This study investigated 10-year trends of first-time-in-college (FTIC) and community college applicants to major public institutions in Florida, focusing on how an institution's geographic location affected applicant enrollment patterns. The investigation also examined the influence of geographic location on applicants applying to a single…

The non-English language background (NELB) population is projected to increase from 28 million persons in 1976 to 30 million in 1980, 34.7 million in 1990, and 39.5 million in the year 2000. The total number of limited English proficient (LEP) children ages 5-14 estimated for 1976 is 2.5 million, with a drop to 2.4 million in 1980 and a gradual…

Nine factors on which family practice residents base their judgments about ranking programs emerged in a survey of 1,810 first-year residents: opportunity for experience, resident compensation, academic orientation, quality of educational environment, program stability, geography, faculty, future practice opportunities, and curriculum. (MSE)

A community-based educational network was established to improve the deployment of physicians's assistants away from the original site of training in California's San Francisco Bay Area. The graduates' practice locations for a 7-year period was compared before and after the decentralization of the program. (Author/MLW)

Describes a system that generates alternative student assignment plans for the year-round school, enabling the selection of the best school assignment and tract-balancing plan for a district. (Author/JM)

All major aspects of P.L. 94-142--the concept of the least restrictive environment; due process procedures; individualized education programs; and parent involvement--were identified as problems for rural schools. Three primary hindering factors were identified: teacher retention and recruitment problems, rural attitudinal problems, and problems…

Discusses the 61 accredited library school programs in the U.S. in terms of nine factors identified by library school students as having influenced their choice of school--location, cost, accreditation, reputation, familiarity with parent institution, program content, publicity, and availability of summer and off-campus courses. Data and…

Substantial differences in tuition discounting across private colleges appear related to differences in admissions selectivity, nominal price, endowment per student, and regional location. Ironically, one reason many of these colleges can sustain such policies is that stringent selectivity and high price may lower the percentage of needy students.…

Inspired by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), community colleges throughout the Southwest (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas) are developing curricula catering to the growing number of students seeking careers linked to hemispheric trade. The rush for cross-border collaboration (exchange programs, sabbaticals, cultural tours,…

Surveyed students regarding teacher characteristics. Found sex differences but no age, family income, or geographic differences in "good teacher" characteristics; there were sex and private versus public school differences in poor teacher characteristics. Also found that attitude toward students was deemed as important as class content,…

Cites reports pointing to a lack of geographical literacy in the United States. Provides a lesson plan on the identification of countries in the Middle East, utilizing repetitive drill and mnemonic devices. Describes this activity as one way of helping students remember place-name geography facts. (RW)

A survey of 1,775 Ohio health care providers in 5 disciplines concerning the demand for professional continuing education is reported. Results indicate that program content, date, time, and location are the most important factors influencing program attendance. Specific comparisons are made between optometry and other health care professions. (MSE)

The creative solutions found by four colleges and universities to specific student recruitment dilemmas are described. Two dilemmas involved clarification of the campus' geographic location, one addressed recruitment of minority group engineering students, and the fourth concerned recruitment of exceptionally gifted 13- to 16-year-old girls to an…

Presents an algorithm that automatically extracts words and phrases containing geographic place names or characteristics from a text document and uses them as input to database functions that use spatial reasoning to approximate statistically the geoposition referenced in the text. Preliminary results and future work are discussed. (28 references)…

Describes a lesson plan for use in physical geography, earth science, and social studies classes. Suggests that students will find the problem solving approach interesting and will use knowledge of earth-sun relationships, absolute location, and place. Includes objectives, two days of learning activities, evaluations, resources, and an activity…