A SURVEY WAS MADE IN 1961 OF ALL (APPROXIMATELY 45,000) GRADUATING SENIORS IN MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO LEARN OF TRENDS IN POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLANNING. THE SURVEY CONSISTED OF AN APTITUDE TEST, ACHIEVEMENT RECORDS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE ENTITLED "AFTER HIGH SCHOOL--WHAT." IN 1962, A SAMPLE OF STUDENTS WAS SELECTED TO…

MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF RURAL YOUTH. THE CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO EMPHASIZE THE TRANSFER PROGRAMS OF STUDENTS TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES. HOWEVER, FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II, THE COLLEGE EXPANDED CURRICULUM OFFERINGS IN THE TWO YEAR TERMINAL AND VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL AREAS OF EDUCATION, AND…

QUESTIONNAIRES ON PERCEIVED NEEDS FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION WERE SENT IN FEBRUARY 1964 TO ALL YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL GRADUATES OF THE CLASSES OF 1943, 1948, 1953, AND 1958. ALMOST EVERY RESPONDENT HAD BEEN PURSUING SOME SORT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, LARGELY IN SEMINARY CREDIT COURSES, URBAN CHURCH INSTITUTES, MISSIONS OR OVERSEAS STUDY TOURS,…

VIEWING COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AS A SOCIAL PROCESS, THE AUTHOR FOCUSES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SUPPLY OF STUDENTS COMING FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION AND THE DEMAND FOR STUDENTS BY COLLEGES. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IS TREATED AS A GENERAL PROBLEM ON THREE LEVELS. LEVEL ONE, THE VIEWPOINT OF THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT, IS CONCERNED WITH GUIDANCE…

THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS REFERENCES TO GENERAL GRADUATE EDUCATION AND TO EDUCATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL FIELDS--ARCHITECTURE, BUSINESS, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, DENTISTRY, ENGINEERING, LAW, LIBRARY SCIENCE, MEDICINE, NURSING, SOCIAL WORK, TEACHING, AND THEOLOGY. (HW)

PART OF A LARGER SURVEY OF EDUCATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS (INCLUDING DIRECT COMMISSIONING OF AUXILIARY SPECIALISTS) AND PROVISIONS FOR SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT AND COLLATERAL TRAINING OF OFFICERS IN EACH OF THE ARMED SERVICES. PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS AND SKILL AREAS, NUMBERS OF ENROLLEES AND…

A COMPARATIVE SOCIOECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF 18,378 PROSPECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENTS (10,073 MEN AND 8305 WOMEN) TABULATES PERCENTAGES FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT FAMILY INCOMES AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, FARM OR RURAL HOMES, MARITAL OR DATING STATUS, COLLEGE GOALS, REASONS FOR COLLEGE CHOICE, EXPECTATIONS CONCERNING COLLEGE,…

OREGON'S POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ANALYZED, AND A MASTER PLAN IS PROPOSED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF OREGON. BASES FOR THE STUDY INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF EDUCATION, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND GOVERNMENT, AND STAFF REPORTS FROM A VARIETY OF AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND…

A study was undertaken in order to provide current data and comprehensive information about Chinese language instruction in United States higher education. This report is based on the responses to a survey in 1979. In addition to the discussion of the survey responses, an examination of changes that have taken place since a previous report in 1969…

The proceedings categorize 55 papers on research in medical education in 12 sections: standards and standard setting (including equivalence-testing methods, standardized examinations, and foreign exams); predicting career outcomes (career choice and satisfaction); teaching clinical skills (student-patient relations and interview skills); teaching…

The nine Reactor Statics Modules are designed to introduce students to the use of numerical methods and digital computers for calculation of neutron flux distributions in space and energy which are needed to calculate criticality, power distribution, and fuel burnup for both slow neutron and fast neutron fission reactors. The last module, RS-9,…

This study was concerned with the need for and interest in both a preservice and graduate program for the training of teachers of pre- and early adolescents. The study also was concerned with identifying specific competencies for teachers in junior high or middle schools. Questionnaires were sent to middle and junior high school teachers and…

A study compared the academic achievement and job market success of academically and/or economically disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged vocational education students. Data from student records and transcripts and employer follow-ups were collected on 2,191 students enrolled in vocational majors in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students were classified…

Studies concerning attributes of quality in higher education as defined in academic studies are reviewed. Separate reviews are presented for studies of quality at the graduate level, in professional programs, and at the undergraduate level. Academe's continuing attempts to quantify "quality" so as to measure it empirically rather than subjectively…

An examination of the findings of three national surveys reveals that several statistical academic science resource indicators reflected a period of growth during the mid-seventies. While this trend is expected to continue through the end of the seventies, the 9 percent increase in federal research and development (R&D) funding to universities…