The Inactive Health Personnel Project, conducted by the New Jersey Department of Health in 1967, had as objectives to increase the supply of health manpower by locating health personnel and promoting their active employment; to develop the details of health personnel needs by category of personnel and geographic area; and to assist in the return…

This report presents retention rates of the 1964 through 1969 Hofstra freshman classes 5 years after entry. Data indicates: (1) Hofstra's persistence rate for the 1966 freshmen was comparable to the national retention rate. (2) There has been a downward trend in Hofstra's persistence rate as demonstrated by the figures for the 1964 throught 1969…

Questionnaires were sent to the graduate deans of the 316 member institutions of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States to determine the status of the Doctor of Arts Degree. Questionnaires were also sent to the graduate deans of 34 nonmember institutions offering graduate programs beyond the master's degree. Results of the survey…

This document contains a summary of budget requests and program information for each of the institutions under the control of the Iowa Board of Regents: State University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, Iowa Braille and Sight-Saving School, Iowa School for the Deaf, and the Board Office. This budget request document is…

Early MIDNY Project efforts (1966) included work with County Extension staff in three Central New York counties (including Madison) to encourage establishment of county planning organizations to cope with local change problems and enable counties to obtain maximum benefit from regional planning efforts. This was done in Madison County through an…

This is a series of seven reports describing and evaluating the following physical or basic skills development programs: Bicycle Program, Camping Program, Swim For Your Life, Outward Bound, Physical Skills Development Program, Community Summer School Programs, and Operation Recover. Modes of program operation and statistical data about students…

The various programs administered by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped during fiscal year 1970 are summarized. The programs relate to education, training, or research on handicapped children and youth. In chart form, information is provided on type of assistance (categorized under services, research, or training), its authorization…

This eight city pilot survey tested the feasibility of conducting a nationwide mail survey of training in business and industry, including feasibility of the project for specific industry groups. Other objectives were to specify subject areas on which data might or might not be available; suggest a single questionnaire or series of questionnaires;…

This monograph contains the third section, operations at the factor level, of a report of studies done in Helsinki, Finland, describing school achievement in terms of ability, trait, situational, and background variables. The report (1) investigates the structure of school achievement, (2) describes school achievement in terms of selected…

A summary of long term training programs (graduate study and/or research) provided for its civilian employees by the United States Air Force, and administered by colleges, universities, and senior service colleges includes information on participation, use of educational institutions, grade level and progress of employees, and current status of…

This report describes automated procedures now in use for book acquisition, and book and document cataloging and circulation, in the library at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Livermore. The purpose of the automation is to increase frequency and accuracy of record updatings, decrease the time required to maintain records, improve the formats of the…

This study lists salaries in reporting school districts with enrollments of 6,000 or more. Reported system by system are maximum salaries scheduled in 1968-69 for the following personnel: Central office administrators and supervisors, counselors, deans, librarians, and assistant and supervision principals in elementary, junior high, and senior…

The 1967-1968 annual report of Indian education in the state schools of Wisconsin contains data concerning enrollment, attendance, transfers, dropouts, student lunches for Indians, and transportation. Also presented are the Indian Education Fund Financial Statement and other financial data including Johnson-O'Malley expenditures, broken down by…

The 1968-1969 annual report of Indian education in the state schools of Wisconsin contains data concerning enrollment, attendance, transfers, dropouts, school lunch programs, and transportation. Financial statements are included for each of the school districts. A narrative traces the history of Indian education in the state since 1947, when the…

When norming tests, it may be preferable to use the matrix sampling technique. The results from the samples may be used to estimate what the distribution of scores would have been if each subject had taken all the items. This paper compares four methods for making these estimates. The sample size made it possible to compare the techniques in a…