In 1968 Congress amended the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The amendments expanded the definition of vocational education and removed some of the narrowing strictures which had sharply differentiated vocational education from academic education, insisted upon state planning, and sought to strengthen the federal leadership role. Perhaps most…

Summarizes a Michigan Student Financial Aid Association survey regarding the size of the independent student population in Michigan, institutional policies regarding independent or self-supporting students, budget allotments for them, and perceived ideal as opposed to actual policies. The range of responses and incompleteness of data showed need…

Trends over the 1967-1977 period are described, based on four surveys of randomly selected students who received nonrepayable financial aid from the state of Illinois. Data for public and private institutions are compared, and a comparison is offered of what parents could theoretically provide and what they actually did provide. (LBH)

Summarizes results of a recent survey indicating that enrollment in public higher education institutions under tuition waiver plans is now possible for older adults in most states. Tabulations show the provisions of the states' legislation, constitutional acts, or policy statements regarding requirements for and extent of tuition waivers. (MF)

Results of a statewide survey of institutional policies and procedures for paying student employees are reported, with emphasis on the issue of federal minimum wage provisions as applied to institutions of higher education. Differences among public, private, technical, and proprietary schools are discussed. (LBH)

A survey of adult basic education (ABE) program directors in five states revealed that most ABE teachers are women and work part-time without benefits while most ABE administrators are men who are employed full-time. Concludes that women employed in ABE are victims of discrimination. (EM)

Reports a survey of the extent to which school districts in British Columbia systematically provide for administrator identification, selection, and training. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a study conducted to assess the effect of a reduction of tuition in the Virginia community college system on enrollments during fall 1986, contrasting state figures with national trends. Presents survey results, enrollment trends, results of interviews with students, faculty, and employers, and data on unemployment. (AYC)

A survey of 39 West Virginia teachers of the severely handicapped found that 33% of placements were in segregated schools, 33% were in separate sites associated with regular education facilities, and 33% were within regular education locations. Of these only 25% were located in age appropriate facilities. (Author/DB)

Reports on the results of a study designed to examine what middle and high school science teachers believe should be the goals for science education for the remainder of the 1980s. Respondents compared modern science education goals with those of the 1960s. (TW)

Reports on a study conducted in Iowa to determine how faculty and administrators from community colleges, four-year liberal arts colleges, and universities perceive the usefulness of 12 academic and experiential preparation variables for college administrators. (DMM)

A survey of Georgia pharmacists revealed a greater interest in learning about management than about marketing or finance, but little interest in attending continuing education programs. Managers, directors, and owners were more interested in continuing education in all areas than pharmacists in other positions. (MSE)

Examines correctness of answers received to reference questions in Maryland public libraries and investigates three categories of variables that might affect that correctness: resources (number of volumes, subscriptions, staff, setting); demand (contact, busyness); and behaviors (negotiation of inquiry, interest in question, comfort with question,…

The extent to which college presidents and governing board chairmen agree on the relative importance of 20 presidential roles was studied. Institutional size and type were examined, and the results indicated general consensus between the two groups. (MSE)