Major demographic trends and consequences for higher education are examined. The Baby Boom sharply increased birth rates from 1946 to 1964 and was followed by a decline in births that lasted from 1964 to 1978. Currently there is an increased birth rate, but of much smaller size than the Baby Boom rates, due largely to the smaller size of the…

The conference reported in this document focused on the problem of bringing ethnically underrepresented students, faculty, and staff into full partnership with the higher education community. The conference addressed the problem of the erosion of confidence, especially among the poor, in what higher education may bring to them. The proceedings…

Systematic observations of thousands of high school students in the California Mentally Gifted Minors/Gifted and Talented Education programs identified five principles underlying the development of high level thinking skills in this population: (1) Exceptional performance on any criterion requires mutually reinforcing antecedents, the effects of…

Presenting two views of the single-parent family, this pamphlet includes an article by two researchers (William Feigelman and Arnold R. Silverman) and a short statement by a single adoptive parent (Amanda Richards). The first paper summarizes earlier research on single-parent adoptions and discusses the results of a nationwide survey of 713…

This statistical report focuses on Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The report contains the core school enrollment and staffing data of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). The first part presents a summary of the demographic trends impacting both public and private education. Comparisons are made…

This report presents a wide variety of 1984-85 data on all of the secondary schools and programs in the Portland, Oregon, Public Schools. The profiles are divided into three sections. Part 1 compares the 10 major high schools for selected variables, including enrollment, costs, graduation and attrition rates, absenteeism and discipline problems,…

This report presents sample data from the 1980 Census on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of the population living in the 100 largest central cities in the United States, the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) of which they are a part, and the poverty areas of the SMSA's. The first four tables (S-1 through S-4)…

This paper reviews some of the issues and concerns that have prompted the growth of interest in the demography of the family. It also examines a number of aspects of the family and the household structure of racial and ethnic minorities. The five racial minorities discussed are blacks, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos and American Indians. The…

1960 and 1970 census data on 179 urbanized areas are analyzed in a search for changes over time using five measures of white status--a summary index of the occupational status of employed males the percent of employed males in higher status occupations, the percent of families with income of 10,000 dollars or more, the percent of families with…

This report analyzes discrimination experienced by overseas Indians in the United States, concentrating on those Indians who are listed in biographical dictionaries. Discrimination is reported to exist especially in administrative positions. Despite this, it is concluded that most Indians in the United States, perhaps because of their awareness of…

This chart book on the health of the disadvantaged contains major published and previously unpublished data. The major areas that are covered are: health status, utilization of services, manpower, and financial expenditures. Also included are supplementary tables which present more precise data, and additional information. The charts show that:…

Analyses of demographic and other variables for 154 Fall 1972 Project GO (a support and recruitment program for minority and low income students) freshmen at Colorado State University found no statistically significant relationships between initial quarter GPA and such variables as high school rank, college entrance scores, family income,…

A summary of information obtained from special runs of the 1970 U.S. Census of Population computer summary tapes is reported. This information includes, for each Census County Division within each Oregon county, population by racial group, family income distribution of racial groups, and poverty statistics. The original impetus for compilation of…

This paper examines factors influencing the number of minority students enrolling in library schools during the last 10 years. Undergraduate and graduate minority education, the presence of foreign students, and the issues of professionalism, recruiting and admissions, financial aid, affirmative action, curriculum content, and continuing education…

Summarizes the results of a 1987 school executive survey highlighting administrator demographics, attitudes, and political beliefs. Describes school administration as an "old boys club"--overwhelmingly male, over 45, and nearly all white. Administrators have a more sanguine view of school success and improvement efforts than the general public…