In order to clearly identify the target population of Federal activities in adult education, the Research Committee gathered State-by-State demographic information from the 1970 U.S. Census. This compilation of over 3,700 separate figures provides a profile of adults relating to an eligible population for a Federal-State-Local partnership program.…

This report is based upon a survey of the supply and distribution of manpower in a wide variety of health professions and occupations, and of current educational resources in Michigan for the preparation of health care manpower. Part I of the report includes general recommendations, relating the planning and coordinating role of the State Board of…

This report summarizes abortion information received by the Center for Disease Control from collaborators in state health departments, hospitals, and other pertinent sources. While it is intended primarily for use by the above sources, it may also interest those responsible for family planning evaluation and hospital abortion planning. Information…

The major purposes of this study were to identify the attitudes of Ohio public school superintendents, vocational education supervisory personnel, and teacher educators regarding vocational education, and to determine their degree of acceptance of selected vocational education principles. The method of investigation employed an attitude scale…

As a replacement to the 1970 version, reports of aviation-aerospace educational programs as of March, 1971, for 67 high schools and 6 community colleges of California, are included in this 1972 status report. Following a statement of the rationale and a discussion of the historical development, detailed descriptions are given for most institutions…

This second annual study of the application and enrollment patterns of university transfer students provided information concerning the intercampus mobility of students attending institutions under the program of the State University of New York. Data were provided by the enrollment survey conducted in 1971. This study sought to analyze the higher…

This questionnaire is used in the Educational Quality Assessment Program in the State of Pennsylvania. Designed to be filled out by school administrators, it requests information about staff size, enrollment size, library books available, hours of paraprofessionals, quality of housing in school district, number of guidance personnel, and holding…

Reported is a survey of types of handicaps served by special programs for physically handicapped, homebound, and hospitalized children in Florida. The information represents 215 full time and hourly teachers. Types of handicaps served are listed, ranked, and number of cases given. Cerebral palsy is reported to be the most common type of handicap…

The report is said to provide a plan for meeting the total needs (educational, personal, and vocational) of the mentally retarded for both service and residential living in Indiana. The plan proposes to bring the state hospital and community closer together and to offer several options that include the natural, foster, and small group home and the…

In order to determine the status of speech and drama education in Illinois secondary schools, a detailed questionnaire was mailed to each Illinois high school during the 1973-1974 school year. This study analyzes the responses to that questionnaire, which asked basic research questions concerning the extent of the speech/drama curriculum, the…

An interpretive study of mainstreaming guidelines and practices had its origin in the growing need to identify the components of vocational programs, services, and activities designed to increase and improve the vocational education opportunities for handicapped persons in California secondary schools. The objectives of the study were: (1) to…

Responses of Illinois educators to a survey about vocational education programs for exceptionally gifted and talented students generally emphasized the need for differentiated programs, staff development, and community involvement. (MF)

Provided are findings from a study to determine the status in the 50 states of orientation and mobility (O and M) services for visually handicapped students in the public schools. (CL)

State departments of education were surveyed regarding their definitions of behavior disorders, and 49 state definitions were analyzed based on their alignment to 11 criteria components. (Author/DB)