The fourth edition of the Albany State College Fact Book, developed by the Office of Institutional Research, provides detailed information about the college. The design of the publication provides necessary data in the preparation of grants and proposals and in responding to questionnaires seeking pertinent institutional data. Contents include:…

Recent studies of Mexican American youth in the Southwest show that they possess high aspirations for education and employment; like their Anglo counterparts, they want to finish high school and obtain academic or technical training that will provide a job with adequate salary and security. In contrast to these high aspirations, the 1977 census…

This directory of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) programs is designed (1) to facilitate communication among EBCE practitioners and potential adaptors by providing programmatic and demographic data about the programs implemented in schools across the country and (2) to serve the National EBCE Association as an initial listing of its…

The 1979 "Index of Institutions of Higher Education, by State and Congressional District" reports the names of the senators, representatives, and other elected officials of the 96th Congress, their states and congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located in the districts. Also included are the control, type, sex…

The development of a probabilistic model for validating Gange's learning hierarchies is described. Learning hierarchies are defined as paired networks of intellectual tasks arranged so that a substantial amount of positive transfer occurs from tasks in a lower position to connected ones in a higher position. This probabilistic validation technique…

TWO CHIEF AIMS OF THIS CHAPTER ARE TO TAKE A BROAD NEW LOOK AT THE MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS OF CONCERN TO MANPOWER POLICY AND TO POINT THE WAY TOWARD MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND SENSITIVE MEASURES OF PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCTION OF JOBLESSNESS AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, SOME OF THE IMPROTANT AREAS OF MANPOWER CONCERN WHICH…

Based on the median population estimate of 18.8 million for New York State by 1970, approximately 94,000 active registered nurses will be needed to increase the ratio from 406 per 100,000 population in the 1961-63 biennium to 500, the goal set by the Committee on Medical Education. Some specific data are: (1) The number of registered nurses in the…

Fifty-four participants met to consider counseling and training for women who were entering or re-entering the labor force after varying periods of time devoted to their families, and the need for day care services and facilities for children of working mothers, provision for maternity leave, and part-time work. Presentations were: (1) "Women…

The Negro population in California increased sevenfold from 1940 to 1960 due principally to in-migration from other states. Settlement of immigrants occurred in urban areas. Educational attainment of Negroes in California is lower than that of white Californians reflecting social, economic, and educational restrictions. Employment statistics show…

A special survey of South Los Angeles (predominantly Negro) and East Los Angeles (predominantly Mexican-American) was taken by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in November, 1965, and the results were compared with 1960 census statistics. Although total population declined in both areas, further "ghettoization" took place as percentages of…

A study was made of the effects of programed instruction versus the use of course objectives and reference materials on learning, transfer, and attitudes in two adult experimental groups. The subject was mathematical concepts basic to introductory statistics. Mathematical tests and attitude scales were administered before and after the experiment.…

This report examines how selection fairness is influenced by the characteristics of a selection instrument in terms of its distribution of item difficulties, level of item discrimination, degree of item bias, and testing strategy. Computer simulation was used in the administration of either a conventional or Bayesian adaptive ability test to a…

Presented in this report are basic education data for fall 1976 on all free public elementary and secondary day schools in the United States and some outlying areas under U.S. jurisdiction. National trend data since fall 1972 on selected items of information are included. Basic data for each state or other area are shown on numbers of local school…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 87 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data from the 1972-73 fiscal year and is based mainly on state financial reports for the year. Section B reports data for 1973-74…

This publication presents data on attendance, staffing, revenues, and expenditures for the 89 school districts in the six counties of western New York. Data from two separate school years are included. Section A reports data on actual revenues and expenditures for 1973-74 and is based on final state budget reports for the year. Section B reports…