This publication presents data on enrollment at South Dakota's public and private colleges and universities at the close of the second week of the 1995 Fall term. The 97 tables and three graphs present data by headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment. The first 33 tables present data on state supported public university enrollment and private…

This study uses data from the 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to describe the financing of graduate and first-professional education. It begins with an essay on student borrowing that briefly profiles graduate and first-professional students and then examines the role of borrowing in financing graduate and first-professional…

This publication presents data on enrollment at South Dakota's public and private colleges and universities at the close of the second week of the 1994 Fall Term. The 90 tables and two graphs present data by headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment. The first 32 tables present data on state supported public university enrollment and private…

A study undertaken to create a profile of 15- to 18-year-old students in minority French language schools in Ontario is reported. The first chapter describes the study's methodology, which included review of education ministry documents and other research, and interviews with students and educators. The second chapter summarizes research findings…

With the growing interest in leadership in teachers and in the debate over whether teacher education programs should foster leadership qualities, this study assessed how senior students enrolled in the College of Education at Marshall University (West Virginia) perceived their own leadership skills. Participants were a random sample of 170…

Research on the major computerized adaptive testing (CAT) strategies is reviewed, and some findings are reported that examine effects of examinee demographic and psychological characteristics on CAT strategies. In fixed branching strategies, all examinees respond to a common routing test, the score of which is used to assign examinees to a…

In November 1991 a survey was conducted of all students in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) secondary schools. The initial report gave demographic information about the student population. This report includes subgroup profiles, such as the characteristics of female versus male students, the similarities and differences among racial and ethnic groups,…

This paper reviews and analyzes labor market trends to provide information for business and marketing program planners. Emphasizing the demand side of the market, the paper considers only those aspects of labor markets that have an impact on the supply of students to business and marketing programs and the demand for graduates of those programs.…

This compilation of resources for district planning in 1990-91 provides an overview of demographic, personnel, financial, facilities, and curriculum issues for the Kern Community College District (California) and its member institutions, Bakersfield, Cerro Coso, and Porterville colleges. The 10 sections of the document cover: (1) General…

This document, the third in a series of research reports on student financial aid, examines attitudes of Americans toward borrowing to finance educational expenses between 1959 and 1983. The impetus for the study was interest in the effects of the Federal Government's shift in student aid emphasis from grants to loans during this period. The study…

An analysis of demographic and enrollment trends in the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) is provided for the district and each of its campuses. The report includes data on enrollment, weekly student contact hours (WSCH), student age, gender, ethnicity, unit load, and day/evening attendance, covering the 11-year period from fall 1978…

Secondary school curriculum is evaluated in this study designed to assess the degree of accordance between curriculum designers' intentions and perceptions of those intentions by curriculum implementors (administrators, supervisors, and teachers). A survey instrument was composed of nine sections that addressed learning objectives, classroom…

Detailed tabulations are presented on the topic of school enrollment, including the social and economic characteristics of students. Special topics discussed include racial differences in preprimary enrollments, an estimate of high school dropout rates, changes in the sex composition of college students, and the proportions of students who are…

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Seniors Class of 1972 (NLS) and from High School and Beyond (HS&B), this study documents changes in the academic achievement of high school seniors between 1972-1980. It also identifies the school and student factors related to these changes. Its purpose is to inform…

The Seattle School District (Washington) assigns each of its students to a particular attendance area, gives that area a code name and computer designation called a geocode, then uses data processing methods to analyze the makeup of the student population in each area and to provide data for a number of planning purposes. The geoprocessing permits…