Intended to provide information about health careers and sources of financial support for a college education, the guide also lists information useful for securing financial aid for many other types of training and education. Nine sections provide specific information on health careers; information and scholarships on medical schools and other…

A resolution of the Advisory Committee of the Navajo Tribal Council describes how since 1972 the Navajo Nation through its Department of Higher Education has administered both the Navajo Trust Fund (graduate and post-graduate program) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Higher Education Funds (undergraduate program). The tribal philosophy toward…

This is a statistical survey of children in the South, designed for the use of public policy makers, child advocates, and human service specialists. Section one presents a general demographic overview that includes birth rates, migration and growth trends, and racial distribution. The second section provides statistics on living arrangements,…

Highlights are presented on a seminar on state postsecondary education institutional authorization and oversight that was attended by 139 persons representing 38 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The central focus was the state role in authorizing institutions to operate and the oversight of such institutions as related to…

Small, rural community junior colleges, comprising half of America's community-junior college movement, have special characteristics, problems, and needs which have been ignored by governmental and policy-making bodies. Educational delivery at the community college level suffers unique problems because it takes place in a milieu of sparse…

An in-depth assessment of cooperative (co-op) education training programs is presented. For the purposes of this research, cooperative education is defined as work and school experiences designed to complement each other. Five questions are addressed: (1) Are the training programs teaching the right things? (2) Is the training being done…

Aspects of the Title I migrant education program were explored at a hearing regarding sections of H.R. 15, a bill to extend several elementary and secondary programs which expire at the end of fiscal year 1978. The panel of nine witnesses testifying included supervisors or directors of migrant education from four states as well as representatives…

A Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area (CHMSA) is a medical service area that has inadequate opportunities for access to medical care, mostly primary care (the first line encounter which diagnoses and treats sick or injured people). Most CHMSA's are located far from large population centers. Six hundred seventy three CHMSA's are found in…

Students at 12 of the 13 schools and colleges of optometry were surveyed for demographic, socioeconomic, and financial characteristics in 1975-76. The western region was found to have the highest ratio of students to population. Overall, students indicated they intend to practice in communities similar to those of their permanent residence. The…

Two investigations were conducted to determine whether rural school districts receive a fair share of federal education funds: a quantitative analysis of the distribution of federal funds between rural and nonrural school districts and a qualitative exploration of the special needs and disadvantages of rural school systems. The quantitative study…

Proceedings of a conference on financing postsecondary education in the 1980s, sponsored by the Center for the Study of Higher Education of the University of Arizona in close collaboration with the Education Commission of the States and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, are presented. Contents are as follows:…

This manual was prepared to assist postsecondary education institutions in meeting their responsibilities in the administration of federal student aid programs: the Basic Educational Grant Program, College Work-Study Program, National Direct Student Loan Program, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program. Areas are identified in…

A comparative analysis of federal and state student financial aid programs assesses the impact of federal student aid on the attendance behavior of individuals, on the financing behavior of colleges and universities, and on the financing behavior of state and local governments. Enrollment, student budget, residence and migration, student…

The characteristics of private elementary and secondary education briefly described include enrollment patterns, school organization, the status of boards of education in private schools, the financing structure, and the population they service. Areas of collaboration between public and private education exist in shared time arrangements,…

Two major concerns related to large-scale capital outlay are convincing the community of the need for the expenditure and planning for the financing of the project. In an era when the public is resisting increased taxation, school districts must develop a plan of action for soliciting funds and must be able to conduct an effective fund campaign.…