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Sciffer, Michael G.; Perry, Laura B.; McConney, Andrew – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2020
School socio-economic compositional (SEC) effects have been influential in educational research predicting a range of outcomes and influencing public policy. However, some recent studies have challenged the veracity of SEC effects when applying residualised-change and fixed effects models and simulating potential measurement errors in hierarchical…
Descriptors: School Demography, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, Context Effect
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
Each month, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) surveys a random sample of individuals who three months prior registered on mba.com--the GMACâ„¢ website for prospective graduate business students. Their survey responses provide an inside look into the decision-making process of people currently considering applying to a graduate…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education
Soeherman, Sylvia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purposes of this study were to assess the critical thinking skills of theological students in Indonesia and to explore the relationships between these students' critical thinking skills and their demographic profiles, critical thinking dispositions, and college experiences. All third-year students who pursued either the Sarjana Theologi (a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Theological Education
Fitch, Robert M. – Social Studies Teacher, 1988
Describes development and population education and the need for them in U.S. school systems. Discusses the theory of demographic transition and examines Indonesian family planning and population education. Concludes development and population education offer U.S. citizens a deeper understanding of their place in an increasingly interdependent…
Descriptors: Demography, Developing Nations, Family Planning, Foreign Countries