Data are presented in tabular form for fall 1977 enrollments according to: institution (44 colleges and universities, public and private); off-campus centers; geographic origin; undergraduate and graduate status; distribution by county, state, and outlying area; headcount and credit-hours by institution and branches; full-time equivalents;…

The selection of second and fifth grade students for the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) is described. The BTES investigates teacher behaviors which relate to student achievement in reading and mathematics. From a group of teachers, schools, and districts volunteering to participate, 46 schools in 14 school districts were selected. The…

Based on statistics for the fall of 1974, minority students at the university form a percentage of the total student body that is three times the national average at undergraduate and preprofessional levels of education, and twice that at the graduate level. The university has the highest minority enrollment percentage among major state…

The Princeton Cooperative School Program (PCSP), an Upward Bound project at Princeton University, was initiated in 1964 and continued until October 1976. Program services were directed toward low-income, educationally disadvantaged, high potential adolescents, and the program's goal was to enlarge the pool of qualified, low-income, disadvantaged…

Questionnaire-derived data in this report are directly comparable to data published for both 1973 and 1975. The fall 1975 college and university enrollment statistics show a 9.4 percent rise, the third consecutive year of an accelerating rate of growth. In addition to one institutional listing with summary enrollment data, this report includes…

The report identifies structural changes and trends in the composition of the nonmetro labor force between 1973 and 1979; evaluates the labor force performance by race, sex, and age; and suggests underlying causes of the major changes and the likelihood of particular trends continuing into the eighties. Tabular data indicate that: (1) metro and…

Produced as part of the Statewide Assessment of Educational Needs (SWAN) intended to study statewide educational needs as they relate to the mission of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), this technical report presents the methods and findings of the administrator survey. The administrator survey was done to examine the…

This document is a study of the characteristics of selected Asian American communities in low-income urban areas and those populations' need for and use of health, education, and welfare services. Five groups in three cities were surveyed: the Chinese in New York City, the Philipinos in San Francisco, and the Japanese, Koreans and Samoans in Los…

The fall of 1977 marked the midway point for implementation of the Maryland plan for completing desegregation of state postsecondary institutions. An assessment was made of the state's progress in enrolling black students. As a result, four areas were identified in which the state has achieved a degree of progress: (1) proportionally, the state…

In order to reveal trends in community college enrollments in Washington, student demographic and enrollment data for academic year 1977-78 were compiled and compared with figures for previous years. The report provides annualized averages for full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments for the system for the years 1967 to 1977, and for FTE students by…

THIS BRIEF SUMMARY OF WYOMING'S TITLE I PROJECTS REPORTS THAT USING SUBPROFESSIONAL TEACHER AIDES WAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR TEACHING THE DISADVANTAGED AT ALL GRADE LEVELS. THE AIDES ENABLED TEACHERS TO WORK WITH SMALL GROUPS AND TO GIVE MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION. THREE PROJECTS WERE SUCCESSFUL WITH DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN…

DETAILED STATISTICAL AND PROCEDURAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON (1) 1966 TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW ENGLAND (INCLUDING PROJECTS OPERATED BY INSTITUTIONS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN), (2) THE DISTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE OF TITLE I FUNDS, AND (3) DATA COLLECTING AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS. IT IS FELT THAT THE OFFICE OF…

THIS REPORT TO CONGRESS DISCUSSES THE HISTORY, FINANCIAL POLICY, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, AND RATIONALE OF THE PEACE CORPS, WITH EMPHASIS ON PLANS TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND EXPAND ITS PROGRAM. PEACE CORPS TEACHING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN VARIOUS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE REVIEWED AND EVALUATED. A PROPOSAL…

MAJOR CAUSES OF DEATH AND DISABILITY, RESULTS OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, LIFE EXPECTANCY FIGURES, COST OF ILLNESS TO THE UNITED STATES, AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES IN MEDICINE AND HEALTH ARE PRESENTED TABULARLY AND GRAPHICALLY IN QUESTION AND ANSWER FORM. FOR EACH OF 14 MAJOR DISEASES, PERTINENT FACTS ARE LISTED ABOUT INCIDENCE, COST, DEATH RATE,…

Students who reside off-campus at North Carolina State University were surveyed in 1973 to determine their attitudes toward university policies, programs, and services. Of the 372 randomly selected students, 153 responded. Information is presented about the following areas: participation in university services, participation in university student…