A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to evaluate and obtain externally required information about the dietetic technician program. Surveys were mailed to all 47 of the students who graduated from the program between 1980 and 1982 to obtain information on their employment status, job title, length of service,…

The history of nonacademic staff in Western European and U.S. colleges is traced, and employment patterns at one major research university since 1924 are examined, since nonacademic personnel management is one concern of institutional researchers. Nonacademic staff are categorized as follows: professional nonfaculty, clerical/secretarial,…

While the task of defining and counting the Hispanic population is very complex and existing data is inconsistent, several trends emerge with implications for public education policy. Between 1970 and 1980, California's Hispanic population increased by 50% to 4.5 million, 19.2% of the state population, and is expected to increase to between 24.4%…

Data on the evolution of university financing in Ontario, Canada, are provided. Statistical tables cover: Ontario universities' share of provincial budgetary expenditures, 1972-1984; interprovincial comparisons of operating grants to universities for full-time equivalent students, 1974-1984; provincial operating grants for universities per $1,000…

This bulletin contains information, culled from the March 1985 Current Population Survey (CPS) and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), on the employment problems faced by American workers in 1984 and the impact of these problems on the economic status of their families and households. The following employment problems are…

A survey of 379 Elkhart County, Indiana, employers was conducted to determine the local labor force situation. Replies received from 141 employers were analyzed, with the following findings reported: (1) more than 520 job openings existed for unskilled, entry-level jobs, but employers were having trouble filling them because candidates were poorly…

The purpose of this document is to provide a context for the identification of issues that will be critical to the long-term future of public education in the United States and central to the long-term commitments and investments of the National Education Association. This paper is divided into three basic components. Part 1, "Inevitable Forces…

Each year, the Ohio Board of Regents requests all 46 state-assisted college and university campuses offering technical associate degree programs to provide information on degrees awarded by program and to survey recent graduates concerning their employment status and the relationship between their job and their field of study. Between summer 1986…

Three trends in the United States have implications for the redirection of secondary vocational education--the educational reform movement, the projected work force in the year 2000, and the population to be served in the next decade. Emerging is increasing support for the concept that education is not just important to the nation's economic…

The changing role of Japanese women can be seen in the stages of a domestic labor debate which occurred at three different times in the past 30 years. The first debate began with Ayako Ishigaki's (1955) insistence that women should have a job outside the home. Wartime production helped break down traditional divisions of labor by encouraging women…

A human capital study was conducted at Montgomery College to assess the rate of return on educational expenditures by contrasting the future lifetime earnings of people with less education with that of people with greater educational attainment. The study assessed the costs of education (e.g., for tuition and fees, books and supplies, foregone…

A study delineated patterns of degree study and subsequent career development of master's degree recipients in education from the University of Michigan. Preliminary answers were sought on: (1) students' decisions to pursue a master's degree in education; (2) work and study patterns students followed since receiving the master's degree; (3) career…

Data and observations on the proportions of women and minority group members in faculty and administrative positions in community colleges in the United States are presented. First, nationwide data from two 1979 studies are provided, indicating that 10% of the administrators and 9% of the faculty in all higher education institutions were minority…

The 1980-1981 report of the postsecondary desegregation progress in Maryland is presented. The goals of the 1980 plan and the status of attainment of the goals are discussed. Data are presented on enrollments, degrees granted, employment, and governing boards. Additionally, for each state institution, a chart provides information on goals and…

A study gathered data that described recent changes in the economic well-being of U.S. workers and their families. Data, including family incomes, wages, fringe benefits, and employment, showed that, in 1987, after 5 years of recovery, the average worker was worse off economically than at the peak of the last business cycle. The typical family's…