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Huss, John D.; And Others – 1977
The project provided the Arizona Migrant Child Education Program with the information needed to determine whether and to what extent the educational needs of Arizona's 10,000 migrant children were met by present educational programs. Examined were the population trends and characteristics, the educational assessment, the programs affecting the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
Maehr, Martin L. – 1978
Given the decline in birth rates, which will produce a steep decline in the youth population by 1990, this paper examines the possible effects such a population shift will have on the achievement motivation of children. It is reasoned the increased adult/child ratio could result in either of two possibilities: the greater attention paid to the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement, Age Groups, Behavioral Science Research
Sarvas, Arlene Frances – 1976
The overall purpose of the study was to identify relationships between perceptions of vocational female faculty and vocational administrators in four types of vocational institutions: area vocational school, community college, comprehensive high school, and postsecondary proprietary school. Data was obtained from 1,404 vocational female faculty…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Demography
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1974
Reflecting the philosophy and policy of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education, the report first examines the adult basic education (ABE) target group from the vantage point of the discipline of economics, focusing on: educational attainment and occupation distribution; education, mobility, and occupation; technology and increasing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Peebles, James D. – 1974
Determination of problems and needs in Adult Basic Education programs, as perceived by teachers, and provision of a model for examining ABE needs on a statewide or regional level were the major goals of the study. Information was gathered from teachers by questionnaire; comparable data on programs in other States was obtained from a national…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Characteristics
O'Connor, Mary – 1976
Puerto Ricans as a group are more disadvantaged economically, politically, and socially than any other ethnic minority. This marginalization is partly due to the educational system's discriminatory practices which deprive the vast majority of Puerto Rican children of equal educational opportunities. The educational problems of Puerto Ricans stem…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Agents, Demography, Disadvantaged
Boek, Jean K.; And Others – 1969
This evaluation is presented in four parts. Part I provides the background of the preschool program and includes the provisions of ESEA Title III, a description of the planning for the Title III grant, characteristics of the tri-county area in Maryland where the program is located and a brief description of other subsidized programs in that area.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Demography, Dental Health
Mizell, Lee – National Endowment for the Arts, 2005
What percent of Americans have been exposed to arts education? Has it changed over time? How do demographic characteristics correlate with arts education? What is the state of arts education in U.S. schools? These research questions are the focus of this report, which is presented in two parts. Using data from the Surveys of Public Participation…
Descriptors: Fine Arts, Art Education, Music Education, Visual Arts
Jepsen, Christopher; Rivkin, Steven – Public Policy Institute of California, 2002
Intuitively, class size reduction is a good idea. Parents support it because it means that their children will receive more individual attention from teachers. Teachers like it for the same reason and also because it creates a more manageable workload. It is generally assumed that the fewer students in a class, the better they will learn and the…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Urban Schools, Achievement Tests, Teacher Shortage
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). Centre for Educational Research and Innovation. – 1997
This volume is the companion to the 1997 collection of international education indicators from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), "Education at a Glance--OECD Indicators." It aims to deepen the analysis of current policy issues and facilitate interpretation of data using selected indicators of particular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
Finney, Joni E. – 1997
This case study, part of the State Structures for the Governance of Higher Education study, focuses on governance and related issues in Florida's higher education system. The study's overall purpose was to examine differences among states in their governance structures, and to determine if differences in performance were related to governing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Articulation (Education), Budgeting
Vermont Children's Forum, Montpelier. – 1996
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Vermont's children. The statistical portrait is based on 30 indicators of well-being: (1) population; (2) racial and ethnic diversity; (3) median family income; (4) working mothers; (5) single-parent families; (6) child poverty; (7) children receiving ANFC; (8) children receiving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1998
The 10 papers in this handbook consider higher education theory and research. Following an opening essay, "Recollections and Reflections," by C. Robert Pace, which offers reflections on higher education as a field, on its evolution, and it future research needs, papers include: "Reflections on the Study of Effective College Teaching…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Adolescents, Affirmative Action
Rittel, Nancy B.; Olsen, Tammey – 1997
This report presents fall 1997 enrollments data for the North Dakota University System. Data are presented in 18 tables and 2 figures. After an introductory section, which includes definitions and institutional abbreviations, the tables provide information on: (1) headcount enrollment; (2) full-time (FT) enrollment; (3) total students credit hours…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Transfer Students, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Choy, Susan P.; Premo, Mark K. – 1995
This report examines the participation of older undergraduates, above age 24, in postsecondary education using data from the 1989-90 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:90) and the 1990-92 Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/92). It profiles older undergraduates and compares them with younger undergraduates with…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Students, College Students, Demography
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