This publication presents 100 careers the U.S. Department of Labor and other sources project as the fastest growing through the year 2006. A shaded bar on the bottom of the title page of each article contains a listing of codes for three commonly used government classification systems. Shaded bars at the bottom of other pages provide quick facts.…

The document contains abstracts of over 100 Dean's Grants Projects, federally supported programs designed to prepare regular education teachers to work with mainstreamed handicapped students. Projects are grouped alphabetically by state and the abstracts provide information on project title, principal investigator(s) sponsoring unit, year of…

This guide includes entries for 2,905 foundations and is intended to aid grant-seekers looking for foundation support of higher education. The foundations included hold assets of $1 million or more or give at least $100,000 annually and have expressed a substantial interest in higher education. Preliminary information includes a discussion of the…

The Senior Officer Oral History Program (SOOHP) is sponsored jointly by the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Army Military History Institute, as an educational service. As of 1992, this program includes over 2,000 hours of taped interviews and 100,000 transcribed pages covering 900 military personalities and special topics. This document is a…

A guide to U.S. scholarships and colleges is presented for foreign students, along with information on the U.S. educational system, selecting a college, types of college financing, immigration rules, and preparation for coming to America. In addition to detailed profiles for more than 1,100 colleges, charts provide information for more than 3,000…

The information in this volume is derived chiefly from a 1975 national survey of academic activities in the interdisciplinary area of science, technology, and society (STS), a general term meant to encompass such topical designations as science and technology policy, ethics and values in science and technology, science and humanities, technology…

More than 13 million privately-owned wells and over 100,000 public water supply sources pump ground water to approximately 123 million Americans daily for personal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. Yet, even as the nation's need for water grows, the prevailing lack of public knowledge and understanding about this resource leads to…

The standard reference work on higher education in the U.S. describes over 1,450 accredited 4-year colleges and universities, with briefer descriptions of over 100 professional schools. This reference work now includes a section on consortia of postsecondary institutions listing members and cooperative programs. A directory of statewide…

This sixth annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. Included in the volume are resumes of projects funded by contracts and grants from the member agencies of the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) as well as abstracts of projects…

This tenth edition of the "Hispanic Yearbook" serves as an information resource on education, health, and minority business development. It is a clear and practical guide to career opportunities for Hispanic Americans and a valuable tool for reaching the Hispanic market. The following sections present resources and references related to: (1)…