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Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1982
A survey of the employers of the 1980 career graduates of Dundalk Community College (DCC) was conducted to evaluate the college's instructional programs and to assess the extent to which DCC assisted graduates in their preparation for career employment. Questionnaires were sent to 73 employers of career and non-career graduates in early 1981.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Download full textHeintschel, Ruthann – 1983
Findings from a study of teacher supply and demand in Ohio provide information on: (1) number of births in Ohio; (2) total school enrollment; (3) projected enrollment in Ohio public schools by level; (4) number of certified personnel in Ohio public schools; (5) certificated personnel by assignment; (6) analysis of certificated staff per 1,000…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Birth Rate, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Projections
Peer reviewedLinn, Robert L.; And Others – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Results of a 1987 report--indicating that elementary students of all 50 states were above the national average--were assessed via 2 national mail and telephone surveys. Although results of data for 35 states support the general findings of the 1987 report, it appears that more specific results are less sensational. (TJH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Kids Count Minnesota, Minneapolis. – 1995
This first annual report of Minnesota KIDS COUNT focuses on key indicators of children's well-being and details the condition of children in each of Minnesota's 87 counties. Minnesota KIDS COUNT--as part of a campaign by Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota and Congregations Concerned for Children to end child poverty in Minnesota--collects,…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Environment
Rubi, David C. – 1994
In January 1994, the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (ASBDCC) conducted a survey of state four-year systems nationwide to determine the existence of standards regarding the transferability of associate degrees and associate degree students' academic standing at receiving four-year institutions. Questionnaires were mailed to…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College Credits, College Transfer Students
Smith, Glenn P. – 1990
Drawing on 1988-89 transfer data provided by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the University of California (UC), and the California State Universities (CSU), this paper provides a comprehensive portrait of the flow and performance of transfer students statewide and of transfers from the San Mateo County Community College District…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1986
The first annual administration of Oklahoma's School Testing Program is described, and the results for 1985-86 are summarized. The Metropolitan Achievement Tests were administered in grades 3, 7, and 10. Extensive appendices, which make up the bulk of this document, present: (1) suggested learner outcomes for the subjects tested--reading, language…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
Full Employment Action Council, Washington, DC. – 1985
The devastation caused by unemployment among the nation's approximately 2 million American Indians is great. Analysis of January 1985 state unemployment rates reveals an enormous disparity between average state rates and the rates for the state American Indian populations. While the official unemployment rate in 28 states ranged from 5.8% to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
Henderson, Karla; And Others – 1981
A questionnaire distributed to part-time recreation directors in Wisconsin identified training needs and formed the basis for this manual. The workbook-like format was designed to facilitate self-directed study by recreation directors. The first chapter summarizes the results of the questionnaire and presents statistical data, noting the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Community Characteristics, Community Recreation Programs
Nespoli, Lawrence A.; Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1983
A study was conducted by Howard Community College (HCC) to identify the geographic make-up of HCC credit students and to examine importance factors influencing college attendance. Using census software, data on 93.4% of HCC's 1980 credit students (N=4,013) were compared with 1980 census data on Howard County to determine participation rates for…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, College Attendance, Community Characteristics
Sebring, Penny A. – 1984
To investigate how the number of years students spend studying academic subjects affects their achievement, this study compiled data from a nationwide longitudinal study of 58,000 high school students begun in 1980, and from 1982 College Board testing files. Years of instruction in seven subject areas were related, using statewide averages, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Creech, Joseph D. – 1990
During the 1980s the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states led the nation in implementing new standards and programs to improve the quality of education. The most common goals set by SREB states include: (1) ensuring that all children are ready for either first grade or kindergarten; (2) improving accountability programs in which…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Objectives
Seppanen, Loretta J. – 1983
Women's status as students and employees in Alaska's community colleges is greatly influenced by the unique Alaskan environment, where women make up only 47.6% of the population and where the population is on the whole very young. Women comprised 58% of all enrolled students in Alaskan community colleges in fall 1982 and received 56% of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Employed Women
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1987
The greatest percentage of increase for women participating in the labor force in Oregon was among those between the ages of 25 and 44. The percentage of women with some postsecondary education has more than doubled in two generations. Women now represent 47 percent of full-time postsecondary students in Oregon. Fifty-seven percent of the state's…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Demography, Displaced Homemakers
Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1982
A follow-up study of 1980 graduates of Dundalk Community College (DCC) was conducted to evaluate the extent to which the college had assisted the students in achieving their goals, in their participation for transfer to a senior institution, and in their career development. In early 1981, questionnaires were mailed to 201 graduates who had…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
