On January 1, 1987, the total population including Armed Forces overseas approached 243 million, having increased by 2.2 million or 0.9 percent since January 1, 1986 and 15.7 million since the April 1, 1980 census. The number of births per 1,000 population dropped slightly from 15.7 in 1985 to 15.3 in 1986. The 3.7 million births in 1986 were the…

Four papers in this issue focus on population and urban growth in: (1) sub-Saharan Africa; (2) Latin America; (3) the Soviet Union; and (4) Japan and China. While each region has unique population features, similarities exist based on northern or southern hemisphere geographic locations and on a communist or non-communist political orientation.…

Recent trends and differentials among the Soviet Union's 15 republics and major nationalities are reviewed, focusing on fertility, mortality and urbanization, the prospect for labor supplies and military manpower, emigration, and projected population growth to 2000. Estimated at 270 million as of mid-1982, the Soviet population is currently…

Describes a number of studies which treated recruitment as an emergent property of the sociopolitical system: the social and political processes that interactively narrow the population of a community to the very few citizens who are elected to the school board were traced. (Author/JM)

Describes the conflicting pressures on available land resources. Notes the need for planning, especially on regional and statewide bases. (SLH)

THE STUDY EMPIRICALLY DETERMINED THE EFFECTS OF NONNORMALITY UPON SOME SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE PRODUCT MOMENT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT (PMCC). SAMPLING DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE PMCC WERE OBTAINED BY DRAWING NUMEROUS SAMPLES FROM CONTROL AND EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS HAVING VARIOUS DEGREES OF NONNORMALITY AND BY CALCULATING CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS…

RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED ON THE PROBLEM OF CONSTRUCTING SCHOOL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES TO DESCRIBE AND DEMONSTRATE AN APPROACH TO CLASSIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION WHICH TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH DISTRICT. PART 1 OF THE REPORT DISCUSSED THE SCIENTIFIC ISSUES AND CONCEPTS CONCERNING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS A…

THE BASIC PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS TO ENHANCE THE TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS. GENERAL SERVICE AREAS WHICH ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHOULD HAVE ARE--A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, COMPETENT ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, WELL-CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS, GOOD COURSES OF STUDY AND CURRICULUM MATERIAL, GUIDANCE SERVICES, HEALTH SUPERVISION,…

THE PRIMARY PURPOSES ARE TO DIRECT ATTENTION TO COUNTY UNITS AS ONE APPROACH IN ANALYZING THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE POOR, AND TO PROVIDE A RESOURCE TOOL FOR VIEWING THE LOWEST FIFTH (QUINTILE) OF COUNTY UNITS IN THE CONTEXT OF STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL MEASURES OF POVERTY AND DEPENDENCY. MUCH ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE URBAN SETTING WHERE 70…

THE FOUR MAJOR EFFORTS OF THE OREGON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROJECT WERE SUMMARIZED. THE REPORT (1) RECOUNTED THE HISTORY OF THE RESEARCH EFFORT, (2) SUMMARIZED THE SECONDARY SCHOLARLY PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT, (3) ABSTRACTED RELATED PRELIMINARY REPORTS, AND (4) PROVIDED GENERALIZATIONS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED DURING THE COURSE OF THE STUDY…

This second volume of the Head Start Program and Cost Data Analysis Final Report analyzes data from sources other than the Head Start Program Information Report (PIR). The report is divided into three sections: Distributional Impact of Head Start Financing, Pilot Study of Program Compliance, and Recommendations for Secondary Data Analysis. The…

A study of the nomination and election procedures and make-up of the 1967 County University of Missouri Extension Councils, developed from a survey completed in January 1967, was made to analyze the methods used and results obtained by Councils after five years experience under the present state law. Summaries of the data were made by county size;…

Information relative to population and employment is presented for use by the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education. Included are (1) an historical review of the State and its public education, (2) characteristics of the population such as origin, age and sex distribution, educational attainment, mobility, patterns, and…

This paper discusses projected changes in population trends and school enrollments for the United States 1974-1990. The parameters and dynamics of population change are examined, and the population projections of the U.S. Bureau of Census are reviewed in detail. The expected geographic distribution of the projected population is analyzed, and…