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Ellis, Susanne D. – 1980
A survey of 1978-79 graduate degree recipients in physics and astronomy was undertaken to determine the characteristics of students and employment opportunities. Information is presented on: employment offers for new physics masters and doctorate recipients, 1974-79; characteristics of the 1978-79 graduate physics student population, and of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Experience
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Sensory Aids Evaluation and Development Center. – 1966
THESE PAPERS ARE FROM THE BRAILLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SENSORY AIDS EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 18, 1966. THE PAPERS PRESENTED ARE--"A STUDY OF BRAILLE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE," BY LOUIS GOLDISH, "AUTOMATED BRAILLE AND THE PROFESSION OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE BLIND," BY…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computer Programs, Computers
WORCESTER, D.A. – 1966
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE UNIVERSITIES AND LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, HELPED BY A GRANT FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN 1955. THE PURPOSE WAS TO IMPROVE THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE BY AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF GRADUATE STUDY,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Adult Educators, Agricultural Education
Stein, Ronald H.; Zuckerman, Judy – 1980
As an aid to college administrators, information is presented on the following regulations: (1) Protection of Human Subjects; (2) Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; (3) the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and (4) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The purpose of the guide is to sensitize administrators to the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Rights, College Administration
Brigman, S. Leellen; Leiter, Virginia G. – 1979
The quantity and type of writing demands in the undergraduate curriculum, as reported by students enrolled at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in fall semester of 1977, are investigated. The study is based on reports of students enrolled in 27 class sections of two freshman English courses, Elementary Composition I and Introduction to…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Students
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to 1977 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation statistics for bachelor's…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Chase, Clinton I.; Keene, John M., Jr. – 1979
A study using two types of analyses to examine the validity of student ratings of faculty is described. The first analysis examined faculty ratings in terms of how high-achieving sections of courses rate their instructors in contrast with how low-achieving sections rate their instructors to determine if those teachers who advance their students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Evaluation Methods, Faculty Evaluation
Mohrman, Kathryn; And Others – 1977
Presented are some basic facts about the process of getting federal money for individual research projects, institutional activities, curriculum development, or other programs in higher education institutions. Some background is given on the purposes and history of federal grant monies, and steps in the proposal process are outlined: gathering…
Descriptors: Awards, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Federal Aid
Welsh, J. Steven; Lynch, Jean M. – 1979
The financial condition of traditionally black graduate schools is analyzed based on data from the report, "Maximizing Productivity in Thirty-Two Black Graduate Schools," prepared with federal support. In addition to the financial analysis, information is presented about the schools' history, purpose, mission, goals, students, faculty,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Libraries, Conference Reports, Deans
O'Brien, Maureen; And Others – 1979
The results of the pilot implementation of an evaluation methodology developed to assess the impact of introducing handicapped students into allied health curricula are discussed. An evaluative method that suggests anticipatory interventions was developed and used to measure the impact of visually impaired students enrolled in allied health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Students, Conference Reports, Educational Assessment
Hellweg, Susan A.; Churchman, David A. – 1979
Four problems that will be of major concern to academic institutions granting graduate degrees in the coming decade and ways in which sponsored research can help solve them are discussed. The four problems are defined as: (1) the threat posed to research performed by faculty by increased teaching loads; (2) the increasing lack of opportunities for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Conference Reports, Faculty Development
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1980
A three-point statement by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) calls for the expansion of higher education opportunity in America. The statement, which was adopted by the association's members at the annual meeting, calls for: expansion of opportunity through a balanced program of relatively low or no tuition at…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Finance, Educational Opportunities, Federal Aid
Bond, Andrew J.; Nettles, William R. – 1978
Studies were conducted through the University System of Georgia to determine: if there were significant differences in the environmental presses of the eight institutions in the study; if there were significant differences in the personality needs of the special studies students; the degree of compatibility between the institutional environmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Appropriations. – 1979
The General Accounting Office (GAO) conclusion that it is impossible to determine the contribution of U.S. nuclear training of foreigners to the spread of nuclear weapons is presented. The GAO position is that there is no way to ascertain the true intentions of foreign nationals being trained or the motivations of their countries. Issues…
Descriptors: Atomic Theory, College Students, Educational Policy, Foreign Nationals
PASCH, DOROTHY F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
A TITLE III PROJECT OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, THE CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT-PLACEMENT-INSTRUCTION CENTER (CAPIC) STUDIES AND TREATS CHILDREN WHO MANIFEST LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS WITH NO RECOGNIZABLE CAUSES. THE REPORT, A LOG OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON DURING THE PLANNING PERIOD, PRESENTS DEFINITIONS OF 24…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Education Service Centers, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Research
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