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Download full textPorter, Oscar F. – 1989
This study relates the personal characteristics, high school experiences, and college experiences of students pursuing a baccalaureate degree to the type of institution they attended and their ethnicity. Multivariate analysis was performed on data drawn from the High School and Beyond database. Summary conclusions include the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Peer reviewedNora, Amaury; Horvath, Fran – Research in Higher Education, 1990
The study tested a structural equation model of community college enrollment patterns of White and Hispanic males and females and the invariance of parameter estimates among subgroups. High school preparation in mathematics and science (M/S), M/S attitudes, M/S enrollment patterns, parent education, encouragement, and high school grades were…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Community Colleges, Enrollment Rate, Females
Williams, Mary Frase – 1987
This report presents detailed data on national private school enrollment and tuition trends, collected primarily from governmental sources. Six tables and three figures provide statistical data. An overview describes the availability and analysis problems concerning these data, for example, the lack of information on increasingly attended…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences
Black, Macknight – 1989
This report is a reference tool devoted to minority student education for planners, researchers, policymakers, and reporters covering all levels of education. The following broad minority issues are defined and related in a matrix to all National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) surveys containing racial/ethnic data collected from 1969: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1996), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2003
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2004
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) was created in 1967 by the Tennessee General Assembly (TCA 49-7-202) for the purpose of coordinating and supporting the efforts of post-secondary institutions in the State of Tennessee. One of its statuatory requirements is to create a master plan for the development of public higher education in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Master Plans, Private Colleges, Intellectual Disciplines
