Presents responses from four-year (N=1,481) and two-year (N=1,010) higher education institutions to a survey of foreign language entrance and degree requirements. Changes over the years in college requirements are compared, and directories of institutions with language requirements are listed. (CB)

This directory details the requirements for and supply of basic skills in the work force of England and Wales as determined in a survey of 73 Training and Enterprise Councils that covered approximately 1.3 million jobs below the professional and technical level in 24,000 establishments. The first chapter describes the survey and the structure of…

To help school districts develop job descriptions, this report describes statistically how United States districts use, prepare, and revise job descriptions, and presents sample descriptions of administrative, teaching, and support positions. The information was gathered through a national survey of 1,085 school superintendents. Part I introduces…

This publication reports statistics on persons with mental retardation and related conditions in state-operated residential facilities in the United States, based on a survey questionnaire completed by 50 states and the District of Columbia. Part 1 presents 12 tables that provide facility, population, and cost statistics for Fiscal Year 1990 that…

Based on published statistics and on information collected by Quality Education Data (QED) during telephone calls to every United States school district in 1981-82, 1982-83, and 1983-84 (including all intermediate units and subdistricts of large school districts), this publication presents in tabular form information on the size of the…

This Directory is based on a survey of 1,234 federal libraries and information centers in the 50 states and the District of Columbia conducted in 1994. The survey was developed and funded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) with the advice and guidance of a survey working group of the Federal Library and Information Center…

The directory presents data obtained from a 1989 survey resulting in responses from 2190 college campuses concerning unionization among their approximately 250,000 non-faculty personnel. An introductory essay describes the background of the study and notes such findings as the existence of non-faculty bargaining agreements at 775 campuses, with…

One of the major responsibilities of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is to report on the condition of public elementary and secondary education in the United States. In support of this mission, NCES collects from state education agencies selected data items about all the public elementary and secondary schools and education…

A survey of student charges at state universities and land grant colleges shows that the percentage rise of median undergraduate tuition and fees is less than the percentage rise of the consumer price index, that non-resident tuition is up almost 10 percent, that New England has the highest median regional student cost, and that resident medical…

Data on free universities and learning centers (including the addresses of the institutions) are presented. In a survey developed by the Free University Network for the National Center for Education Statistics, statistics on the free universities and learning centers are provided in the following areas: numbers of institutions, enrollment data,…

Information is presented on National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP), based on a 1978-79 academic year survey. These are state or territory funded scholarship/grant programs for undergraduate students with financial need. The contents include: historical data; summary data of programs by public and private sectors;…

This directory lists all reported public elementary and secondary education agencies in 50 states, the District of Columbia, five outlying districts (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands), and the Department of Defense. Types of agencies include regular school districts, supervisory union…

Results are provided of surveys taken during the 1977-78 academic year of all two-year and four-year institutions listed in the "Education Directory 1976/77." Information is presented on: number and location of foreign students, 1954/55-1977/78; distribution of students by type of institution; distribution of foreign students in U.S. by major…

Drawing from a national survey conducted by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), this report offers institutional and national statistics on two-year college enrollments, faculty, staff, degrees awarded, and student fees. Introductory material provides information on the AACJC and its affiliated councils,…

Based on a survey conducted by the American Association of Junior Colleges (AAJC), this directory provides information on 694 non-profit, public and private two-year colleges in the United States and its territories, including statistics on 1962-63 enrollments and personnel. Following material on the scope and compilation of the directory, general…