The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education's biennial report is presented. The first chapter summarizes the progress and prospects of Oklahoma higher education both for historical documentation and to provide useful and informative data for the 1980 Oklahoma Legislature, the Governor, state systems institutions, and others in the state…

The activities of the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education (Israel) are presented in this annual report for 1977-78. The address of the committee chairman emphasizes the need for insuring the essence and quality of Israeli higher education. The report of the Director General summarizes the committee's activities for…

Full- and part-time enrollment information for Canadian universities during the 1976-77 academic year is tabulated in this report. Information is also presented about degrees, diplomas, and certificates granted at the institutions in 1976. Data were collected from two surveys of all degree-granting institutions in Canada and are presented in two…

Half of this report is an overview of national issues and trends expected to affect the future complexion of education programs, particularly those related to staffing problems in eight areas: early childhood education, new emphasis in elementary and secondary education, teaching the children of the poor, teaching handicapped children, vocational…

The bulk of this volume is comprised of the statistical report forms submitted to the state library by all of the academic libraries in the state of North Dakota. The data presented for each library includes: print resources (books, documents, serials, and microforms); audiovisual holdings; collection use in terms of in-library usage, circulation,…

A need exists for the assessment of all Federal education programs--to modify, discard, and enlarge present programs and to create new ones where needed. Two new approaches mentioned are the consolidation of 30 Federal programs in elementary-secondary education (Better Schools Act of 1973) and increased emphasis on the Federal role in higher…

In partnership with California State University, Fresno, the Fresno Metropolitan Regional Occupation Center/Program, and five lead school districts, the State Center Community College District developed a 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 Articulated Teacher Education Program to increase the number of teacher education candidates from underrepresented groups. During…

Basic principles of writing for development are examined, along with guidelines and content outlines for writing proposals, annual reports, case statements, fund-raising brochures, annual and deferred giving materials, and development letters. Attention also is directed to the basics of raising money by mail and improving writing skills in…

This 1978 report on the model regional open learning system of the University of Mid-America (UMA), Lincoln, Nebraska, summarizes the activities of the following program areas: course development, delivery, research and dissemination, and governance and administration. Descriptions are provided of courses in the following stages of development:…

Statistical data on seven Israeli universities for 1977-78 are presented in this annual statistical abstract compiled by the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education. Data on students are tabulated according to academic institution, level of degree, field of study, age, sex, and continent of birth. Enrollments and…

The report describes the background, functions, and activities of the National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education and Black Colleges and Universities during 1977. It also gives a statistical overview of blacks in American higher education, and proposes a plan of action to attain goals of access (increasing participation), opportunities…

The responsiveness of Georgia's universities, senior, and junior colleges to the state's students is reported. Many new programs were added, modified, or expanded, and were implemented to keep up-to-date with requirements for new types and emphases of instruction, research, and public service that reflect rapidly changing technology and economic…

A comprehensive report on the 82 Office of Education programs is provided in this evaluation of the programs for fiscal year 1972. The status of the evaluation function itself is briefly discussed; a general overview is made of the effectiveness of the Office of Education programs; the highlights of new findings from recent evaluation studies are…

The report covers the period from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. General information is given on board membership and staff, member institutions, enrollment, graduates, faculty, libraries, academic program development, public service and continuing education, student life, and policies, campus facilities development, and business and finance…

Between years 1990-91 and 1991-92 the average college faculty salary rose 3.5 percent, the smallest nominal increase in over 20 years. Data for academic field, institution type, and faculty rank are presented along with an appendix presenting data from the 1991-92 American Association of University Professors' national salary survey. (MSE)