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Download full textMelican, Robert L. – 1976
The flow of postsecondary level students into and out of a state or regional area can be significant to many institutions in their budgeting and planning. In New England the migration of students will continue to be a critical factor in the decades ahead. The data in this report encompass all full-time and part-time students or total headcount…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Geographic Regions, Higher Education
Ploch, Louis A. – 1984
Analysis of demographic characteristics of 411 recent inmigrants to Maine, as revealed in a random mail-back questionnaire sample of persons who exchanged an out-of-state driver's license for a Maine one during July-December of 1980 or 1983, indicated that trends and relationships noted in previous studies are continuing into the 1980s. Inmigrants…
Descriptors: Age, Demography, Educational Attainment, Family Size
Ploch, Louis A. – 1985
Inmigration to Maine was found to have altered population distribution, increased the proportion of younger, highly educated persons, and provided a pool of professional/managerial persons for community involvement. Data gathered from 417 persons moving into Maine during the July through December period of either 1980 or 1983 showed inmigrants to…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Change, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
Donaldson, Gordon A., Jr. – 1984
Current developmental theory and research are inadequate in explaining the development of rural youth, but a mid-1970s study of adolescents from a small Maine community provided three patterns of growth and suggested four lessons for social service professionals who work with rural adolescents. The study of "Sawyer, Maine" (a pseudonym)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Aspiration, Community Satisfaction, Educational Attitudes
Ploch, Louis A. – 1985
Out-of-state persons moving to Maine during the July through December period of either 1980 or 1983 were queried to determine why they chose Maine, what their levels of satisfaction were with life in Maine, and in what activities they participated or planned to participate. The majority of the 417 survey respondents were from large counties in the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Satisfaction, Family Mobility, Geographic Location
PDF pending restorationStevens, Susan MacCulloch – 1973
Information gathered via a 3-year first-hand experience with life on the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservations (Canadian-Maine border) is presented. Subject headings and representative sub-headings include: cultural and historical setting (population characteristics, physical setting, and State and Federal relationships); social institutions through…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Role, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
