One of a series which examines recurrent education in countries which are members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this document examines continuing education in France. The series is intended both to describe existing educational practice with regard to continuing education and to attempt an estimation of…

Statistical information was compiled regarding non-credit adult and continuing education activities of U.S. colleges and universities during the year ending June 30, 1976. A national sample of 479 schools selected from among 3,012 public and private institutions was surveyed. Based on the responses of all but one school, the results include the…

This basic planning document is intended for use by the Albuquerque, New Mexico, board of education and school district administrative staff for educational programming and more effective utilization of school facilities. The results of this study tend to confirm previously established relationships between school population size and the cost of…

This document compiles information on the Iowa area school system, which includes 13 area community colleges and 2 area vocational schools. The first section reviews the general and legislative history of the junior college movement in Iowa, the current status of the system, and full-time equivalent and headcount enrollment growth in adult…

The effects of the 1974-75 economic recession on the effort to ensure equal employment opportunity for the Nation's minority groups and women are examined in the first section of this report, which documents the layoff of disproportionately large numbers of minority and female workers during the recession, generally resulting from the fact that…

An analysis of the structural elements of the employment situation was done in 1977 to provide congressional members with pertinent information for their use in making policy decisions about federal role and budget in employment and training programs. It was concluded that the Federal Government can implement four basic budget strategies: create…

The purpose of this handbook is to provide suggested guidelines and pertinent information that will be helpful to Wisconsin Agency School Committees in assessing the effectiveness of present school districts, developing effective long-range plans for district organization, and evaluating educational planning in school districts. This volume, in…

Enrollment trends as of fall 1980 in graduate degree programs in pharmacy are examined. Information is presented on full- and part-time students, women and minority enrollments, financial support programs provided to graduate students in 1980-81, enrollments by discipline, and enrollments by schools. The trend since 1978 in graduate education in…

Summarizing recent trends and developments in public and private education in the United States, this report examines Constitutional and statutory provisions for education, discusses recent federal legislation, and describes the role of state and local authorities in the governance of elementary, secondary, and higher education. Expenditures,…

Appropriateness indexes (statistical formulas) for detecting suspiciously high or low scores on aptitude tests were presented, based on a simulation of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with 3,000 simulated scores--2,800 normal and 200 suspicious. The traditional index--marginal probability--uses a model for the normal examinee's test-taking…

This booklet offers a census of course offerings and enrollments in art, music, dance, theater, and literature in junior and senior high schools in Illinois. It is part of a series of reports surveying statewide basic curriculum data. Data were collected in 1977 and reflect the 1976-1977 school year. All public secondary schools in Illinois were…

The consent decree agreed to in January 1973 by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Justice, and the Department of Labor was a milestone of EEOC enforcement. Large amounts of back pay were paid to women and minorities, and goals were set which,…

THE NEED FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS WAS ASCERTAINED BY DESIGNING A MODEL FOR STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. A LIST OF 63,125 NEBRASKA EMPLOYERS WAS DEVELOPED IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE TAX COMMISSIONER, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. QUESTIONNAIRES CONSISTING OF 174 JOB CLUSTERS WERE…

This module on assessing the job market and employment trends is one of a set of four providing an introduction to vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum intended for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics,…

Participation and status achievements of Spanish origin persons and American Indians in the labor market were evaluated relative to the participation of whites. An ultimate aim was to identify factors contributing to intergroup differences and to determine whether participation differences reflect discrimination. Factors examined were age, sex,…