A study of the Besore Public Library was conducted to determine if the library was meeting the needs of the Greencastle-Antrim area of Pennsylvania, to define areas of unmet needs, and to recommend improved programs and services. Information about the community--demographic characteristics, social structure, commercial characteristics, and future…

This document presents a general overview of day care services in Canada. This study is part of a continuing process by the National Day Care Information Centre to obtain information concerning day care services and degree of unmet need, and to provide a basis for evaluating the impact of federal policies in the day care field. The National Day…

Though 1.3 times the U.S. rate, American Indian mortality has decreased 17% since 1955. About 225 fewer Indians died of tuberculosis in 1974 than in 1955. The incidences of cirrhosis of the liver and diabetes mellitus are both far above the U.S. rates. Otitis media may have peaked at 50,000 new cases per year, but Indian health continues 25 years…

This report presents a detailed picture of trends in the segregation of Hispanic children in American urban public schools from 1970 to 1974. A companion volume reports on trends in black school segregation from 1970 to 1974. This volume shows both the broad regional and national trends of segregation of the nation's second largest minority group,…

This publication is a part of a series of reports on public broadcasting. Statistics on financial, employment and broadcast and population activities of 155 public radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico are included. The first section covers total funds, direct operating costs, capital expenditures, and other financial topics. The…

This booklet presents a brief, informal summary of key events related to early childhood education which occurred in the United States during 1976. Personal comments by the author accompany a potpourri of items on such topics as developments in various states, new federal legislation, current programs and publications, health care, television and…

Presented is the 1975 status report on education of handicapped students in Colorado. Statistical information is presented in both narrative and table format in the following areas: the number of handicapped students served, the means for serving the handicapped students in Colorado, staff required to serve handicapped students, costs and revenues…

The population from which the sample was systematically drawn was defined as those students enrolled in courses for graduate credit during the Winter 1973 semester, including 3,106 on-campus students, 1,051 taking courses off-campus, and 88 taking work both on- and off-campus. The questionnaire contained 10 sections: background and demographic…

A total of 27,320 transfer students were enrolled in the fall of 1975 at institutions in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. This represents a 3% increase over fall of 1974 for the same institutions. Of these transfer students, 64.6% were enrolled in senior institutions and 34.5% in two-year colleges, a distribution similar to those of…

In this fifth report on graduate student admissions, data are provided regarding applications received, applications accepted, and the resultant yield of enrollees in graduate programs. The data are arrayed by program level for all of those senior institutions of the State University of New York that offer graduate programs. The graduate student…

This study, after introducing Ghana's history and people, traces the story of educational development since 1951 and describes the present formal educational system. The subject is divided into four categories of consideration. First, the development of education over the years from colonial times through the modern system that has evolved is…

Reported are results of the 1976 assessment program involving 1,742 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) students (10-14 years old) enrolled in Florida public schools. It is noted that the students were observed and rated by their teachers on a six-category scale (ranging from completed independently to physically unable) assessing their performance…

An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 593 (310 female, 283 male) freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Their responses were analyzed by analysis of variance, Scheffe post hoc tests and chi square, all at the .05 level. Results showed that women looked more favorably upon women's studies as an academic discipline than…

An oversupply of Canadian Ph.D. graduates, particularly in higher education, has occurred. Historical trends in the employment of Canada's Ph.D. holders and future prospects are discussed. Enrollment ratios in different disciplines, support programs for doctoral students, and the immigration of university teachers are covered. (SW)

Information is summarized about the compensation of 23,530 faculty members, based on data provided by 108 medical schools participating in the thirteenth annual faculty salary survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Data are included for "geographic full-time" as well as "strict full-time" faculty. (LBH)