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Direct linkJohnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
"Looking Closer" is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Demography, Student Diversity, Enrollment
Download full textJohnson, Jerry – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2010
This descriptive report is part of a broader project collecting, organizing, and analyzing multiple sources of data from the four-state REL Appalachia region, comprised of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The purposes of that broader project are: (1) to increase awareness of and understanding about critical education issues in the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Elementary Secondary Education, School Demography, Enrollment
Bullock, Merriel; And Others – 1985
Regional and state demographic profiles highlight social, economic, and educational characteristics of the Appalachian states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Data from 1979-82 are summarized and presented in charts, tables, and graphs. Regional and state social and economic profiles include population, urban/rural population,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Demography, Dropout Rate, Educational Finance
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2008
The purpose of a state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information to assess and improve post secondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2008" is the fifth in a series of biennial report cards that evaluates states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation for post-secondary education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education
Reed, Jeannie, Ed. – 1995
This publication provides statistical data on enrollment, degrees conferred, faculty, and financing at West Virginia's 16 public colleges and universities. It also provides selected data for the 10 independent colleges and universities in the state. Chapter 1 provides headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment data from 1985 through 1994,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Faculty, Colleges, Community Colleges
Vargas, Ernest A.; Wotkiewicz, Helen – 1968
The first section of this report is a general model developed to guide efforts in this evaluation project on adult basic and high school equivalency education at eight centers (Berwind, Bradshaw, Appalachian, Iaeger, Rolfe, Thorpe, Warriormines, Vivian) in McDowell County, West Virginia. This model places enrollment, attendance, diplomas received,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Age Differences, Attendance
Sizer, Leonard M. – 1977
Growth patterns of the national economy during the 1950's and 1960's have not been shared by the state of West Virginia; towns and rural areas have lost population and job opportunities have declined. The switch to petroleum products and advanced mining technology displaced many coal mine workers. A national food surplus and the difficulty in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Demography
West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington. – 1980
A project involving literature and demographic data reviews, survey development, survey administration, data analysis, and document preparation was conducted in West Virginia to determine why blacks do not have sufficient enrollments in vocational technical centers and secondary schools. Three separate multiple-choice questionnaires were developed…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Change Strategies, Demography
