This study, which explored the feasibility of using extant national data to study implementation of special education programs, examined the relationships between (1) state-level fiscal and demographic variables, and (2) identification rates and cumulative placement rates for certain categories of special education students in 1976, 1980, and…

This review centers on studies of teacher attributes upon college students' enrollment in their first education courses. The 44 studies located deal with demographics and high school background, motivation to teach and career expectations, attitudes about teaching, and perceptions of roles and responsibilities of teachers. (SLD)

Back in 1978 when the author was a young lobbyist in Washington, D.C., she recalls a presentation about the demographic change that would reshape the United States over the following 25 years. Whites would no longer make up the majority of the population, and the speaker talked of a "minority majority." The changes that were forecast…

This report contrasts the characteristics of border and nonborder districts in Texas from both a demographic and student achievement standpoint. The information in this report should also inform and strengthen border initiatives, such as those emphasized at the 2006 U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Conference. The study sought to answer three…

To expand knowledge about young immigrant populations and to document how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) affects the education of English language learner (ELL) and limited English proficient (LEP) students, the Urban Institute was funded by the Foundation for Child Development to undertake a series of reports. This policy brief draws on this…

Regression analysis was used to study retention and graduation for the fall 1996 entering class of students at a midwestern research extensive university (n = 3,610; 44% female, 8% minority, 77% in-state). Logistic regression was used to predict the likelihood of a student being retained for each of four years, and the outcome of graduation at the…

Census data from 1990 reveal that Latinos (n=133,009) comprised 47% of California's Compton Community College District, a higher percentage than Blacks (n=91,574) who made up 32% and Whites, Asians, and others (n=60,417) who comprised 21%. This is reflected in Compton Community College's (CCC's) student population. Between fall 1994 and spring…

An evaluative study was conducted by the Senate of the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) on the status of student financial aid and financial need. The evaluation was conducted through interviews, information gathering, discussion, and collection of reports. The Task Force conducting the study found changing demographic characteristics of…

Providing data on institutional trends up to fall 1993 at Diablo Valley College, in California, this report consists of 14 charts on enrollment and student characteristics. Following an introduction describing a general decline in enrollments due to a statewide increase in fees, the following tables are provided: (1) fall enrollment from 1984 to…

The four reports collected in this document describe the characteristics and academic outcomes of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients attending California's Los Rios Community College District as of the end of fall 1996. The first report describes the characteristics of AFDC recipients and legal immigrant AFDC recipients…

The third in a series of multiple-year reports on California community college enrollment, this report enables readers to compare enrollment at individual colleges during the 1990s. It's designed especially for persons at the state and local levels who use data on community college students for planning and analytical purposes. This document…

The purpose of this study of the proprietary sector of postsecondary education was to examine in detail exactly what population it serves, types of services provided, and the degree to which financial aid packaging helps students. A representative sample of 3,837 students attending less-than-two-year and two-year proprietary schools in the United…

Drawing from 1990 U.S. Censes data, a study was conducted of population trends in the Rancho Santiago Community College (California) District (RSCCD). Study findings included the following: (1) the population of the RSCCD increased by 32% from 1980 to 1990, larger than the statewide increase of 26%; (2) the 1990 RSCCD population was 482,224 and is…

Fulfilling its legislative mandate, the Alaska State Department of Education prepares annual profiles on state school districts. The summary of data in this publication represents only a portion of information gathered about Alaska public schools, but it does provide information on school operations, facilities, programs, students, and personnel.…

Following an introduction by John N. Gardner, this monograph presents the text of six keynote addresses, all concerning different issues relative to the freshman year of college, that were delivered at various Freshman Year Experience Conferences during 1988 and 1989. Some of the topics covered concern: freshman development; giving the freshman…