Increasing numbers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) are completing high school with standard diplomas, and it is imperative that educators explore all of the available postsecondary settings in which these students may be successful. Although college settings may not be the focus of transition efforts for many students…

Latinos make up 12.5 percent of the U.S. population. They are now the largest (and fastest-growing) racial or ethnic minority group in the United States, surpassing blacks, who make up 12.3 percent of the population. In higher education, however, Latino groups are underrepresented. According to the 2002 "Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac",…

This Report Card is the first full assessment of the educational performance as a state, from birth through higher education. It compares performance to other states, looks at recent trends, and shows whether Illinois is meeting their obligations to all students or just a limited few. The scope of the report runs from birth through higher…

This report identifies the number of students that transition to public post-secondary within four years after high school graduation. The report also considers the effect on transition rates of academic GPA, post-secondary programs of study, completion rates, attendance patterns and student retention and movement within the public post-secondary…

The Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) has been working to build the capacity of people to transform the educational experiences and outcomes of underserved students in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Area for more than 15 years. BayCES supports people in urban districts and schools undergoing reform efforts to improve their…

Issues concerning college attendance are addressed in a discussion between five college students and two representatives of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The participants' comments consider the positive and negatives aspects of entering college, the value of pre-matriculation orientation, activities during the freshman year,…

Drawing data from both governmental and nongovernmental sources, this pamphlet makes the case that many people are now excluded from postsecondary education because of increasing tuition and other student charges at state and community colleges. Eight facts concerning tuition and college-going rates are documented: (1) the percentage of high…

A study was conducted to differentiate by cities and towns the various demographic characteristics of students that Dutchess Community College (DCC) was receiving from its major service area, Dutchess County, in order to ascertain if DCC was receiving its expected share of students from these cities and towns. All the students enrolling at DCC…

Participants' reactions to a one-day career exploration workshop for women at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington were assessed. The 41 women respondents indicated their overall reaction to the workshop, how they learned of it, and their opinions about the value and quality of various activities, including a skills inventory, panel…

A mathematical model designed to identify admitted college applicants who pay a tuition deposit but fail to attend the college was tested. A two-group discriminant model was built using 486 Trinity University students who paid deposits and enrolled as freshmen during the 1983-1984 academic year, and 72 persons who paid tuition deposits but did not…

This article discusses a program in education and mental health set up for young mothers who would like to resume their studies but find inherent difficulties. Evaluation of the project's first year revealed that these women were capable of integrating their various life roles and had achieved a sense of competence. (Author/BW)

Many institutions of higher education are being faced with declining enrollments accompanied by a reduction in human and financial resources. As a result, long-range planning has become imperative. This paper discusses how the planning process evolved and was conducted at Emporia State University in order to cope with the projected enrollment…

THE CAREERS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GRADUATES' PURSUITS AND THEIR PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, FAMILY BACKGROUND, AND VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WERE INVESTIGATED. AN AREA OF MAJOR CONCERN WAS THE IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS WHICH APPEAR TO BEAR ON COLLEGE ATTENDANCE. A SAMPLE OF 9,779 STUDENTS WITHIN 16 COMMUNITIES…

THIS VOLUME PROVIDES EXEMPLARY QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS AND INTERVIEWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSESSING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER EDUCATION OF AMERICAN INDIANS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AREA OF THE UNITED STATES. IT SUPPLEMENTS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT NUMBER 878, ENTITLED "ALASKAN NATIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUTS" (ACCESSION NUMBER ED…

SINCE 1900 THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY GROWTH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A SLIGHT DECLINE BETWEEN 1940 AND 1950, IN THE NUMBER OF GIRLS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL -- 57,000 IN 1900, 367,000 IN 1930, AND 1.3 MILLION IN 1965. THE NUMBER OF WOMEN FIRST-TIME ENROLLEES IN COLLEGE WAS 32 PERCENT OF THE NUMBER OF WOMEN HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN 1948, 40 PERCENT…