The vital, sometimes controversial contribution of private schools to American education is documented by data gathered from 1976 to 1979. Although the totals reported are estimates because many values had to be statistically imputed, many patterns emerge. The proportion of private schools to all schools has varied only slightly since 1932.…

A program implemented in the University System of Georgia to assist women and minorities advance in educational research is described. The program is one of individually guided research and each participant is free to select individual objectives, topics, research procedures, rate of progress, and outcomes. Program participants are predominantly…

Two studies were conducted to determine how nontraditional men and women of at least college education differed from same sex comparison groups more traditionally employed. Inferences were drawn from the studies about possible intervention strategies to encourage adolescents to enter nontraditional fields. It was found that for both nontraditional…

The purpose of this publication is to provide a concise introduction to major statistical trends and developments in the American education system up to 1979-80. Twenty-six pages of figures and tables are briefly explained in the text. Six areas of interest are examined. First the number of school districts, public and private schools, and…

In order to survive projected enrollment decreases and to better serve nontraditional students, community colleges must develop marketing plans that make effective use of five community resources: local school system personnel, business and industry, civic and social service agencies, college personnel, and the local media. In approaching these…

Since the administrative evaluation of faculty at the University of New Haven has been hampered by the faculty's distrust of student input, this study aimed to improve the faculty's confidence in student evaluations of instruction. A student evaluation of instructors was statistically compared to grades issued by the instructors, and to class…

To understand patterns of student enrollment, particularly with regard to student attrition, Mercer County Community College developed a computerized information tracking system which monitors enrollment for each semester's entering class, both full- and part-time, for a period of six semesters. This report details enrollment patterns for fall…

A longitudinal study has been conducted on 1960 graduates of a stratified sample of 28 medical schools to provide information on physician characteristics as they relate to career decisions. This 1976 followup study, with a response rate of 73 percent, provides information on the practices of 1,850 respondents. Of approximately 900 items of…

Information is presented on nonclassroom-based learning in Missouri higher education during the 1977-78 academic year. Only six institutions in the state reported using television, radio, newspaper, or correspondence study as a means of making college-level credit courses available to students. Correspondence study is a much more frequently used…

This report brings together the many findings gathered during a three-year study of the 8,979 students who entered Hawaii's seven community colleges in fall 1975. Study results are organized in the following sections: (1) selected highlights from the literature and description of the flow project; (2) characteristics of entering students and…

All 484 transfer-oriented students were surveyed one year after they completed at least 48 semester hours at Harper College; an 82% response rate was attained. Results showed that over 75% of the transfer alumni continued their education, but 20% of these were enrolled at Harper. Of those who left Harper, 73% transferred to another college or…

Based on a national followup survey of college freshmen conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute, the University of California (UC) respondents were singled out for examination. In the spring of 1977, the national survey was sent to freshmen who had entered college in the fall of 1970. The UC sample of 4,240 freshmen attended either…

Contents include statistical data in tabular form, with some narration, on: a two-year comparison of median undergraduate charges; a regional comparison of median undergraduate tuition and fees for 1978-79; a two-year comparison of median tuition and fees for graduate and first professional students; the median of the difference of tuition and…

Award patterns of master's degrees to women in academic years 1970-71 and 1975-76 are examined based on data collected through the annual Survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred. In 1971, 23l,000 master's degrees were awarded in the United States, and 40 percent were awarded to women. In 1976, the total number awarded was 313,000, and…

Comprehensive data on students attending the State University of New York are presented. The major tables in the report array four fundamental student characteristics: age group, sex level (undergraduate/graduate), and workload (part-time/full-time). Summary data are presented for the entire system and for each institutional type within the…