A program-based funding model is presented for the California community colleges, using five major categories of programs and services (i.e., instruction, instructional services and libraries, student services, maintenance and operations, and institutional support). Following an executive summary, section I of the report deals with the need for…

A study sought to determine how graduates of vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) programs fared in the work force as compared with a national comparison group. The secondary purpose of the study was to ascertain the feasibility and appropriateness of using existing data bases to conduct follow-up research of vocational education…

In 1988, opinion surveys were administered to 5 different respondent groups at each of the 15 pilot sites participating in North Carolina's Career Development Program (CDP) for educators. Five separate questionnaires were developed for the following respondent groups: (1) teachers; (2) principals and assistant principals; (3) central office staff…

This report, the second in a series on student financial aid, examines the effects of changes in the design of the Pell Grant Program on applicant eligibility over the 16 years between 1973-74 and 1988-89. The study is an outgrowth of a project undertaken in 1983-84 which attempted to identify the many decisions that constituted the design of each…

These three volumes, compiled by the Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center, provide information regarding state regulations for staff to student ratios and class size/caseload for special education programs. The first volume presents this information in a short form, in charts grouped according to handicapping condition alphabetically from…

This document presents four action recommendations for implementing the long-range plan for technology in elementary and secondary education in New York state and three options or different strategies for implementing each of the action recommendations. The tables and bar graphs which make up the major part of this report indicate the extent to…

To facilitate the proper technical use of the test scores obtained from the administration of the tests, the curricular and psychometric characteristics of the tests are described in a series of technical manuals. This manual, the seventh in the series, contains a description of the characteristics of the North Carolina Test of Chemistry. The test…

This report contains a brief description of the study in the province of Manitoba, Canada along with recommendations based upon the judgements of the Technical Advisory Committee. Grade levels 3, 6, 9, and 12 were administered the test. The purposes of the test were to: (1) provide benchmark indicators relative to the level of mathematics…

This report contains a description and analysis, along with conclusions and recommendations, of the three components of the 1987 Mathematics Assessment in Manitoba, Canada: (1) the student achievement tests at grades 3, 6, 9, and 12; (2) the comparison testing (1981-1986) at the same grade levels; and (3) the teacher survey. The intent of the…

Basic information in tabular form is presented about the elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin. Introductory tables contain such information as alternative names of school districts; the numbers of schools; and enrollment, staffing, and other demographic data for each school district. Tables in section A give the complete annual school…

This yearbook provides special education information (for the period July 1, 1985 to June 30, 1986) including federal policy actions, state policy, important reports, statistical data on exceptional students served and personnel employed, and directory listings of key offices and officials concerned with special education. Summaries are presented…

Tabular data on degrees and awards granted by New Jersey colleges in 1985 are presented by program. In addition to totals for the state, data are provided by county. The following degrees/awards are covered: certificates, associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional. The information was obtained from the Higher Education…

Statistical data for the 15 campuses of the Oregon community college system are presented in a series of 10 tables. Table I presents the percentage distribution of enrollment by major instructional program by college, 1985-86. Table II shows student full-time equivalencies by program for summer, fall, winter, and spring terms, 1985-86. Table III…

The view that there will be severe faculty shortages at Canadian universities in the 1990s is refuted, based on analyses concerning the demand for university teachers and the supply of doctoral graduates. In the 1990s when there is no foreseeable increase in university positions, replacement (i.e, due to retirement and mortality) will be the only…

Statistical data are presented on student enrollments, academic programs, personnel and salaries, and finances for the Florida community colleges for 1983-84. A series of tables provide data on: (1) opening fall enrollment by class, program and student status; (2) fall enrollment headcount by age groups; (3) annual program headcount enrollment;…