The purpose of this study was to collect "bench mark" data on the teaching of science that could serve as a basis of comparison for trend analysis. The information obtained in this survey presents a description of science teaching practices and selected science teacher characteristics in the United States. Descriptive information…

Intended for employers concerned about problem solving and communication within their organization, this document outlines a strategy for developing an instrument that would provide objective data rather than impressionistic data. A questionnaire was designed to explore the relationship between the central constructs of problem solving and…

The Origin of Enrollments presents a geographic distribution of undergraduate and graduate students and those classified as first-time freshmen for the 42 accredited colleges and universities in Kentucky. A geographic distribution of total high school graduates by county is recorded. A percentage of high school graduates by county attending…

Reported are results of a 1970 survey of 1,996 public elementary and secondary schools, representative of the nation's 81,000 local public schools, to determine the numbers of professional staff serving the following groups of handicapped pupils: speech impaired, learning disabled, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, hard of hearing, deaf,…

This is the twentieth annual report on graduate study in member colleges of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. It includes enrollments by college, degree, discipline and sex for 1973, and supplemental information on American minorities. Graduate programs available in 1974-75 appear and a geographic breakdown of both U. S. and…

Data included in this publication supplement the descriptive and summary information presented in the 1971 Annual Report and 1972 Annual Report of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. These data relate to student enrollments, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development,…

This factbook presents statistical data concerning theological education for 1973-74. Tables cover: enrollment, sex, degree level, sex distribution, minority group enrollment, fulltime personnel, parttime personnel, employment of women, financial data, compensation provisions, revenue/expenditures, denominational affiliation, administrative…

This report presents enrollment projections for Oregon's 39 public and private institutions of higher education. An analysis of the summary data indicate: (1) Enrollments in Oregon's colleges and universities are expected to increase by 24,380 full-time equivalent (FTE) students or 24 percent during the next 11 years (1973-74 to 1984-85). (2) In…

This paper examines the trends in participation in higher education for New Mexico. Statistical data indicated that only 39 percent of the high school graduates in 1973 planned to enter college after graduation. Barriers to advanced education and training are discussed including intellectual barriers, financial barriers, and environmental and…

This report contains information on State-by-State membership in the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) locals in 1974; comparative national AFT membership data for the years 1970 through 1974; information on State federations and their officers; AFT administrator locals; percent of instructional staff in the United States by members of the AFT…

To determine whether a relationship existed between ACT composite scores and academic success in courses in Accounting I, Quantitative Business Analysis I, and Physical Science at Rhode Island Junior College, random samples of ACT scores of about 70 students in each course were studied. To establish predictability, correlation techniques were…

This postsecondary followup survey was designed to provide information on educational needs at the postsecondary level based on the experiences and the evaluation of recent graduates. A sample of 4,250 postsecondary graduates was drawn from lists of graduates provided by all the individual institutions in Oregon. Usable completed questionnaires…

Five separate articles summarize library education at the graduate, undergraduate, and technical assistant levels in the United States and library education in Canada and other parts of North America. Statistical tables are included within the explanatory essays. Over 30 pages of statistical tables give information on specific institutions. The…

The first in a series, this paper deals with housing offered employable single men in Sacramento, California during the winter of 1969-70. Sponsored by the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences (University of California, Davis), the study was begun in February 1970. The initial impetus for university involvement in the problems of single,…

The basic objective of this exploratory study was to attempt to locate specific areas of university life that might be related to undergraduate student attrition. During the 1972-73 academic year at the University of Miami, student satisfaction and dissatisfaction in 34 areas of University of Miami student life were examined (via four field…