This report reviews and critiques several existing studies of the child care market in order to determine the factors which lead families with working mothers to use different modes of child care. This analysis is further used to discuss federal policies which affect the child care market. Studies reviewed use different data sources and…

Since 1970, in response to a variety of external and internal pressures, many postsecondary institutions have undertaken projects to improve the quality of undergraduate education by rethinking what is involved in a liberal education and revising the process as well as the content of the education they offer. Innovative programs, instructional…

This paper reviews some of the issues and trends involved in the provision of child care services for preschool children. The first section of the paper presents an historical overview of the philosophical, academic, and social trends which influenced the development of preschool programs. The current supply and demand for preschool services is…

The National Advisory Council on Vocational Education conducted hearings in Washington, D. C., Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Houston, to gather information on the status of vocational education in urban areas. The report summarizes the testimony of the hearings and identifies several common urban problems: demand for vocational education…

A shortage of qualified personnel in the field of geography in 1966 led to this national survey which assessed the current number of geographers in American colleges and universities. The principle source of information came from a set of questionnaires sent to the chairmen of 267 geography departments across the country. The results indicated…

This report supplements a 1966 report measuring trends in the production of geography graduates (see related document SO 008 431). The statistical information in this report was collected from published sources and a questionnaire sent to geography department chairmen in 1971. The results of the questionnaire indicate a surplus of Ph.D. graduates…

What are the primary functions of graduate education and research in the United States, and how can these functions best be performed? Areas of concern shared by all the major universities offering doctoral programs include: (1) the general assessment of the Association of Graduate Schools of the status of graduate education and the proper…

This study traces non credit adult activities at the University of Georgia from its beginning in 1801 to 1968. The specific purpose was to determine whether events which compose the major developments merely reflected national happenings or whether the local developments influenced national happenings. The study identifies documents,…

An important aspect of college admissions policies regarding applicants from low income families is the proportion admitted who score less than 400 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Among local colleges and universities ten percent of those admitted will have scored below 400, but 20 percent of Boston area high school seniors will have scored…

Seven problem areas where research is needed critically at the two-year institution level are identified: (1) establish reliability and stability of MIS/data base; (2) find reliable predictive instruments and/or formulae; (3) analyze support services and academic assistance objectives; (4) develop research methods to evaluate curricula; (5)…

This paper discusses some of the problems in estimating enrollments and expenditures of the educational establishment. Topics included in the outlook for education to 1975 include: (1) projections of school and college enrollments, (2) supply of and demand for elementary and secondary school teachers, (3) supply of and demand for instructional…

In the first chapter, the main approaches to educational planning as practiced in the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development are described: (1) social demand, which subsumes current and supplementary demand; (2) investment in education; and (3) manpower needs. This chapter also reviews the contemporary use of…

As a result of a study in 1972, in which independent college administrators were asked to assess their growth needs and problems, the Northwest Area Foundation established the Independent College Program to assist colleges in dealing with their needs. The first phase, the Admissions and Retention Program, was designed to assist colleges in coping…

Two separate NIE research projects in higher education, closely related in substance and complementary, were undertaken in Oregon in 1973-75. During the first year, the objectives were to: (1) compute and analyze various configurations of student schooling costs and financial resources according to institutional type and to student sex and…

The rights and responsibilities of students as consumers and of teachers of English as a second language as producers are discussed, based on student opinion research. The implications of learner involvement for learner-centered classroom pedagogy are examined. (MSE)