ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND SUBPROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER 35 BROADER OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES. ALTHOUGH SOME GAPS WERE UNAVOIDABLE, THE GOAL FOR ALL CATEGORIES WAS TO PRESENT STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON (1) THE NUMBERS OF HEALTH PERSONNEL AND THEIR LOCATION BY STATE, (2) GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT SINCE 1950, (3)…

THIS TECHNICAL NOTE, ONE OF A SERIES PUBLISHED ON THE URBAN EDUCATION MODEL, PRESENTS A MODEL FOR DETERMINING REQUIRED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS WHEN RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE RACIAL AND/OR SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF EACH SCHOOL PLANT. THESE ATTENDANCE AREAS ARE GENERATED IN A MANNER INSURING THE ASSIGNMENT OF STUDENTS WHICH MINIMIZES THE…

THIS PROGRESS REPORT GIVES STATISTICAL DATA ON IMPORTANT QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION ON ENROLLMENTS, SCHOOL RETENTION RATES AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, LEVELS OF SUPPORT, AND INVESTMENT IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION. A SECOND SECTION CONTAINS AN…

THESE PROFILES PROVIDE EXTENSIVE DATA ON POVERTY, POPULATION TRENDS, EDUCATION, WELFARE, CRIME, AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN 20 MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. FISCAL YEAR 1967 APPROPRIATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, FOR BASIC AND OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, AND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ARE ALSO LISTED. THE POPULATION, POVERTY, AND EDUCATION…

This study of the Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) was prepared for the national office describing the in-school programs funded and in operation for the 1967-68 academic year. It was based on responses from 1257 project officials representing an enrollment of 102,468 youths. There were 490 urban projects, 703 rural projects, and 64 "mixed…

A mail questionnaire survey was made of employment, formal training, and the use of apprenticeships within the metalworking industry for the "growth occupations" of maintenance electrician, tool and die maker, electronic technician, maintenance mechanic, millwright, and welder. Over 2,400 metal working plants in the United States with 500 or more…

This study examines the extended school year and summer school program supported by the State of Utah during the summer of 1965. Facts, statistics, opinions, and other information enable educators and legislators to make informed decisions concerning the future of summer school programs in Utah. Information for the study was obtained from three…

Virginia's Council of Higher Education quantitatively evaluated the productivity of 436 degree programs in 23 community colleges. Programs were reviewed in terms of the average number of degrees conferred each year and on the basis of full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE). Minimum standards by which programs were evaluated included annual…

Project "ACT" [Attendance, Career Awareness (Work Experience), and Tutorial Assistance] is basically designed to keep American Indian students involved in school by helping them to experience success in school and giving them a tangible reason for completing their education. Project objectives, which were determined from a needs…

Following a brief description of primary and secondary education in Sweden, the aims and contents of the reform of higher education implemented in July 1977 are summarized. Basic higher studies (undergraduate courses), organized partly as education programs and partly as single course, are described, including admission requirements and the…

Questionnaires were sent to 601 zero credit-hour earned nonpersisting students at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) who enrolled in spring but did not re-enroll for fall 1976. The survey response rate, which included 85 students contacted by telephone, was 40%. Information on educational goals, withdrawal from classes, hours employed while…

During fiscal year 1976, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe became the first Montana tribe to contract Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) funds under the 1965 Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, which amended the JOM Act and provided for tribal groups to contract directly with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to administer their own JOM funds. The…

A model to estimate higher education enrollments and cost effects of financial aid plans is presented. A combination of the freshman demand and transition models allows the prediction of high school graduates who enter colleges, complete sequential levels of education, and complete degree programs. The freshman demand model is adapted from that of…

A summary and analysis of data are presented regarding the tendency of Maryland high school seniors to attend institutions of higher education in other states. Out-of-state attendance is addressed from three perspectives. First, a summary is given, on a county-by-county basis, of the percentages of college-bound high school seniors who intend to…

A survey on articulation was carried out among foreign language teachers in high schools and colleges in Montana. The information is from the academic year 1976-77. The results are divided into two sections: the high school survey and the college and university survey. The high school survey gives information on the estimated percentage of…