Data are given on fall enrollments in Canadian universities for the 1978-79 academic year and on degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded during the 1978 calendar year. Enrollment figures include summary, full-time, part-time, bachelor, first-professional, master, doctoral, and summer enrollments, presented by such variables as province,…

A comparison of the number of degrees conferred in New Jersey colleges and universities in 1979 and 1980, along with trends over the past five years, are examined. The total number of degrees and awards conferred statewide declined by 1.6 percent over funding year 1979, a fact that indicates a continuation in the three-year trend of a decreasing…

This report analyzes the status of black Americans in higher education from 1975-1977. The book opens with a review of basic concepts of equal educational opportunity and the Federal role in guaranteeing equal opportunity. The social and economic context for higher education is then examined with a focus on the national commitment to higher…

Details of relationships between employment demand and the supply of graduates of various degree fields and degree levels from all types of institutions in Pennsylvania in 1977 are presented. Data on 45,078, or 50.5 percent of the higher education graduates at all degree levels, represents graduates' status five to six months after their…

Presented are data from the annual survey of enrollments and degrees of the American Institute of Physics. Nearly 100 percent of the 808 degree-granting physics and astronomy departments responded. Figures and tables provide, with some narration, these data: number of institutions granting bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, 1975-76 through…

In this publication on standards for nursing education, the major educational goals encompassing graduate education, basic education, and continuing education are presented. They provide a means of monitoring the quality of programs and of supporting innovation and testing of new roles in nursing. These standards focus on education for nursing…

Information on full- and part-time enrollment in Canadian universities for 1975-76 is extensively tabulated in this publication. Enrollment figures were determined from a complete survey of Canadian degree-granting universities and colleges. Table 1 summarizes in absolute and relative terms the tables that follow. Tables 2 and 3 report…

Responding to the needs of the Puerto Rico veterinary medicine community, the College of Health Related Professions of the University of Puerto Rico prepared a competency-based veterinary technology program leading to a bachelor's degree in science with a major in veterinary technology. The program is described in detail, treating such matters as…

This document provides information concerning enrollment at the University of Maine for the fall semester 1975 and some comparisons with fall 1974. Highlights are: (1) total enrollment increased 11 percent between 1974 and 1975; (2) part-time enrollment increased 19 percent and full-time 7 percent; (3) 47 percent of the enrollment is female; (4)…

To ascertain the effectiveness of a training program, an evaluation of its effect on trainees must be obtained. In a teacher training program, sources of feedback exist which may prove significant in the development of improved training techniques. Two of these are: How the alumni feel about their own training experience and how their principals…

National survey data on pharmaceutical education enrollment rates and trends at all degree levels include information on full- and part-time enrollments, student gender and ethnic characteristics, patterns of specialization, sources of previous degrees, student country of origin, and fellowships. (MSE)

Enrollment trend data are reported and analyzed for each degree level (general baccalaureate, registered nursing baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral), institution type (public, private, religious, four-year, university, and academic health center), region (west, northeast, south, and midwest), and student attendance status (part- and full-time).…

A study examined the skill grant and scholarship grant programs. Findings indicated skill grantees offered training through various service delivery options to people needing skill upgrading; scholarship grantees provided scholarships to low income students for college degree programs in computer science, mathematics, and engineering. The skill…

This set of reports contains materials related to a 3-year project to develop, implement, assess, and disseminate three interdisciplinary courses in the humanities and social sciences that were designed especially for adult baccalaureate students at the New School for Social Research. Included in the first report are a project summary, executive…

This paper, the first in a series of discussion papers for faculty members and administrators, contends that outdated structures, practices, and reward systems frustrate higher education's ability to reap the benefits of new directions in student learning. It finds that broad agreement is emerging on what students ought to learn from their…