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Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1977
Maryland postsecondary institutions were examined to determine duplication of academic programs and possible impacts on student desegregation. The Fall 1975 Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) was used to categorize the academic programs offered by the public and private institutions. Undergraduate programs that are duplicated by…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Desegregation, College Programs
National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 1977
This monograph examines the causes of student disruption and proposes some practical solutions, based on the work of Maryland's 1975 Task Force on Educational Programs for Distruptive Youth. Primary purpose of the Maryland task force was to identify appropriate programs for young people who cannot function in the contemporary school setting. To…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counseling Services, Discipline Problems, Human Relations Programs
Download full textWestat Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1975
A study was made to determine the adult public's expectations and attitudes about public libraries in the southern Maryland region, which encompasses St. Mary's, Charles, and Calvert counties. Survey instruments and interviewing procedures were developed to make these determinations to create profiles of the library user and non-user based on age,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Information Needs, Library Materials
Rohrer, John; Liddell, Laurie – 1997
In fiscal 1996, Maryland expended over $5.7 billion on public education. This paper reviews the sources of revenue for education, focusing on the relative importance of federal, state, and local funding, and provides an overview of state education aid. The state's commitment to the public schools accounted for over 40 percent of spending at the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkKirst, Michael W., Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
This book reveals why so many students are entering college unprepared for college level work and often unable to complete a degree. This important book presents the findings of the Bridge Project, a major national research study conducted by Stanford University and funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the U.S. Department of Education. The…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, College Admission
O'Neil, Harold F., Jr., Ed. – 1997
This book, which is intended for professionals in the assessment/evaluation/measurement, vocational and technical education, and educational psychology communities, contains 16 papers examining specifications of work force competencies and assessment of competencies. The following papers are included: "Review of Workforce Readiness…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Graduates, Competence, Competency Based Education
