This report addresses the issues of underrepresentation and equity involving women in Texas colleges and universities. These issues include the numbers of women administrators and faculty, salary and compensation differentials, recruitment and retention of women in faculty and administrative ranks, the climate for women in higher education, and…

This longitudinal study describes the influence of family, friends, community organizations, and school on the educational and employment experiences of 146 immigrant adolescent Latinos in Washington (District of Columbia) between 1982 and 1988. All had attended a special high school for at-risk immigrant youth. The following key findings are…

High school and post-high school experiences were compared for 1982, 1985, and 1989 graduates from Lewisburg, Middleburg, Mifflinburg, Selingsgrove, Shikellamy, and West Snyder High Schools, Pennsylvania. These experiences were contrasted by both year of graduation and by program of study: academic, Sun Area Technical School, home school…

By means of graphs and charts, this booklet examines the numbers of women of color at the University of Connecticut-Storrs campus, including employees, graduate students, and undergraduates. Data are presented for total employees, percentage of total employees who are women of color, and women's position category (executive/managerial, faculty,…

Data from a sample of participants in JTP (Job Training Partnership) Ohio under Title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were analyzed and the findings compared to results from a companion study of Title IIA adult Ohio JTP participants. Respondents were surveyed during the 14th-17th weeks following the end of their JTP participation.…

This study investigated the adult adjustment one year after leaving school of 130 individuals with behavioral disorders who graduated from Iowa special education programs in 1985 and 1986; the adult adjustment of 70 dropouts was also investigated. Adjustment areas examined included: living arrangements, leisure activities, mechanisms used to cope…

This study was designed to assist vocational rehabilitation agencies serving blind and visually impaired persons to identify client characteristics and agency factors and resources associated with the following four client employment outcomes: competitive employment, sheltered workshop employment, homemaking, and non-working. For the study, 469…

A followup study conducted in 19 high schools throughout Oregon involved 1,296 early leavers and graduates of the class of 1981. Both vocational education and nonvocational students participated. Data came from three sources--surveys of former students, transcripts and permanent files of these students, and program rating data from vocational…

This country profile of Burma is one of a series of country profiles intended to give the user a graphic view of the structure, outputs, and legal basis of the vocational training system of individual countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The data, gathered by the Asian and Pacific Skill Development Programme in Pakistan, generally cover the years…

Results of a 1981 survey of graduates of baccalaureate health administration programs are presented. An initial information gathering survey of reputed college programs in health administration, the Health Administration Program Survey, was conducted to develop a listing of baccalaureate recipients in health administration. A questionnaire, the…

The way that the educational and occupational attainment of Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics are affected by the type of college attended and the student's field of study was investigated. The effects of attending a two-year/vocational college versus a four-year college and of pursuing a technical or hard science program versus education and social…

Inner City, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Polaroid Corporation, located in the Roxbury section of Boston. Without the use of public funding, Polaroid created this job training program 17 years ago to provide Boston's unemployed residents with entry into meaningful employment. Training occurs within the framework of an actual…

Education for the dental auxiliary professions in Kentucky and articulation within the field are examined, based on the Kentucky Allied Health Project (KAHP), which designed an articulated statewide system to promote entry and exit of personnel at a variety of educational levels. The KAHP model promotes articulation in learning, planning, and…

Education in the clinical laboratory sciences in Kentucky and articulation within the field are examined, based on the Kentucky Allied Health Project (KAHP), which designed an articulated statewide system to promote entry and exit of personnel at a variety of educational levels. The KAHP model promotes articulation in learning, planning, and…

Radiological sciences education in Kentucky and articulation within this field are examined, based on the Kentucky Allied Health Project (KAHP), which designed an articulated statewide system to promote entry and exit of personnel at a variety of educational levels. The KAHP model promotes articulation in learning, planning, and resource…