The major economic and demographic analyses of youth unemployment are reviewed, and data on the employment experiences of recent Canadian graduates are analyzed. Projections of future demand for highly qualified manpower are also considered. A particular focus is the impact of actual and perceived employment problems on university enrollments and…

A study was conducted by the Veterans' Administration in June 1976 to determine completion rates for education and training under the Vietnam Era GI Bill for veterans who had terminated training by June 1972. The study was based on responses to a questionnaire sent to a sample of Vietnam era veterans and summarizes their reported completion rates,…

This is the first annual report to the Board of Regents from the Commissioner of Higher Education. The purpose of the report is to provide the Board of Regents with comprehensive information on programs and policies of the six institutions of the Montana University System: University of Montana at Missoula, Montana State University at Bozeman,…

A report on two-year colleges is organized as follows: (1) introduction to the two-year colleges--why a report on two-year colleges, profile of two-year colleges (growth, enrollment, number and diversity), private two-year colleges, public two-year colleges, two-year college-business alliance, support and governance, role of two-year colleges, and…

Data presented were made available through the cooperative efforts of the State Education Department and the responding institutions, the principal data source being the computerized Postsecondary Information System's DATACORE. This document demonstrates some of the system's capabilities in displaying basic enrollment data. Three approaches are…

Authorized by the Johnson O'Malley Act (JOM) and supervised by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, several programs have been designed to involve the American Indian in the education of his children. Prepared by the director of the Division of Indian Education, this 1963-64 annual report presents pertinent information and statistical data…

This report presents data tables providing post-secondary enrollment figures in the state of Minnesota for the 5-year period, 1991 through 1995. The report is organized in four sections, each of which contains separate data tables for state universities, community colleges, technical colleges, the University of Minnesota, private career schools,…

This book defines the changes that will be needed in Great Britain's higher educational system to make the shift to greater rates of participation in the future, and speculates about the conditions under which they could occur, or are already doing so. Part I has as its focus the processes of selection for, or exclusion from, higher education.…

An inquiry concerning the future of Murdoch University, Western Australia, is considered, as are the resulting recommendations. After a description of the university's establishment, growth, and present circumstances, postsecondary education in Western Australia and the demand for higher education are considered. A number of adjustments to the…

The activities and experiences of students who were high school seniors in 1980 were surveyed four years later. Data were provided from the High School and Beyond base-year survey (1980), the first follow-up in 1982, and the second in the spring of 1984, focusing on the graduates' educational, vocational, socioeconomic and familial status, and…

Nebraska postsecondary enrollment trends from 1967 to 1987 are examined with focus on population trends, traditional enrollment forecasting, non-traditional enrollment trends, procedure followed in developing enrollment projections, and institutional sector historical and projected fall enrollments. Among the conclusions reached by the study are:…

This paper provides an analysis of the activities of the postsecondary opportunity programs in New York State. The four programs serving disadvantaged populations in 1975-76 were: College Discovery; Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge; the Educational Opportunity Program; and the Higher Education Opportunity Program. Approximately…

This publication contains a sample of the indicators in "The Condition of Education 2010." The indicators in this publication are numbered sequentially, rather than according to their numbers in the complete edition. Since 1870, the federal government has gathered data about students, teachers, schools, and education funding. As mandated…

The report analyzes data from a survey of Barrow High School (Alaska) graduates (N=82 with a 51% return rate) from 1985-86 through 1988-89. Findings included the following: 71 percent of graduates were female and 29 percent male; the largest ethnic group was Inupiaq (42.68%) followed by Caucasian (30.49%) and multiple-ethnic background (15.85%);…

The report presents a detailed analysis of data from a survey of 436 graduates of Juneau Douglas High School (Alaska) from 1985-86 through 1988-89 (44% return rate). Findings included the following: 49.1% of graduates were female, 45.2% were male, and for 5.7% the information was not given; the largest ethnic group was Caucasian (73.2%) with the…