Statistical data are presented on tuitions and required fees at New Jersey colleges and universities for academic year 1978-79. Full-time undergraduate tuitions and required fees are provided for two-year, four-year public, and four-year independent colleges, and full-time graduate tuitions and required fees are provided for public, independent,…

To make comparisons between school districts and to establish standards for educational communications programs, each Director of Educational Communications in each school district in New York State submitted data about his educational communication program. In summary tables for each school district, the following data are presented: the number…

Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Program (EQA) provides a school building assessment on each of the ten state adopted goals for quality education. Various teacher attitudes and usage of innovative classroom practices with respect to a series of control variables such as sex, educational level, experience, grade level and community…

The January, 1975 issue of Illinois Libraries is devoted to the theory of administration of children's libraries and its application to library practice. Articles in this issue cover research and experimentation, future trends, fund raising, book selection, and library programing. Suggestions for a basic reference collection for children conclude…

More than 77 percent, or 56,764 of the 73,000 seniors in 96 percent of all Wisconsin schools participated in the 1975 Wisconsin Senior Survey. Designed to provide information for educational planning and employment counseling and to establish a base for follow-up, the survey yielded information related to post-graduation plans and aspirations for…

The symposium summary presents the opening remarks of the meeting and nine papers which focus on defining manpower research within the context of educational program planning and decision making and include detailed analyses of the supply and demand of selected occupations. The papers are: "Manpower Research and Information, An Educational…

Telecommunications facilities, programing, plans, and communication needs of the independent institutions of higher education in Indiana were surveyed. Data were collected from questionnaires, on-site visits, and workshop discussions to evaluate telecommunication facilities. Recommendations were developed which outline steps to be taken to enable…

The report is the first in a series of intended annual publications to provide comparative analysis of the vocational education effort by local boards of education in Alabama. It provides a description of the student enrollment by comparing total enrollment with enrollments in vocational programs. Information is presented in tabular form. County…

The ninth report of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program contains the technical information needed to evaluate the instruments and techniques used to measure and report the status of student achievement and attitude. This report is intended for people with expertise in psychometrics. The Program is described in the first section of the…

The Michigan Assessment Program was proposed and designed to provide an improved information base for research and planning. Its assumptions were that education is an important investiment in human welfare, both school and non-school inputs influence educational performance, educational services are inequitably distributed, and resources available…

The issue of adult and continuing education in New Jersey has been examined as part of a Federal project (Project Next Step: Mutuality of Planning). National role, trends, and problems of adult and continuing education are summarized briefly in the first section while the next section includes a summary of the adult education programs in New…

Growing attention to the social, economic, political, and environmental health of the nation has precipitated a serarch for indicators other than material wealth which adequately reflect the quality of life in the United States and the well-being of its citizens. Nine indicators (Individual Status, Individual Equality, Living Conditions,…

A study was conducted to identify a list of pedagogical competencies and evaluative criteria based on the performance requirements of the vocational specialists who coordinate the education of handicapped learners in Georgia's new secondary level Vocational Education Awareness Program (VEAP). Performance roles which served as a basis for…

A statewide survey of over 10,000 credit and non-credit students enrolled in 16 North Carolina community colleges and technical institutes in spring 1974 was conducted in order to develop a profile of these students and to analyze relationships between selected demographic, socioeconomic, academic, and educational program area variables. Among the…

Noting that one of every eight Ohio children live in Appalachian counties and that preparing these children to become productive, contributing members of Appalachia's culture and economy hinges on making sure that all children are healthy, ready for school, and attend safe and effective public schools, this report is the first to examine health…