Data on graduate science enrollment and support as of the Fall 1978 is reported. Surveys were sent to 418 schools--285 graduate schools and 133 medical colleges--which included 8,242 graduate departments. After a review of the survey background and the scope, response rates, and imputation effects, Section Two classifies each institution and…

The development of the higher adult education movement in the U.S. over the past century is reviewed in this book. Focus is on the cultural conditions that made it possible, the persons who played key roles, the characteristics that distinguished each period, and the trends that emerged and continue to the present day. An overview is first given…

A chart provides information on part-time programs leading to certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees that can be pursued through early morning, late afternoon, and evening and weekend courses at 13 colleges. All members of the Council for the Advancement of Lifelong Learning, institutions are: Adirondack Community College, Albany…

Enrollment data for Nebraska institutions of higher education are presented. Data were obtained from the Higher Education General Information Survey. Full- and part-time enrollment and headcount enrollment for fall 1973 through fall 1978 are compiled by type of institution, by institutional sectors, and by institution. Detailed fall headcount…

Thirty tables are presented, in both summary form and for individual institutions, giving enrollment by age category for students in New Jersey colleges and universities in the fall of both 1977 and 1978. Tables include: headcounts for undergraduate students, percent distribution of undergraduates, and headcount and percent distribution for…

Data and descriptive analysis of enrollment trends for colleges are presented. Statistical tables and charts indicate trends in births in the United States for 1961-1973, college enrollment by age and sex for five-year intervals between 1968 and 1988, college enrollment by type of institution for two-year intervals between 1968 and 1988, college…

Recent trends in graduate enrollment at the master's level in Canadian universities are reviewed and a profile of the socioeconomic characteristics of these graduate students is presented. Data are presented on full- and part-time masters student enrollment by field of study, by region and field of study, by sex and discipline, and by permanent…

The relationship between graduate enrollment in Canada, at both the master's and the doctoral level, and the number of graduate degrees granted by level and field of study and selected disciplines was examined. The enrollment for each of the four years (1970-1971 through 1973-1974) was related to the degrees granted in the same year. An average…

A survey launched in 1972 to continue to provide a national data base on financial aid to graduate students in sciences and engineering yielded statistics based on a 100 percent response rate from 6,559 master's and doctorate departments in 339 institutions awarding science and engineering doctorate degrees, including 104 separate medical schools.…

Results of a British survey of the administrations of six universities and six public colleges, employers, and employees who were part-time students are reported and discussed. The survey assessed the perceptions of those groups concerning problems in the instruction and learning of part-time students. (MSE)

Data from a national survey of pharmacy schools include institutional enrollments by degree level, specialization, student status (full- or part-time), gender, ethnic group, and year of study (first, second, third, fourth). Trends since 1980 are also charted. (MSE)

A survey of master's students from 54 accredited library schools reveals that location and flexible scheduling were the prevailing reasons for the selection of a library program. Faculty, quality of programs, financial support, and costs were shown to be less important overall. (nine references) (EA)

In a survey of urban university students, ways of financing college (working, part-time attendance, residence with parents, and financial aid) were related to background variables (parent education, race/ethnicity, and high school grades) and to outcome variables. Among findings were that significant sex differences existed in effects of residence…

This paper presents data showing how change of major, course load patterns, housing location, and first semester grade point average relate to the percentage of students in the following four outcomes: voluntarily not returning to college, being academically suspended, continuing enrollment, or graduating. (Author/MLW)

This book reports national data on trends and participation in continuing higher education. Statistics in the book have been derived from data collected by the authors, as well as by governmental and private organizations. The book is organized in six sections that cover the following topics: factors contributing to the growth of continuing higher…