This directory lists Hispanic organizations in the United States. Each listed organization serves and represents local Latino communities. Over the years, however, the directory has come to include more than organizational listings. Recent editions have included census data that provide a demographic profile of the national Latino community and a…

This publication has been prepared for government personnel, research workers, librarians/documentalists, teachers, and students. Contained within the directory are materials published in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region on population-related topics. The publication is arranged in four sections. The user's…

This document serves as a supplement to the 1972 directory of research, teaching, and training institutions in demography in the region of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. Classified alphabetically by country, each institution's name address, person in charge, official title, first year of research/teaching in demography,…

The Michigan State Data Center Program, a source of statistical information on the people of Michigan and its economy, creates custom products and mapping profiles from its deposit of major decennial, economic, and agricultural products from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The Michigan State Data Center Program is an umbrella organization enhanced…

Information on four-year accredited institutions of higher education is presented in four volumes in an early retrievable format to cover the regions of the United States: the northeast, southeast, west, and midwest. It is designed to help counselors, parents, college-bound students, and continuing education students choose a school that best…

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects selected data from state education agencies about all public elementary and secondary schools and education agencies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 outlying areas: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin…

A college guide provides prospective students various facts about life on and off campus at almost 300 U.S. colleges. It is designed to help the student make the most intelligent educational investment possible. It is selective, covering some of the best and most interesting institutions in the nation, providing written essays about them. Each…

This data book represents a count of children and their well-being in society. It is intended to serve as a reference document, merging into a common format vital records (births and deaths), census information, and administrative data from many sources. The book is also intended to serve as an organized, cohesive and accurate view of how children…

Information about 299 schools working with the school-based management process "Onward to Excellence" (OTE) is provided in this directory. Each school entry includes a contact person and information about OTE status, school demography, and progress toward school goals and activities. A total of 176 elementary, 48 middle/junior high, 51 high, and…

This resource guide covers the psychosocial and health concerns of adolescents with chronic illnesses. In a section titled "Bibliographic Information," the guide describes 12 books on general medical and social aspects, three resources on demographics, four resources on school issues, and 14 resources on psychosocial and family issues. A section…

This 1989 triennial report of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) concerns the colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico which serve significant numbers of Hispanic postsecondary students. For the purposes of this report, Hispanic-serving institutions (HSI) are those having a minimum of 25% Hispanic…

The focus of this handbook is on institutional rather than on individual neglect and abuse of children. Specific problems facing children are documented and strategies offered for alleviating those problems at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as in the public and private sectors. A discussion is presented on the United States Census…

Correct as of June 30, 1978, the 18th annual Arizona Tribal Directory is loosely organized in 3 broad categories--reservations, services, and Indian organizations--and contains listings relative to the Arizona Indian reservations and federal, state, and other agencies, departments, and committees which provide services to them. Reservation…

Compiled from information gathered through questionnaires and other sources, this handbook documents educational practices conducted in the 55 counties of West Virginia. The data contained in this guide were collected in the spring of 1990. The text is divided into two parts: county profiles and high school descriptions. The high school…

Current as of June 21, 1979, the 19th Annual Arizona Tribal Directory is organized into three broad categories - reservations, services, and Indian organizations - and contains listings relative to the Arizona Indian reservations and federal, state, and other agencies, departments, and committees which provide services to them. Reservation…