Information on doctoral degrees awarded in 13 western states is presented for 1967, 1972, and 1977. Tables indicate the distribution of doctorates awarded in the West by field for the three years and the increase or decrease in doctorates awarded in each field irrespective of changes in other fields. Additional information includes the…

This document contains student enrollment data for the second term (winter quarter/spring semester) of 1976-77 for Illinois public community colleges. Enrollment counts are based on the number of students attending the various public community colleges on the tenth day of the second term. Total headcount enrollment was 316,899, an increase of 1%…

The Commission on Human Rights enforces the South Dakota Human Relations Act of 1972 which prohibits discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry in employment, labor unions, housing, property rights, education, public accomodations and public services in the state. The purpose of this paper was to draw…

Information from Office of Civil Rights (OCR) report forms pertaining to distribution of financial aid to all Florida community college students for fiscal year 1976-77 comprises this report, intended for college, state, and federal level decision- and policy-makers. Data are organized in tabular form. Table 1 is a summary of aid for the year,…

Presented in this document is a study undertaken by four State Advisory Committees to review the quality and the effectiveness of affirmative action activities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. An overview of the four States' agencies responsible for education administration, employment services, highways, police, and social services…

Presented are the number of degrees granted by academic field and sex for public and private institutions. One tables presents an aggregation of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; a second table is a regional aggregation of the 14 states in the south (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North…

A random sample of 600 telephone subscribers was surveyed to determine Arkansas citizen attitude on higher education. Sections of this report present general findings on public attitudes, attitudes on higher education, and demographic and geographic variations in response. Findings reveal that Arkansans seemed convinced generally that colleges and…

The expansion of doctoral education in the western United States is discussed. Changes that have occurred in the number and type of institutions conferring the doctorate degree and in the number of degrees conferred in each field of study are documented. The number of doctorate degrees, percentage increase over the previous period, and percentage…

Tabular data on New York State are presented for: (1) degrees conferred in institutions of higher education by level of degree and institutional classi- fication, 1975-76; (2) degree trends in institutions of higher education by type of institution, level of degree, and year, 1971-72 to 1975-76; (3) degrees conferred by institution, level of…

Tabular data are presented for degree-program institutions authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees on a program basis. Public and nonpublic institutions are included. The tables cover: trends in degree-credit enrollment; percent distribution of degree-credit enrollment by levels of study; first-time student degree-credit…

This is the third report by the Central Staff Office on the age group and sex of students attending the State University of New York. The tables in the main body of the report array four fundamental student characteristics: age, sex, level (undergraduate/graduate), and load (part time/full time). Individual tables are provided for each institution…

Selected data are summarized for students enrolled in the 1979 summer credit programs of six Hawaii community colleges (Honolulu, Kapiolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward). Enrollment in the credit and non-credit programs totaled 7,180. Of these students, 39% were in regular credit programs; this percentage represents a 6% decrease from the…

Data tables summarize selected personal and academic characteristics of students enrolled at the seven Hawaii community colleges in the Fall 1979 semester, focusing on classified and unclassified students in credit programs. Registration in various community college offerings numbered 28,781. Of these, 72% were regular students enrolled in credit…

The way in which the academic community perceives the pedagogic behaviors associated with women's effective teaching at the college level can have widespread ramifications for women who hope for careers in postsecondary education. One of the major purposes of this investigation was to compare how faculty in masculinely- and femininely-stereotyped…

Students (N=2,780) enrolled in Montgomery College's Community Services Program (MCCSP) in non-credit, continuing education courses during Fall 1978 were surveyed to identify the population being served by the program; the extent of their satisfaction with it and its relevance to their employment; how they learned of the courses; and their future…