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Grant, W. Vance; Lind, C. George – 1979
In the fall of 1978 nearly three of every ten persons in the United States were directly involved in the educational process. This publication presents 196 tables and 16 figures breaking down statistical information on this educational activity. The subject matter includes such topics as enrollment patterns, teacher characteristics, school and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Educational Finance, Educational Television
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. – 1978
Information on ethnic minorities and women at the University of New Mexico is presented. Specialized programs that emphasize recruitment and retention of minority and women students and the amount of money associated with each program are listed. A breakdown by race, nationality, and sex of the 1977 entering freshman class is presented, and a…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Rate
Reid, J. Norman; And Others – 1978
Using data from the "Federal Outlays" published by the Community Services Administration, data on federal outlays in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties for fiscal 1976 were analyzed. The outlays programs were divided into seven major program area categories: human resource development, housing, community and industrial development,…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Community Development, Comparative Analysis, Federal Aid
Maryland Council for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1976
This volume of the Maryland desegregation status report provides detailed data on the efforts of public postsecondary education institutions. The data collected for the fall of 1975 includes race composition information on applications rates, residence, financial aid awards, degrees, progression rates, and enrollment by program area for students.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Employment, Black Students, College Applicants
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1979
The purpose of this report was to compare, after six semesters, the characteristics and attitudes of students who entered the Hawaii community college system in 1975 and who either graduated or dropped out. A comparison of the following characteristics of both groups revealed significant differences in all areas but one: sex, age at entry, marital…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, Community Colleges, Demography
Barton, Amy E. – 1978
A one year descriptive study of demographic characteristics, employment situations, and supportive services needs of women farmworkers in the California labor force was conducted in 1977-78. Data were collected in interviews with both employers and 400 women and 200 men engaged in farmwork in Fresno and Imperial Counties. Most of the women were of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Employed Women, Employer Attitudes
Halstead, D. Kent; Hickson, Lenel – 1978
The 1978 supplement to the basic study, Higher Education Prices and Price Indexes, presents higher education price index data for fiscal years 1971 through 1978. A price index series measures the effects of price change, and price change only, on a fixed group of items. The indexes reported here measure price changes from 1967, the reference date.…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Construction Costs, Cost Indexes, Economic Change
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1979
The fifth annual report of the Secretary of Agriculture on rural development (prepared in response to a directive from the Rural Development Act of 1972) summarizes current rural conditions by presenting the most recently available statistical data on employment, income, population, housing, and community services and facilities and illustrates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Demography
ROBY, WALLACE – 1966
THIS EVALUATION BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS CAUTIONS ABOUT MAKING GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD. THE REPORT NOTES, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH AN EVALUATION CAN BE USEFUL IN ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Community Action, Compensatory Education
ROBY, WALLACE – 1967
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUNDED UNDER CONNECTICUT PUBLIC ACT 523 IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN TOWNS NOT SERVED BY TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. IN GENERAL, THE PROGRAMS ATTEMPTED TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS' READING, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND BASIC SKILLS AND TO CHANGE THEIR…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Ancillary Services, Attitude Change, Basic Skills
NAYAR, E.S.K.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF CULTURAL TRAINING, MEDIATOR ORIENTATION, AND TASK CHARACTERISTICS UPON HETEROCULTURAL NEGOTIATION. INDIAN AND AMERICAN SUBJECTS NEGOTIATED CHILD REARING ISSUES UNDER THREE AMERICAN TRAINING CONDITIONS (CULTURE ASSIMILATOR VERSUS TRADITIONAL VERSUS IRRELEVANT TRAINING), THREE MEDIATOR CONDITIONS (HIGH VERSUS…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
HOOS, IDA R. – 1967
AN ACCOUNT OF JOB UPGRADING AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE, NORTH RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, DOCUMENTS THE LARGELY INADEQUATE EDUCATION AND SEVERE EMPLOYMENT DIFFICULTIES OF NEGROES IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO AREA, DESCRIBES TRAINEE CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS, DESIRED UPGRADING EXPERIENCES, LIAISON WITH THE STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, COOPERATION WITH THE…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Case Studies, Community Centers
GUNBY, JENNI; JACKSON, BRIAN – 1967
IN A BRITISH PROJECT, 80 SCHOOLS OFFERED A SECOND CHANCE TO 381 PUPILS, BY USING CORRESPONDENCE COURSES AND TUTORIAL SERVICES FROM THE NATIONAL EXTENSION COLLEGE. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED SEPARATE OR COMBINED USE OF BROADCASTING, ON THE SPOT TEACHING, AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. THE COURSES WERE USED FOR--EXTENDING THE SIXTH FORM CURRICULUM,…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Educational Media
GOODMAN, RICHARD H.; WILSON, MICHAEL J. – 1967
VOLUME II IS THE FIRST OF A THREE-VOLUME STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT WHICH SUPPLIES RAW DATA TO ACCOMPANY A NARRATIVE EVALUATION REPORT (VOLUME I) OF 1966 TITLE I ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT PROJECTS IN NEW ENGLAND. THE SUPPLEMENT PRESENTS DATA ON THREE VARIABLES--THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, THE COMMUNITY TYPES INVOLVED IN TITLE I PROJECTS…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adults, Ancillary School Services, Annual Reports
PEARCE, FRANK C. – 1966
THIS REPORT, THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE NEW HOPE PROJECT, DISCUSSES THE PROJECT'S EFFECT ON THE WELFARE ROLLS OF STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. NEW HOPE PROPOSES TO EDUCATE WELFARE RECIPIENTS BY MODIFYING THEIR ATTITUDES AND DEVELOPING SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THEM TO BECOME CONTINUOUSLY EMPLOYED. INSTRUCTION INCLUDES BASIC EDUCATION,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Economic Research, Educational Background, Educational Programs
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