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Download full textSenier, John – 1975
Population projections developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 1970 to 2000, have been updated to report the latest information on fertility and mortality trends and migration within the State. Methology utilized closely resembles the cohort component procedure, with multiple regression analysis applied to historical information for…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Educational Planning, Futures (of Society)
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Adult Basic Education. – 1986
In the 1985-86 academic year, progress was made in increasing the availability of adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout Pennsylvania and in reducing both the overall rate of premature program separation and the rate of enrollees who dropped out of the program before meeting their personal objective. Demographic characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, Delivery Systems, Demography
O'Neill, Edmund J. – 1985
A study examined current student recruitment and selection processes in area vocational-technical schools (AVTSs) throughout Pennsylvania and also compared the attitudes of vocational directors and counselors regarding these processes. Of the 170 questionnaires mailed to AVTS directors and counselors, 151 usable responses were returned. Data from…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Attitudes
Johansen, Robert; McNulty, Maureen – 1977
Societal developments occurring within the United States over the next 10 to 15 years that should be considered in constructing the new master plan for higher education in Pennsylvania are explored in this research report. National data collected by the Institute for the Future are re-interpreted along with newly-synthesized information related to…
Descriptors: College Role, Delivery Systems, Demography, Educational Demand
Tierney, Michael L. – 1979
Projections of the number of 18-year-olds in each Pennsylvania county through 1994 are presented. The projections are further disaggregated by the student attributes of sex and race. The projections are based on historical migration rates, natality rates, and mortality rates. The projection procedure assumes that the survival and migration rates…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Birth Rate, College Attendance, College Bound Students
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Advisory Services. – 1984
Although the level of funding for adult education programs in Pennsylvania was reduced from 1982-83 to 1983-84, progress was made in increasing the availability of adult basic education (ABE) programs throughout the State and in decreasing the overall rate of premature separations of students from ABE programs. Total hours of service to ABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Compensation (Remuneration)
