This study was prepared by Vocational Foundation, Inc. (VFI). It is based on 115 hours of interviews with more than 100 of VFI's clients and a wide range of outside experts. The VFI interviews dramatically affirm the proposition that inner city youth between 16 and 19 are heavily prone to robbery and violence. Behind the rising siege of crime is…

The development of higher education in Canada is traced through a detailed description and analysis of what was being taught and of the research opportunities available to professors in the years from 1860 to 1960. Included is an analysis of the characteristics differentiating Canadian higher education from other countries. Also included are a…

Based on data from some of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' major statistical publication series, this booklet contains 16 graphic charts to illustrate patterns of change in the American economy and labor force. Charts depict (1) U.S. total labor force (1800-1975), (2) index of output per hour of all persons, total private economy (1909-1975), (3)…

This statistical report presents an overview of the current status of public broadcasting. Separate sections deal with the development of public broadcasting, finance, broadcast content, national interconnection services, public broadcasting audience, and employment of broadcast personnel. An appendix provides definitions of selected terms related…

A summary of the major activities of the Library of Congress (LC) is given for a 15 month period ending September 30, 1976. Highlighted are the activities of the Congressional Reference Service, Processing Department (acquisitions, cataloging, and networking), Federal Library Committee, Copyright Office, Reader Services Department, major exhibits,…

Comments on the inadequacy of current engineering manpower data and what might be done to improve it. Declares the need for a national coordinated effort to obtain this information and make it available to students and others who base decisions, in part, on the future supply of engineers. (Author/MLH)

Among the projects described are programs for the promotion of National Information Systems (NATIS) and of scientific and technological documentation and information. (PF)

The major requirements for initiating educational statistics in developing nations are described. (DE)

Reports results of several surveys by the National Center for Educational Statistics. Data include amount of regular school completed, type of sponsoring institution, distribution of the number of courses by length of course, staff involved by type of activity and pay status, and illustrative charges by noncollegiate schools. (Editor/JT)

The paper examines the quantitative dimensions, causes, and consequences of the "new depression" in the college job market due to the changes in the industrial structure and continued growth of supply. (Author/BP)

This study analyzes determinants of two dimensions of the supply of physicians' services: the number of hours physicians work per week and the number of weeks they work per year. Data indicate that physician supply in the short run is affected by physician's nonprofessional income, age, sex, and employment situation. (Author/JB)

Potential implications of the "Privacy Act of 1974" as well as related issues from the perspective of the federal statistical system are discussed. Journal address: DUALabs, 1601 N. Kent St., Suite 900, Arlington, Va. 22209. (RC)