This publication presents data gathered in a survey of the impact of collective bargaining on Illinois school districts. In September 1974, the Illinois Association of School Boards mailed a three-part questionnaire to the superintendent of each of its 932 member school districts. Completed questionnaires were returned by 739 districts,…

Prepared as a backup resource document to the three-volume study of the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities, this report presents data on the socioeconomic characteristics of the ethnic minorities in each of the 10 HEW regions. Data on over 20 major economic and social indices were accumulated for the major subgroups in each…

This document divides a cluster of medical schools into seven groups based on percent change in entering class size from 1970-71 to 1973-74. These groups were then used to analyze differences between schools of differing class-size change patterns for 307 varibales drawn from the Institutional Profile System of the Association of American Medical…

In a study to determine library use and attitudes of students enrolled in external degree programs, a questionnaire was administered to a random sample of nonresident students at Empire State College, in the New York State Regents External Degree Program, and at Goddard College. Analysis of the data showed that the majority were full-time…

U.S. Census data (1970-74) comparing population trends in the West were analyzed in reference to the recent urban to rural migration patterns exemplified by a total U.S. metropolitan population growth of 3.4 percent vs a nonmetropolitan growth of 5.6 percent (1970-74). In the West it was found that: (1) population increased 6.9 percent with…

The main portion of this study is devoted to the determination of needs for health, education and social welfare services of the Spanish speaking in Chicago, and to draw inferences about the degree to which Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) funds and services in Chicago are reaching this specific minority and the extent to which…

This paper reports on phase two of the evaluation of a model career information center established in a secondary school of a demonstration project. This report is based on student data collected after the center had been in operation eight months. The students' responses are reported in detail. The major findings from the survey are that 83% of…

This 1974-75 annual report of the Utah State Board of Regents covers: (1) role and curriculum studies; (2) cooperation with WICHE; (3) veterans approval program; (4) statewide educational television; (5) degrees conferred; (6) degrees conferred comparative chart, 1967-68 with 1974-75; (7) appropriation comparative chart, 1966-67, 1974-75; (8)…

This tenth annual report of national normative data on students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen is part of an ongoing longitudinal study of the American higher education system. Its purpose is to determine the effects of college on students. Data for 1975 is based on responses from 186,406 freshmen entering 366 institutions;…

The results of the first attempt at a comprehensive survey to identify and document interlibrary cooperation activities in each of the 50 states and United States territories are reported. Compiled by the Interlibrary Cooperation Subcommittee of the Association of State Library Agencies, the report is arranged by state and territory. It contains…

This publication examines the growing trend toward early high school graduation, describes some of the characteristics and attitudes of early graduates, and discusses possible administrative responses to the increasing popularity of early graduation. Much of the discussion is based on the results of a school survey taken during the 1974-75 school…

The first American Library Association (ALA) yearbook appears in the ALA's centennial year. The yearbook brings together in alphabetical sequence a series of articles on topics of enduring as well as current interest to the library community. Included are also reports of the activities of the ALA units, affiliate organizations, and other…

A 1972-73 survey of 43,946 students in special education programs for the hearing impaired provided data on the relationship of reported emotional/behavioral problems to the following demographic variables: program type, sex, ethnic background, birth year, age at onset, degree of hearing loss, etiology, and existence of additional handicapping…

This report of the Association of University Evening Colleges and the National University Extension Association contains: (1) AUEC-NUEA definitions; (2) academic subdivisions, with explanations of scope; (3) occupational specialties or technologies, with explanations of scope; (4) AUEC-NUEA programs and registrations by institutions; (5) AUEC-NUEA…

Reported is a study of special education teacher supply and demand trends at the elementary and secondary levels for Pennsylvania. The supply and demand model of the study is explained including components such as entry rate of graduates and annual withdrawal of teachers. Twenty-six tables provide statistics on topics such as: number of special…