current educational conditions; (4) Educational…

As visual education departments are very recent additions educational systems, their place in educational institutions is not very well defined. It is desirable as early as possible: (1) to find out what the existing practices are, (2) to institute comparisons among them, and (3) to use these as furnishing clues for establishing the most desirable…

The list of publications of the Bureau of Education, which is presented herein, is a revision of the list published in 1908 (Bulletin, 1908, No. 2). It differs from the earlier issue not only in that it is brought down to date, but in certain arrangements which will, it is believed, render it more convenient for the use of librarians and others…

The importance of agriculture and home economics as subjects of study in school and college, and the frequent inquiries which come to the Bureau of Education regarding pedagogical literature on these subjects, have led to the preparation of the present bibliography, which is intended to be a convenient and practical guide to current sources of…

This report presents the statistics of 672 universities, colleges, and professional schools for the school year 1917-18. Of this number, 118 institutions were independent professional schools, including 78 schools of theology, 12 schools of law, 9 schools of medicine, 4 schools of veterinary medicine, 8 schools of dentistry, and 7 schools of…

This document contains a list of current educational publications received by the Bureau of Education. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers, either directly or through a dealer, or, in the case of an association publication, from the secretary of the issuing organization.…