Data are presented for applicants taking the test of the General Educational Development Testing Service (GEDTS) under these categories: United States, states and territories, VA hospitals and GEDTS offices, Canada and provinces, and high school level GED testing at official centers from 1949-1973 for veterans, nonveterans, and unclassified…

The following report is a comparative analysis of data derived from the American Council on Education Student Information Form administered to all incoming students at New College of Hofstra University in September 1973. New College had a slightly higher proportion of male to female students in its 1973-74 entering class. This is the reverse of…

Presented in the form of 30 tables are statistics on blindness in 16 states which have agreed to uniform definitions and procedures to improve reliability of data regarding blind persons. The data indicates that rates of blindness were generally higher for nonwhites than for whites with the ratio ranging from almost 10 for glaucoma to minimal for…

Data from 46,500 questionnaires were compiled out of a possible 78,000 sent to Indiana high school seniors. 75,315 of the seniors completed high school in the 1968-69 school year. Twenty-four questions were asked relating to characteristics of the high school senior, characteristics of the head of household, vocational and employment plans of…

Vocational education and training in Canada carried out in both the public and private sectors are discussed. Topics covered include: (1) publicly sponsored post-secondary courses, (2) technical, vocational and composite high schools, (3) publicly operated vocational schools, (4) publicly supported vocational training programs involving private…

This document summarizes in tabular form viewpoints expressed by RAN professor-consultants relevant to personnel, materials, classroom management, and curriculum -- specific problems that might hinder the implementation of a new program. Data are analyzed by frequencies and percentages. Related documents are EA 003 545, EA 003 546, EA 003 549, and…

Presented in this document are national normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen early in the 1972-73 academic year. The Student Information Form was used to elicit a wide range of biographic and demographic data, as well as data on the student's high school background, career plans,…

This document presents data concerning the public and private 2- and 4-year colleges and universities in the state of Virginia. All data included in the report are for the academic year beginning September 1972. Information presented includes enrollment data, institutional charges, and degree programs offered. (HS)

This paper suggests four sources of inconclusive results in studies of school effects: Poor definitions of school context, poor sampling techniques, lack of attention to techniques of partitioning variance, and a lack of awareness of the effects of changing units of analysis on the size of statistical associations. Each problem is briefly…

This study has brought together 60 colleges interested in joining with each other in making analyses of their own financial data and in tabulating the data in such form that meaningful comparisons can be made. The report on this study contains all the detailed and summary information needed to determine where the 60 participating colleged obtained…

This publication presents data on the salaries of higher education institution employees throughout the United States. Although the survey, a part of the second higher education General Information Survey (HEGIS), was concerned with all employees of institutions, particular emphasis was placed on the salaries and other characteristics of…

The tables in this report present data on the typical charges to students for the academic year 1968-69. Included are data on tuition and required fees, room and board, classified by the students' level (Undergraduate or graduate), sex (for room and board charges only), and residence. The institutions making these charges are classified by…

The bibliography of research on the visually handicapped covers approximately 1,300 entries published between the years 1953 and 1971, inclusive. Only those references containing reports of research on the visually handicapped in which empirical data of some kind were collected are included. Studies of single cases are included, with most studies…

This report is comprised of a series of tables and charts that examine the characteristics of people aged 14 to 34 who attend 2- and 4-year colleges. Breakdowns are given on such factors as the type of colleges attended, the age and sex of the students, and various socio-economic considerations. The report covers the years 1966 through October…

This document provides data on the number of teaching and research personnel in the United States in the fall of 1968 by major academic areas. The data are the results of a sample survey that was conducted to: (1) determine the feasibility of collecting data in the academic fields of professional teaching and/or research personnel in the…