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Paulsen, Michael B., Ed.; Perna, Laura W., Ed. – Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, 2018
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, College Outcomes Assessment, STEM Education
OECD Publishing, 2017
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. With more than 125 charts and 145 tables included in the publication and much more data available on the educational database, "Education at a Glance 2017" provides key information on the output of…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Higher Education
Rury, John L.; Hill, Shirley A. – Teachers College Press, 2011
This is the first comprehensive account of African American secondary education in the postwar era. Drawing on quantitative datasets, as well as oral history, this compelling narrative examines how African Americans narrowed the racial gap in high school completion. The authors explore regional variations in high school attendance across the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Urban Schools, Oral History, Race
Lassiter, Roy L., Jr. – 1966
This monograph uses the empirical relationship between income and years of school completed to examine differences in private economic incentives to invest in education among important segments of the population of the United States. Specifically, the relationship between income and education is examined as it is affected by race, sex, age,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Census Figures, Cost Effectiveness
Wattenbarger, James L.; Starnes, Paul M. – 1976
The philosophical underpinning of the purposes of the community college, an examination of the basis for state financial support from a philosophical viewpoint, and an analysis of the ways in which the various states have implemented that philosophy in financial support programs are the central focus of this report. The four current patterns of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Costs, Educational Finance
Wilson, Kenneth M. – 1965
Research co-sponsored by the Conference of Deans of Southern Graduate Schools and the Southern Regional Education Board on the duration of doctoral study is reported in this book. Over 1,900 recipients of a doctoral degree (representing over l20 graduate departments) cooperated along with the graduate deans and selected faculty representatives.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Degrees

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