In January 1974, the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs undertook a survey of 52 U.S. four-year higher educational institutions with the largest foreign student enrollments, and a survey of a 20 percent sample of foreign students attending one private and six public institutions of higher education. Foreign student advisors on each…

This study reports the demographic results from the 2002 National Survey of Student Engagement. In this year, comparisons were available for other urban institutions in addition to broader national institutions. The report provides information on age, gender, ethnicity, transfer status, living arrangements, parents educational background, annual…

As Minnesota's state population changes, the undergraduate student population is also changing. This report is designed to present information about the characteristics of undergraduates who attend post-secondary institutions in Minnesota, based on data from a 2004 national survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. The report provides…

This report presents the results of a survey on drug use conducted in Seattle, Washington's 12 high schools in 1980. Tables show the frequency and occasion of drug use, the relation between participation in school activities and drug use, the kinds of drugs used, and drug use related to age, sex, family income, and work status of surveyed…

From a study of 119 full-time junior college students who were employed (both full- and part-time), it was concluded that there was no clear relationship between number of hours worked by students and their grade point averages. (JDS)

"The Condition of Education" summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report, which is required by law, is an indicator report intended for a general audience of readers who are interested in education. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most…

The U.S. Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report to help inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States. Using data from across the center and from other sources of education data, "The Condition of Education 2015" presents 42 key indicators on…

A school district surveyed community employers to determine desired competencies and students' possession of those competencies so that instructional planning could continue to develop the cooperative education program. (Editor)

Explores the incidence of students working and their reasons for increased employment due to financial reasons and to gain experience. Explores the scale, purposes, and spheres of employment, the correlation of the work profile with college specialty, and characteristics of job placement. Presents information on a survey of the working student.…

Attempted to determine types of resident assistant (RA) burnout among 113 RAs, compared to 113 general students. Results showed that degree of burnout was related to gender, with female RAs showing more emotional exhaustion than male RAs or male or female general students. Findings suggest that personal accomplishment experienced by RAs may…

This report uses the 2003-04 NPSAS data to describe the characteristics of graduate and first professional students and how they finance their education, with a section focusing on students who attend exclusively part time. The report also includes a compendium of tables providing detailed data on student and enrollment characteristics, types of…

The relatively neglected group of students who delayed entrance into college by one to three years following high school graduation is examined. The sample consisted of 11th grade students who participated in the Project Talent testing program and responded to follow-up questionnaires one year and five years after high school graduation. Data…

A survey of 164 college students assessed their aptitudes, performance, outside work commitments as well as their perception of their environment, satisfaction, and affective and somatic complaints. Several casual themes linking environment perceptions, performance, and affective and somatic complaints were apparent. (Author/LC)

Trends in paid employment among college students since the early 1960s are described, effects on student persistence and the financial rate of return for individual students while in college are analyzed, and possible explanations for the rising trend in employment are examined. (Author/MSE)

This report summarizes the following results from Austin Independent School District's student graduating class of 2006: student demographic information, results from their High School Exit Survey responses, their postsecondary enrollment data, and students' academic performance data.