A case study dealing with problems arising from the steady decline in enrolments in South Australia since World War II provides comparative statistical tables on, and a discussion of, these problems. The problems addressed are: number of students enrolled; number of teachers; expenditure on education; teacher loss rate by primary and secondary…

The annual report documents Wisconsin's vocational programs for the 1969-70 school year and serves as the initial study of the State advisory council. Objectives were to provide a broad assessment of the vocational and technical education program in Wisconsin, to identify program processes and outputs, to determine the degree to which the program…

As a part of Ohio's program review and evaluation of vocational education, the report is concerned with a study of the costs of operating vocational education programs throughout the State. A cost analysis system for secondary level vocational education instructional programs was developed in 1970 and has been restudied each succeeding year. The…

In 1965, queries sent by the Educational Research Service (ERS) to 461 school systems identified only 63 middle schools concentrated in 20 systems. Only 13 of these 20 systems enrolled more than 12,000 pupils. When school systems of similar size were again polled at the opening of the 1968-69 school year, 70 systems reported 235 middle schools.…

This paper investigates the effects of school on learning as exhibited in this research. In all three studies, there were regressional analyses carried out in which the total variation to be accounted for was that between school averages, and regression analyses in which the total variation to be accounted for was the full variation between…

This report is based on a questionnaire survey sent in Spring 1971 to all state foreign language supervisors. In those cases where state totals were not available, questionnaires were sent directly to the school districts. An analysis of the compiled figures showed that in Fall 1970, the public secondary schools in the 7-12 range reported a…

For the 19th consecutive year the U.S. Office of Education, assisted by education officials from the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States, has conducted a fall survey of public elementary and secondary day schools. Included are national trend data since fall 1968 on selected items of information. Data…

The first chapter of this book describes the physical and cultural environment of Central America and includes analytical comments showing the complexity of the problems confronting the region. Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama are then treated in separate chapters including: 1) political, economic, social and…

This 1996 annual report from Oakton Community College in Illinois was prepared to inform the community about the college's operations and finances, but in a more condensed, user friendly format than the comprehensive financial report. It includes statements from the board chairman and president, a mission statement, and a description of the board…

Tables in this publication provide statistical information about North Carolina's public schools from 1986-87 through 1995-96, although not all data are provided for the earlier years. Trend data are presented in graph form and summarized in table form in most instances. In 1986-87, the state had 1,963 public schools to serve its school age…

This report provides financial data on Oakton Community College in Illinois for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1997. This report is divided into four parts: (1) the introductory section, which includes letters from school officials, an organization chart, and a copy of a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting earned…

A study at Iona College (New York) analyzed the impact of demographic, socioeconomic, and financial factors on the enrollment behavior of accepted college applicants. The data base consisted of observations on accepted applicants to the college for the 1991-92, 1993-94, and 1995-96 academic years and included 2,198, 2,553, and 2,353 students…

Each year, the National Center for Education Statistics publishes this pocket summary of the annual "Projections of Education Statistics." The complete report contains information on projected enrollment and graduates, teachers, and public elementary and secondary school expenditures. This summary contains figures for 1987-1988,…

The Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program is a system developed under the Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 1990 to assess the performance of public schools and school systems. "Profiles 1999" consists of state, district, and school components. Each component divides the information presented into three major reporting categories: (1)…

This report provides the annual budget for Oakton (Illinois) Community College's fiscal year 1998-1999. The budget contains a total of $59,751,098 in revenues and $61,697,515 in expenditures, a 5.29% increase. The deficit is due primarily to remodeling and outfitting of facilities at one of the campuses and deployment of a computing system for the…