Trends in the social work education of Pacific/Asian-American (P/AA) students, distribution of P/AA faculty, and P/AA immigration into the United States are reviewed, and means for improving training programs to provide better equipped social workers are discussed. Three curriculum approaches are outlined. (MSE)

Discusses the failure of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) programs to attract and retain minority medical students. Cites the program's failure to place minority graduates in appropriate urban settings. Includes statistical data on minority medical school applicants, enrollment, and graduates. (FMW)

Comparative data concerning institutions of higher education in the Pacific Islands are tabulated and summarized to aid in program planning, development, and implementation in that region. The jurisdictions covered are: American Samoa; Palau; the Northern Mariana Islands; Micronesia; Kosrae; Pohnpei; Truk; Yap; Guam; Hawaii; and the Marshall…

Libraries in Louisiana strengthen the economy and serve the people. Libraries and their employees play a significant role in the Louisiana infrastructure, consuming state goods and services, complementing educational institutions, creating a literate citizenry, and providing cost effective access to information for business, industry, government…

Explained and illustrated is the formula funding system used for colleges and universities in Texas. This system is considerably more complicated than the formulas used in other states. Data for institutions in the state system for fiscal 1978 are presented; actual appropriations are used rather than requests, and formula-produced amounts are…

This report summarizes the highlights of a national survey, part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, which examined college faculty demographic and biographic information, how faculty members spend their time, how they interact with students, their preferred methods of teaching and examining students, their perceptions of the…

Nursing practice in North Dakota was studied as part the development of a statewide nursing resource planning system. In addition to the current scope of nursing practice, the study investigated: (1) specific competencies currently targeted by nursing education; (2) differences in specific competencies endorsed by nurses with various education…

A survey was conducted to determine how nurse educators in the South are addressing the mandate to enhance registered nurses' ability to meet the challenges of cultural diversity in health care delivery. A 20-item questionnaire was sent to deans/directors of nursing education at 192 institutions for distribution to 10 nurse educators at each…