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Download full textBobbett, Gordon C.; And Others – 1993
This report analyzes 1990-91 "report card" data for Tennessee's schools, making comparisons to earlier studies when appropriate. Of particular importance are the analyses of the relationships among 15 school district characteristics and mean student outcomes (scores from Tennessee's Comprehensive Testing Program and the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1993
This "Report Card," third in a series, monitors the progress of each local school system in North Carolina and makes comparison among districts possible. Information is related to the outcomes of education based on student achievement. One comparison permitted is that of current levels of performance with those of previous years. Another…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Community Characteristics
Wise, David A. – 1976
Census data were used to predict average district scores on standardized achievement tests for grades one, two, three, six, and twelve, in 716 California school districts. The following census variables were used: education, income, college, poverty (families); poverty (children); professional occupations; housing; Spanish surnames; and Black.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics, Cultural Influences
Harshbarger, Dwight; And Others – 1973
Based on the premise that ecological and health problems, and human responses to these problems, are directly related to community social and economic conditions, this study examined differences in health, housing, and human concerns across socioeconomically defined neighborhoods in West Virginia. Counties were grouped into three environmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Ecological Factors
Harkins, Arthur M., Comp.; Woods, Richard G., Comp. – 1970
A summary of research relating to the Duluth, Minnesota, Indians is presented utilizing 12 major sections: an introduction; profiles of the "typical" Duluth (1) Indian resident, (2) male Indian resident, (3) female Indian resident, (4) Indian high school graduate, and (5) Indian high school nongraduate; the importance of education;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Community Characteristics, Community Organizations
Seidel, Harry Edward, Jr. – 1968
"This study was designed to assess the behavioral characteristics, goals, and attitudes of adolescent high school students attending the school in Western County, Pennsylvania, in the region designated as Appalachia. The two towns were chosen because of the apparent differences in socioeconomic level, social activities, and occupations of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Community, Community Characteristics
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Office of Accountability. – 2000
The Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program is a system developed under the Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 1990 to assess the performance of public schools and school systems. "Profiles 1999" consists of state, district, and school components. Each component divides the information presented into three major reporting categories: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics, Educational Assessment
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1990
This document is a compendium of reports prepared for presentation to each of North Carolina's 134 local school systems by the State Board of Education. Each report summarizes student performance in the system for 1989-90 in table and graph form and permits a comparison with student performance in preceding years. These reports satisfy a state…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Community Characteristics, Educational Quality
North Carolina State Board of Education, Raleigh. – 1992
This document is the second annual report to North Carolina educators, policy makers, and the public on the performance of each of the state's local public school systems primarily in terms of outcomes of education based on student achievement. Information in the Report Card makes it possible to compare: (1) current levels of performance with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics
Young, Dale A. – 1980
Surveys of selected area employers and high school seniors were conducted by Stark Technical College (STC) in 1979 as part of a marketing research project designed to forecast future educational needs. The student survey involved the selection of five area high schools representing urban, suburban, rural, public, and private institutions. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Community Characteristics, Community Surveys
Chen, May K. C. – 1994
Providing historical data up to 1992-1994 on the nine colleges in the Los Angeles community college District (LACCD), this statistical digest presents tables and graphs on student characteristics, enrollment trends, instructional programs, student performance and articulation, special services, and fiscal and personnel resources. Highlighted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Programs, College Transfer Students, Community Characteristics
Kelly, Dexter – 1993
Providing historical data up to 1991-93 on the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), this statistical digest presents tables and graphs on student characteristics, enrollment trends, instructional programs, student performance and articulation, special services, and fiscal and personnel resources. Highlighted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Programs, College Transfer Students, Community Characteristics
Schmidt, William H. – 1981
The question examined in this paper is whether variability in the quantity of schooling students receive in different curricular areas is a contributor to observed differences in achievement not only among students attending different high schools, but among students in the same high school. A conceptual framework enumerates the determinants of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Research, English Instruction
