This annual report presents information about New Mexico's colleges and universities and the students who attend these institutions. The report provides information, in text, graphs, and tables, about: (1) students (the numbers that enroll, transfer, and receive degrees by ethnic group and gender); (2) financial aid (current funding levels and…

This proceedings includes 16 papers presented at the 1991 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation (Moscow, Idaho). The papers are: (1) "Special Populations Outdoor Pursuits: Tapping the Ability in Disability" (Allen Adler); (2) "An Investigation of the Ecological and Social Impacts Caused by Rock Climbers" (Aram…

This guide presents Federal requirements for statements of the desired outcomes of compensatory education programs. Local education authorities (LEAs) must state their goals for improving the educational opportunities of educationally deprived children so that they will succeed in the regular educational program of the LEA, attain grade-level…

A study was done to investigate whether Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG) were being awarded to students with the lowest expected family contribution (EFC). The study used data from a 1991 Department of Education study based on a sample of 25,000 undergraduate students drawn from over 1,100 postsecondary institutions across the…

Designed to help Head Start mental health coordinators incorporate mental health into all aspects of the program, this manual describes planning strategies, suggests activities, includes samples of forms successfully used by other programs, and lists resources. Part I discusses the meaning of mental health and shows the relationship between a…

As a result of a mandate by the 1990 Legislature, an independent study was made of Florida's system of vocational education and employment and training. Staff of the legislature and the governor's office worked on requests for proposals, reviewed responses, and monitored the study, which ran from November 1990 until February 1991. The study's…

This report focuses on progress in the implementation of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) through a comparison of states' status on three yearly administrations of the State Progress Scale. The scale was designed to monitor implementation of the required 14 components in the stages of policy development, policy…

This report highlights the activities and accomplishments of the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and its network of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees (SOICCs) during program year 1989 (July 1, 1989-June 30, 1990). Some of the year's activities were the following: (1) NOICC began development of…

This case study deals with efforts made in one city to enhance the professional development strategies of schools by placing them under the auspices of a Successful Teacher Center (STC). The teacher center for the "Iroquois City" schools (Iroquois City is a fictitious name) was one of nine sites chosen by the Documentation and Technical…

A collection of papers on immersion programs focuses primarily on their applicability for language minority students, and addresses some common myths and misunderstandings about immersion education. In "An Overview of Issues in Immersion Education" (Wallace Lambert), major issues and misconceptions are outlined. A second group of papers…

Papers on local area networks (LANs), modelling techniques, software improvement, capacity planning, software engineering, microcomputers and end user computing, cost accounting and chargeback, configuration and performance management, and benchmarking presented at this conference include: (1) "Theoretical Performance Analysis of Virtual…

Background information is presented on the history and operation of educational research and development (R&D) centers supported by the National Institute of Education (NIE). The objective is to provide information for the four study groups that are assisting NIE in identifying missions for center competition. In addition, some lessons that…

The contract for the Haitian American Training Institute was awarded to the Center for Human Services of Washington, D.C. on April 1, 1981. By June 1981, the institute had an enrollment of over 1,200 Haitian refugees in 45 classes with 50 instructors. The unprecedented rapid start-up of this human services program and the success of the project…

Mt. Hood Community College (Oregon) funds faculty for all leaves of absence which will be of demonstrable benefit to the instructor's teaching or curriculum. The program currently costs $20,000 per year (one-quarter percent of the total operating budget). In 1973-74, nearly one-third of the faculty used the funds. (DC)

This guide is based on the principles and methods used at Rise, Incorporated, a sheltered workshop providing successful industry-integrated programs for handicapped persons. It is intended to serve as a model both for existing service providers who are interested in retooling their program in the direction of industrial work services and other…