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Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
A national study indicates 86 percent of students attend college in their home states, with the highest proportions in Texas and North Carolina and the lowest in the District of Columbia. Most state residents attend state colleges and universities, and out-of-state students are evenly divided between public and private institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment Trends, Higher Education, In State Students

Durant, Robert F.; And Others – Public Personnel Management, 1986
Reports on a survey of 183 midcareer Master of Public Administration students to determine their perceptions of the content, effect, and curriculum development needs of their educational experience. Argues for the adoption of a service delivery ethic stressing knowledge coproduction in the educational process. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Graduate Students, Outcomes of Education

Person, Ruth J. – Library Trends, 1985
This examination of trends and issues that have shaped two-year college learning resources centers (LRCs) focuses on functions within domain of LRC itself. Highlights include factors affecting organizational structure and design, changes in development of the LRC as an organization over the last decade, and LRC structure in practice. (52…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, History, Learning Resources Centers

Vetter, Betty M. – Science, 1981
Examines trends in participation of women in science and engineering over the past decade and estimates changes during the 1980s. Focuses on educational attainment, employment status and sector, and salaries, and indicates a gap in salaries and career opportunities between men and women. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Employed Women, Employment Level, Employment Practices

Huck, Schuyler W.; Layne, Benjamin H. – College Student Journal, 1981
Focuses on the lengthy written examinations ("prelims") that most students are required to take as part of their doctoral training. Summarizes results of a comprehensive national survey of preliminary examination practices. Presents an alternative to the traditional written examination: developing and being judged on a list of scholarly skills.…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
Jevne, Ronna; Peavy, R. Vance, Eds. – Canadian Counsellor, 1981
In nine articles discusses various points of view, trends and research reports on counselor training. Reports competency preferences of a national sample of counseling professionals and students. Issues analyzed include counselor characteristics and identity, role standards, training modes, practicum and supervision. Reviews a number of unresolved…
Descriptors: Competence, Consultation Programs, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics

Scales, Alice M.; Zikri, Lawrence B. – Negro Educational Review, 1988
A survey of 40 Egyptian teachers in general preparatory, secondary, and industrial schools revealed the following: (1) teachers do not plan and teach lessons to match the needs of students; (2) class sizes were over 50; (3) only the "whole class" method was used; and (4) more printed material is needed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Ellis, Richard A. – Engineering Education, 1991
Presents tabular information culled from the twenty-third annual survey of engineering and engineering technology enrollments for postsecondary programs in the United States. Provides data on Fall 1990, enrollments listed by individual schools and states, including details for women, minorities and foreign nationals and also by major curricula.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Engineering Education, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Labor/Higher Education Council, Washington, DC. – 1991
This report presents survey results addressing the reinvigoration and redefining of the union-academic connection in higher education. The survey's purpose was to provide illustrations of what is being done in this area and offer models for cooperative projects. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 presents the quantitative data…
Descriptors: Colleges, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Data Collection
1982
This report describes the results of a survey designed to explore the problem of deficiencies in the basic skills of secondary school students. Three perspectives were sought: that of the corporate sector, of labor unions, and of school systems. Information in the report is based on (1) survey returns from nearly 200 businesses and 123 school…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Responsibility, Competence, Cooperative Programs
Hamilton, Patricia; Casserly, Michael D. – 1983
This survey describes the range of computer technology that the Great City Schools are now using for administrative and instructional purposes. The report looks at how city school systems are now planning to install computers; how they are managing the planning, the purchasing, and evaluation of equipment; what equipment is actually being…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Computers
Designs for Change, Chicago, IL. – 1985
The National Board of Inquiry on Schools conducted hearings in nine states to determine the extent to which equal educational opportunity has been achieved and to identify the areas in which additional efforts must be made. The study found several significant achievements and changes, but also found that inadequate funding and prejudicial…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educational Improvement
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
Seven papers examine a number of issues that have dominated school finance research and policy in the 1970s. Among the topics covered are revenue limitation movements and school finance reform, with papers on experiences in California and Nevada; educational equity, including equity in both taxpayer rates and expenditures per student; price…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid
Ekstrom, Ruth B.; And Others – 1980
A study sought to find out how many skills which women learn through life experience can be transferred to selected postsecondary vocational education programs. Methodology included mailing sixteen sets of nine questionnaires to women in women's centers, displaced homemaker centers, and counseling centers in seven states. Questionnaires covered…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Advanced Placement, Course Evaluation
Chen, Martin K. – 1980
One of the major problems in measuring community mental health status is the lack of consensus among mental health workers in psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and epidemiology as to what constitutes mental illness. Additionally, changing social mores preclude a definition of mental illness in behavioral terms. An operational definition of mental…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Community Characteristics, Community Health Services, Definitions