Patterns of military service, college enrollment, and civilian labor force participation among recent high school graduates and dropouts were examined. The activities that young people pursued after high school were disparate and dependent upon a multitude of factors. The supply of entry-level workers did not keep pace with the demand for…

This publication provides national data on trends and participation in continuing higher education. The charts have been derived from data collected by the National University Continuing Education Association and governmental and private organizations. Narrative accompanies each chart. Section I highlights factors contributing to growth: part-time…

The handbook, intended to assist California school personnel in understanding the Portuguese language minority group, is designed for use by bilingual education specialists, administrators, and other teachers. An introductory section presents several vignettes of language situations in the schools. Two subsequent chapters outline general…

Midland Park, New Jersey, is a small borough with an estimated population in 1978 of 8,500 persons. The first part of the master plan for educational facilities in the area begins with an overview using maps to illustrate characteristics including its topography, relationship to key population centers and major transportation routes, boundaries,…

Saddle Brook, New Jersey, one of the oldest townships in Bergen County, had an estimated population in 1979 of 15,975 persons residing within its 2.7 mile boundary. Present educational conditions, community characteristics, and educational facility requirements are considered indepth in this master plan. Maps, tables, and text present demographic…

Each year, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) examines longitudinal data on fall term minority enrollment to identify trends which may be of interest to those involved in planning student recruitment and retention activities. The study is designed to gather longitudinal minority enrollment data and to examine trends which may assist those…

Foreign students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities form a substantial proportion of the student population. The majority of these students come from Asia and most often choose to study business, management, and engineering. The number of female foreign students is rising. The foreign student population has special educational, social, and…

Fall 1986, "end-of-registration" enrollment data were gathered for the 50 Illinois public community colleges and compared with data from earlier years. Highlights of the analysis indicate that: (1) the colleges enrolled 334,884 students in instructional credit courses, representing a decrease of 4,898 students (1.4%) from fall 1985; (2)…

Fall 1985, "end-of-registration" enrollment data were gathered for the 50 Illinois public community colleges and compared with data from earlier years. Highlights of the analysis indicate that: (1) the colleges enrolled 339,782 students in instructional credit courses in fall 1985, representing a 5.9% decrease from fall 1984; (2) the…

In July 1985 the Supreme Court ruled in Aguilar v. Felton that public school employees could no longer provide instruction, including Chapter 1 services, on religious school premises, previously the most common service delivery model used. This study addresses the following questions: (1) what portion of the decline in services to nonpublic school…

A handbook for teachers, administrators, and bilingual education specialists who deal with limited-English-proficient, Japanese-speaking students is designed to assist this language minority to get the best educational opportunities. Chapters discuss the background of Japanese-speaking people in California, historical and sociocultural factors…

This national summary of data on the characteristics of students in United States public schools is based on results of Fall 1980 Elementary and Secondary Schools Civil Rights Survey. Table 1 presents national projections of survey data on rates of enrollment, disciplinary measures imposed, participation in special and bilingual education…

Data from a national survey of colleges and universities with foreign language programs revealed an increase of 4.5% in total foreign language registrations between 1980 and 1983, the first general increase noted since 1968. Registrations increased by over 10% in Chinese, Italian, Japanese, and Russian. French, Spanish, German, and the aggregate…

The activities of the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education for fiscal year 1977 are outlined. The areas reported on are: (1) federally funded programs; (2) activities of the South Carolina Postsecondary Education Planning Commission; (3) new programs approved; (4) review of graduate programs; (5) activities in medical and health…

In addition to opening remarks and a presentation on graduate education as a national resource, presentations are included on: the uses and limitations of dimensions of quality study; assessment of quality in master's degree programs; the graduate school in the university administration structure; creativity in graduate education; the uses of…