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Minnesota Measures 2015: A Report on Higher Education Performance
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Djurovich, Alexandra; Fergus, Meredith; Henderson, Maren; Li, Peter; Sanford, Thomas; Sheff, Nina; Sorenson, Nicole; Williams-Wyche, Shaun – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2015
This report serves as a comprehensive resource of accurate and timely indicators of higher education performance in Minnesota. This report provides historical and national comparisons to contextualize state data. "Minnesota Measures" also offers Minnesota postsecondary peer institution comparisons. As possible, indicators are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Enrollment
Minnesota Measures: 2014 Report on Higher Education Performance
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Armstrong, John; Bak, Leonid; Djurovich, Alexandra; Edlund, Melissa; Fergus, Meredith; Grimes, Tricia; Trost, Jennifer; Williams-Wyche, Shaun – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2014
This report provides a resource of accurate, timely and comprehensive facts about higher education in Minnesota. It includes comparisons over time as well as national and peer institution comparisons to add context for the interpretation of the data. It is expected to be used by a number of stakeholder groups such as legislators, educators and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, College Readiness, Student Financial Aid
Why Boys Achieve Less at School than Girls: The Difference between Boys' and Girls' Academic Culture
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Van Houtte, Mieke – Educational Studies, 2004
Recently, research into gender differences in achievement has mainly concentrated on the underperformance of boys in comparison with girls. Qualitative research in particular points to the importance of the gender-specific cultures adolescents experience. The purpose of this article is to test quantitatively the explanatory value of academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Comparative Analysis, Gender Differences
Statistics Relating to Education and Physics.
Thompson, Norman, Comp. – 1986
This booklet is a compilation of factual information about physics education in Great Britain. It is an update of a previous booklet of the same title dated 1979. Almost all of the information is presented in graphical or diagrammatic form. Data are usually given for a few subjects in addition to physics to permit comparisons. Separate data for…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Graduates, College Preparation, College Science
Widening Access and Student Non-Completion: An Inevitable Link? Evaluating the Effects of the Top-Up Programme on Student Completion
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Walker, Lynn; Matthew, Bob; Black, Fiona – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2004
This paper explores the links between socio-economic disadvantage, non-completion in higher education and preparation initiatives. It does this through investigating the effectiveness of the Top-Up Programme, a preparation course for 17 and 18 year olds from schools that have low participation rates in higher education. The University of Glasgow,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Attendance, Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Status
Statistical Summary of Missouri Higher Education, 1996-1997.
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Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1996), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty