The National Center for Education Statistics was established to develop and provide comprehensive statistics about education in the United States. Conducting and publishing specialized analyses, reviewing and reporting of educational activities in foreign countries, and providing assistance to State and local education agencies in improving their…

To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…

The years 1972 and 1974 had the lowest multiple jobholding rates in a decade. About 3.9 million American workers (4.5 percent of all employed persons) held two or more jobs at the same time in May 1974. About 22 percent of all moonlighters had at least one agricultural job. The decrease in moonlighting was primarily due to the sharply lower…

In order to determine the feasibility of establishing a county-wide library system, the Pinellas County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners authorized a study of existing library services and possible alternatives for reorganization. Data were gathered and analyzed from: (1) questionnaires sent to library directors; (2) interviews with these…

The third in a series of evaluative reports on "Me and My Environment", a group-centered biological sciences program for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) adolescents, provides information about the curriculum design, the analysis and revision of curriculum materials, the gathering and processing of field test data, and a comparison of…

This is a revised and expanded descriptive guide and directory to bilingual-bicultural educational programs funded during FY 1973-74 through Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended. There are 211 projects, in 32 states and territories, in which 26 languages are taught. The programs operate in the various…

This memorandum provides information concerning enrollment at the University of Maine for the fall semester 1974 and some comparisons with earlier years. Highlights of the memorandum indicate: (1) total enrollment has increased 18 percent from 1970 to fall 1974; (2) full-time enrollment has increased 12 percent in the same period: (3) part-time…

Student ratings have been used for three major purposes--in each case by a different group: (1) to assist teachers to improve their teaching; (2) to aid administrative decisions with respect to promotions or salary increases of teachers; and (3) to provide descriptions of course and teachers for students choosing to enroll in courses or sections…

In 1971 a study was made of library services in the Georgian Bay Region, which includes Bruce, Grey, Dufferin, and Simcoe counties in Ontario, Canada. The region covered a complex variety of library jurisdictions, from county libraries to numerous city, town, village, township, and Indian libraries. The study encompassed current status and…

In planning a reorganization of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service by re-grouping counties, a statewide study of home economics education was made to determine the audience for the programs, methods by which audiences were reached, and differences between members of homemakers clubs and nonmembers. Interviews were held with a 5% random…

This followup study dealt with the third graduating class (April 22, 1969) of the Jackson County (Iowa) Adult Evening High School Completion Program. Background data were gathered on age, sex, employment status, family and marital status, occupation when enrolled, and present occupation and employment. There were 58 tuition and 42 nontuition…

Based on the assumption that demographic data regarding persons who utilize public assistance is the best starting point for effective public assistance programs, the author examines such data for several groups of welfare-vocational rehabilitation clients. The hazards of viewing these people from the aspects of emotional problems, character…

This study sought Fiscal Year 1969 data on Navy enlisted time and costs (including officer candidate training) from initial personnel procurement through appropriate basic training (Class A) for 80 general and/or service ratings, as well as in advanced and/or specialized training, for a sample of 1,067 Navy enlisted classifications (NECs). Such…

Information on the education of Indian children who attended public, Federal, private, and mission schools in 1969 is presented in this annual report. The introduction gives some history of Indian education, objectives of Federal schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibilities for children enrolled in Federal schools. Tables present…

This was a study to determine if individual linear programs could be made for a heterogeneous group of farmers with varied organizational problems; if extension agents could be trained to interview farmers and collect data sufficiently accurate for linear programing; and whether the results would be logical and acceptable to farm managers. Area…