A questionnaire requesting fringe benefit and salary information was mailed to the 70 California community college districts. Data, with the 1977-78 salary schedule provided by each district, were used to determine compensation. After fringe benefit information was determined, the dollar amount for each plan was calculated at each of three salary…

The two factors of live births and migration constitute the major determinants of the size and composition of the population for the provinces as well as for Canada as a whole. The decline in fertility has almost exactly offset the increase in the number of young women in the child-bearing age groups. The effective length of the reproductive…

Ninth in a series of reports which compile and interpret statistical information of direct concern to life insurance executives, this report deals with senior citizens, defined as persons 65 years and over. Examined are social and economic characteristics. Trends in the older population's growth, morality, educational attainment, residence, living…

The two essays in this monograph are intended to clarify the main problems of research in graphic communication. The first essay summarizes research concerning the effective use of graphic devices in texts and other instructional materials. Following a brief discussion of the technical terminology of graphic communication, the essay reviews…

This report summarizes the findings and describes the products of a 2-part research project that examined the parameters of Washington's interlibrary loan cooperation statewide, and developed a set of computer models to be used in simulation studies of associated activities and policies. It contains a statement of the problem; an historical…

This module, one of 25 on vocational education training for careers in environmental health occupations, contains self-instructional materials on preparing data for analysis. Following guidelines for students and instructors and an introduction that explains what the student will learn are three lessons: (1) constructing a table by organizing data…

This study attempts to define the principle tasks of secondary education as perceived by parents, educators, and students in one Canadian suburban school district in 1971. In addition, it compares their opinions with those of similar groups in the United States and Canada surveyed a decade earlier. The Task of Public Education (TPE) Opinionnaire…

Information on the finances and expenditure patterns of Ontario universities are presented in this annual report in a standardized format that allows both interinstitutional comparisons and comparisons with past years. Data are included for these universities: Brock, Carleton, Guelph, Lakehead, Laurentian (Algoma, Nipissing, and Hearst), McMaster,…

The historical enrollment data for spring 1973 to spring 1976 at Macomb County Community College were used to project enrollment for summer 1976 to spring 1979. The most consistent enrollment projections were obtained using the following ratios: (1) spring ratios--spring values against preceding fall values; (2) fall ratios--fall values against…

Five hundred ninety-five students enrolled in undergraduate classes in psychology and business administration at the University of Maryland completed an anonymous questionnaire inquiring about their use or nonuse of marijuana, their reasons for using or not using the substance, and their attitudes toward the legal penalties for marijuana…

Part 3 of a three-part report on fringe benefits in the schools, this study focused on 1977-78 fringe benefits provided for teachers. Data were collected through a survey instrument mailed to a national sample of 1,877 public school systems. Data on leave provisions, group insurance programs, professional liability insurance, retirement plans,…

The Test for Inquiry Social Studies (TISS) is a 40-item multiple-choice instrument designed to measure the application of either inquiry social studies or higher-level cognitive thinking skills in fifth and sixth graders. The test can generally be completed in 40 to 50 minutes. This administrator's guide contains information on the reliability,…

Important because of implications for program planning, student costs, and state aid payments, this study projects New York State's public and private student enrollment from 1976 to 1990. The study reviews research procedures, statistical methods, and sources of essential information for predicting enrollment. Literature concerning enrollment…

Highlights of a study of student enrollments in the various instructional programs offered by the Illinois public community colleges for Fall 1977 are presented. Each instructional program was classified by the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) taxonomy, and student enrollment data, as reported by the colleges, were compiled for…

The growth in philanthropic support by source to the private black colleges is traced and compared with that for voluntary support to higher education institutions generally and to private higher education particularly. Data are obtained from the 1969-70 and 1976-77 Council for Financial Aid to Education surveys and from data collected directly…