Following the publication of "Social Indicators, 1973", a review symposium met to discuss and evaluate the potential utility of the document. The articles in this book present the essence of the commentary at the symposium. Section 1 identifies the themes in the symposium discussions and provides an overview of the proceedings. Sections 2 and 3…

The study of task identification in child care and development presents statistical correlations of task performance frequencies obtained by questionnaire in 21 task clusters for the occupations of day care mother, foster parent, houseparent, nursery school/day care center director/teacher, and nursery school/day care center teacher…

Tabular and descriptive data are offered on the salaried medical school faculty, including information on their academic status, demographic characteristics, and educational background. The study includes not only an analysis of current faculty composition and characteristics and institutional differences in faculty, but also an analysis of the…

This report provides statistical information and commentary about 53,554 medical students who were enrolled in the 114 U.S. medical schools during the school year 1974-75. It is the product of a comprehensive national study that is focused specifically on describing in detail the characteristics of enrolled medical students in all U.S. medical…

Emphasizing recent recognition of the Nebraska Indian Commission's role as a State level voice capable of articulating Nebraska American Indian priority needs via appropriate legislation and/or proper agency communication, this third report by the Nebraska Indian Commission (January-June 1973) focuses on individual reports relative to the Omaha…

Emphasizing its permanency as a State Agency, this 1973-74 annual report by the Nebraska Indian Commission presents the following: (1) Commission Membership; (2) Nebraska Indian Commission Committees (local, county, state, Federal, foundation, church-funded programs; legislative; education; health and welfare; legal services); (3) A Comprehensive…

This statistical compendium is 14th in the series of annual digest that provide abstracts of statistical information covering the broad field of education in America from prekindergarten through graduate school. This edition, along with the others, is intended for use in particular by those persons concerned with the formulation and conduct of…

In the fall of 1974, the Nassau County Library System conducted a study of the New Hyde Park Public Library at the request of that library's directing board. Relevant documents and statistics were reviewed, building usage was studied, and the library staff and community organizations were questioned. The library was analyzed in terms of the…

The 13th in a series of annual publications provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistical are provided include the number of schools and colleges, and information on enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal…

A directory of Ohio libraries contains information about state, area, public, academic, school, special, and institutional libraries as well as multicounty interlibrary cooperative projects, state library advisory groups, and officers of associations. Directory information includes name and location of library, type of library, telephone number,…

Produced in four parts, this report covers a study of poor people in Austin, Texas, begun in 1967. Initial research efforts defined the problem and identified the population to be studied. An interim report was then made on the first year's findings. This involved evaluating some of the community action programs (CAP) and identifying and analyzing…

This study reports on the effects on Navy image resulting from the interaction between personnelmen (PNs) and their client enlisted men. A series of interviews and responses to a sort questionnaire provided data on the agreements and disagreements between the groups. A major disagreement was investigated between the young enlisted man who…

This study was undertaken as a quantitative description of graduate degree holders within the Air Force line officer force; specifically, those on active duty between 1961 and 1968. Basic data sources were the Uniform Officer Record (UOR) and the UOR reformat, a historical research file maintained by the Personnel Research Division. Records of…

A description of the origin and development of the California Youth Conservation and Training and its relationship to federal legislation and actions is the focus of this report. The program, authorized by the state legislature in 1963, trained out-of-school, unemployed youth, 16-21 years old for a period of six months. Emphasis was on good…

An analysis of economic problems of the American Indian population in South Dakota is given in the document. The purpose of the study was (1) to characterize and describe Indian poverty and (2) to measure the impact of this poverty, in economic terms, on the economy of the state and to analyze some of the programs in operation to ease the Indians'…