Missing data have long been problematic in quantitative research. Despite the statistical and methodological advances made over the past 3 decades, counseling researchers fail to provide adequate information on this phenomenon. Interpreting the complex statistical procedures and esoteric language seems to be a contributing factor. An overview of…

This report provides an account of federal funding of research and development (R&D) programs for the years 1969-76. Part 1 lists federal R&D expenditures according to function and includes comments and comparisons pertaining to the functions. Part 2 provides more detailed analyses of R&D expenditures for each function individually,…

This revised report on long-range planning for higher education in North Carolina contains sections on: (1) higher education in the state in 1977; (2) constraints, assumptions, and projections affecting planning for higher education; (3) goals, tasks, and objectives; (4) instruction, research, and public service; and (5) future planning and…

This biannual statistical abstract of the higher education system in Israel provides updated, comprehensive, detailed data as well as a chapter summarizing and analyzing the main findings using international comparisons. Chapter 1 contains the summary of findings. Some of the key findings are: (1) most undergraduates are holders of Israeli…

This reference volume presents detailed information on the University of Alaska Fairbanks covering history, academics and assessment, students, faculty and staff, budget and finances, research and public service, and facilities. Section 1, "Historical and General Information," covers establishment, accreditation, fight song, governing…

This report reviews and compares the impact of university support policies in Ontario to those of Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia and proposes a framework to regenerate the research infrastructure of Ontario universities. It identifies erosion in Ontario's comparative and competitive position within Canada though Ontario still performs about…

This report contains national data on the change over time in the participation of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and reports on the 140,000 students with disabilities who are among the 1.6 million full-time, first-time freshmen attending more than 3,100 institutions of higher education in 1991. The report compares responses…

This is Volume 1 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Part I. The volume begins with the Commissioner's Introduction and Statistics of State Common School Systems. Part I covers the topics: (1) History of the German School System; (2) Summer Schools in England, Scotland, France, and Switzerland; (3)…

This is Volume 2 of the Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1897-98, containing Parts II and III. Part II contains the chapters: (1) Child Study in the United States; (2) Report of the Committee of Twelve of the Modern Language Association of America; (3) University Types and Ideals; (4) State Supervision of Degree-Conferring…

This Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1938 includes the annual report from the Commissioner of Education. In the Commissioner's portion of this report, the following topics are covered: (1) General Educational Activities (An Over-View of the Public Schools; Of Higher Education; and Of Library…

This Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1935 includes the annual report from the Commissioner of Education. The Commissioner's portion of this report is divided into three sections. The first section discusses: (1) Educational Adjustments (Administrative Changes and Adaptations Growing Out of Present…