This document reports the two projects of the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to implement a data collection system which would obtain data on the production of public health manpower for evaluation, analysis, and dissemination as uniform, reliable information. Most of the report is composed of the compiled results of the…

THE PURPOSES OF A SURVEY OF 363 NONFARM BUSINESSES AND AGRICULTURAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WERE TO (1) COMPARE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WITH THE NUMBER NEEDING AGRICULTURAL BACKGROUND, (2) ESTIMATE ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE NEXT 5 YEARS, (3) DETERMINE EMPLOYEE JOB TITLES AND DIFFICULTY IN FINDING REPLACEMENTS, (4) DETERMINE EMPLOYEE…

GROUPS OF TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS ARE COMPARED IN TERMS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYMENT, SOURCE OF WORKERS, AND EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. SURVEY FINDINGS ARE GIVEN FOR EMPLOYER TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYER VIEWS AND POLICIES ON THE UTILIZATION OF TECHNICIANS. THE SURVEY DATA WERE DERIVED FROM A SAMPLE OF 17,414 ESTABLISHMENTS…

From 1978-79 incidence of long hours among full-time wage and salary workers dropped for the first time since the 1974-75 recession. Of those who worked long hours, about 43% received premium pay (time and one-half the regular wage for hours worked in excess of forty per week). Employers used overtime hours to cope with disequilibrium phenomena…

Through the use of word problems relevant to the field of office occupations education, this workbook presents a concept-oriented approach to competency development in ten areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and…

This is the student's edition of the Record Book which accompanies the unit "Investigating Variation" of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). Space is provided for answers to the questions from the student text as well as for the optional excursions and the self evaluation. An introductory…

This is the teacher's edition of the Record Book for the unit "Investigating Variation" of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). The correct answers to the questions from the text are recorded. An introductory note to the teacher explains how to use the book. Answers are included for the…

The history of special education in New Jersey public schools (1904-54), and new legislation and growth in the 1954-67 period are reviewed. Aspects treated include the process by which handicapped children are found, evaluated, and placed; the rights and responsibilities of pupils, teachers, and school boards; and the impact of federal programs on…

This report presents comprehensive statistics on the organization, staff, pupils, and finances of public elementary and secondary schools in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas of the United States. Detailed data are provided for the survey year 1973-74, as well as selected historical data that, in some instances, reach…

This publication is intended to help make secondary and college students aware of careers in psychology. Approximately one-half of the booklet contains sketches of 16 jobs in psychology emphasizing teaching, research, and public service. For each job sketch there is a general description of the types of work involved and the educational background…

This study deals with the impact of collective bargaining coverage on the 1969-70 labor market experience of young men in blue collar jobs. Specifically examined is the impact of collective bargaining on five dimensions of the labor market experience: (1) hourly rate of pay, (2) hours worked per week, (3) susceptibility to unemployment, (4)…

This publication is a compilation of statistical data concerned with the quantitative aspects of the California public school system. It contains data on the number of pupils, teachers, and schools and the amount of money needed to educate the 4.4 million children who attend California public schools. Some information on community college finances…

This publication, the 11th in a series of annual projections of data on education, incorporates projections of elementary and secondary enrollment based on revised projections by the Bureau of the Census. Alternate total and first-time degree credit enrollments in institutions of higher education are also shown. The published sources of data are…

A survey of community college libraries gathered statistics on enrollment, faculty, range in the philosophies of library services, staff, budget, library resources, physical facilities, automation, audiovisual equipment, dial access information retrieval systems, television production, library orientation programs, and programs for the training of…

The study was undertaken to assess the needs of and facilities for professional nurse education in the 14-county region of Southern New York in order to provide direction for future planning. The information used in the study was a composite of: (1) available statistics, (2) data collected from 855 study participants through interviews, group…