In 2023, Wilder Research contracted with the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with the Children's Cabinet, to conduct an Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Survey. A similar study was done in 2011. The purpose of the study is to describe characteristics of the ECE workforce and…

This paper concerns the supply and demand for special education personnel for the 1986-87 school year. Obtaining valid, reliable, and comparable data on all the elements that generated personnel need was not possible. Single indicators were most commonly used to obtain data for planning by states, school districts, universities, and the Federal…

This analysis of New York state's current and prospective special education personnel status presents 40 tables and accompanying narratives. Major findings include the following: (1) there is a need for 5,176 full-time special education teacher positions and 2,633 full-time teacher assistant positions; (2) there is a need for 2,457 full-time…

This study presents forecasts of primary and secondary school enrollment in Bophuthatswana, South Africa up to 1983. Examined are implications of population growth on teachers, classrooms, and general expenditure. Purposes of the study are to estimate (1) future demand for education on the basis of expected enrollment, (2) teacher needs if…

This report reviews the programs and projects of the Mississippi Association of Developing Colleges (MADC) during the preceding year. The purpose of this study was to determine the needs of the colleges of MADC and whether or not their needs were in compliance with their objectives. The total programs of the seven member colleges were investigated…

The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (University of Maryland) measured direct and indirect costs of the school's 1981 accreditation visit. The four objectives of the cost study were these: (1) to determine the direct (wages and operating expenditures) and indirect (effect on school goals and morale) cost of accreditation to the Dental School;…

With the military's requirements for high-quality recruits expected to increase over the next decade, a study was conducted to evaluate the recruiting potential of two-year post-secondary institutions. Specifically, the study sought to ascertain the characteristics of two-year colleges, whether sufficient numbers of potential recruits existed in…

Annual elementary school surveys have tracked the effects of funding and policy changes on Ontario's publicly funded education system since the funding formula was introduced in 1997. In 2002-03, surveys were received from 886 public, Catholic, and French-language schools, representing 22 percent of Ontario's elementary schools and 71 of 72…

In this report, statistical evidence concerning library needs in New York as revealed by surveys of public, school, and academic libraries and school media centers conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, is presented fully with comparisons to regional and national performance. Resources examined and tabulated include…

A study was conducted in Ohio to collect information about the educational backgrounds, job responsibilities, and perceptions of current employees of community health education programs and to project future needs. Implications of the study pertain to college programs that train personnel for this field. (PP)

A study of psychology department statistics in the United States from 1970 through 1980 revealed little change over a 10 year period in the number of undergraduate majors, graduate students, faculty, and secretaries. Statistics are broken down by region, institutional character and size, and type of graduate program. (Author/APM)

Shortfalls in the number of doctoral-level natural scientists and engineers are expected to grow rapidly by the year 2000. Tables show the number of master's and doctoral degrees awarded in engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, and computer and information sciences in 1980 and 1985 by public universities in the United States, in the…

This report addresses concerns about the quality of biomedical and behavioral research conducted in the United States and the role that federally supported research and training plays in developing it. In addition, current and projected supply of and demand for scientists in the biomedical and behavioral fields is assessed. These fields include…

Results of the 1982-1983 Recruiting Trends Survey of Michigan State University are presented, based on a cross-section of 637 responding employers in business, industry, government, and education. After an overview of the findings, statistical tables and observations for each table are presented. Results indicate that the class of 1982-1983 will…

In 1997, the Maryland Community Colleges Technology Council (MCCTC) undertook a survey of the state's 18 community colleges to assess the status of instructional and administrative technologies and their needs for improvement for the following 5 years. Fifteen-page questionnaires were sent to the colleges requesting information on instructional…