Findings of the fifth annual study of Federal funds for predominantly black colleges conducted by the Federal Interagency Committee on Education are highlighted. These findings indicate that total Federal aid to predominantly black colleges amounted to $250 million in FY 1973. Aid to all colleges and universities decreased by 3.2 percent from $4.6…

This 1974 annual report of Southern Methodist University (SMU) deals with intentions for 1975-1980 and presents a statistical report and evaluation of trends. Section I, intentions for 1975-80, covers achieving excellence, superior programs, physical plant expansion, minority student program, increasing baccalaureate degrees, an educational…

The tables in this report present a summary of the area, in net assignable square feet, used by each institution of higher education in Maine, broken down by room type and by organizational unit for fall 1971. Data is presented concerning enrollment information of public and independent colleges and organizational unit and room type for public…

The tables in this report present a summary of the area, in net assignable square feet, used by each institution of higher education in Maine, broken down by room type and also by organizational unit for fall 1972. Data is presented concerning enrollment information of public and independent colleges and organizational units and room type for…

Highlights from the analysis are: (1) a continuing decrease in the number of physics bachelor's degrees granted; (2) a small increase in the percentage of bachelor's degree recipients who become graduate physics students; (3) a further increase in the proportion of first-year graduate physics students who are assured of teaching assistantships;…

This report presents basic data on the types of child care arrangements and their frequency of utilization by working mothers belonging to different segments of American Society. The survey was conducted with the help of the Burea u of Census, which included supplementary questions about child care in its February, 1965 survey, using a…

The major objective of this study was to determine if an index to indicate the work load of field staff personnel could be developed. The data were collected by the county directors on the basis of information included in the state and federal reports covering the period July 1, 1966 to December 31, 1966. A factor of 450 was used to convert total…

Much of the misunderstanding concerning planning, programing, and budgeting stems from the lack of operational planning systems. However, such a system has been developed and field tested over the past 3 years in two counties and six school districts in Pennsylvania. Key concepts used in the system include forecasting, indicators, the status…

The register of children (under 20 years of age) with impaired vision and hearing provides the number of children in deaf blind programs, other educational programs, at home, and in institutions for the mentally handicapped for the academic year 1968-9. Additional information on the 777 handicapped children registered by the American Foundation…

In order to provide meaningful unit cost information, the librarian needs an accurate concept of what data should be measured and why. The dimension which has been conspicuously absent in library statistics is interpretation of the data which is reported, and the correlation of one set of data with another to reach a defensible conclusion. For the…

A study of the relationship between teacher knowledge and teaching style was made in an eastern metropolitan area, with 53 first-year intern teachers in secondary schools whose answers in the Common Examination of the National Teacher Examination were available for analysis. Each teacher was visited in the classroom on four occasions by two…

This chart book presents basic data on the youth of the United States, the conditions under which they grow up, and selected facets of that process. The first section of charts indicates the relative size of the population of children and youth, and its urban-rural distribution. The charts following describe aspects of the environments that…

A survey of the participants in the National Summer Institutes for Teacher Trainers in Adult Basic Education held at the University of Colorado in 1966 and 1967, aimed at determining the extent to which institute participants were being employed to provide instructional leadership in local programs. Questionnaires were sent to 114 participants in…

The data in this report were compiled as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program being conducted by the Office of Research of the American Council on Education to assess the impact of different types of college environments on students' development, and to provide up-to-date source of data about the population of US college…

This report summarizes data on the holdings of libraries in California, grouped by nine geographical regions. After a summary of statistics for all types of libraries, statistics are given separately for public, college and university, and special libraries. The following information is given for public libraries: (1) name of library, (2) number…