In this article, labour market outcomes of British Columbia graduates from liberal arts and applied education programs are investigated by examining the 1996 cohort of baccalaureate graduates one year and five years after graduation. We argue that the individual return to education has to be analyzed from a multi-dimensional perspective, in…

Curricula in U.S. colleges and universities have historically evolved around two ideal types: arts and science fields (A&S), and vocational fields. Using the National Educational Longitudinal Study, 1992-1994, we find that high socioeconomic status (SES) students are more likely to choose A&S fields than are low-SES students. The Baccalaureate and…

Educators across the United States continue to enable a wider and more ethnically diverse proportion of students to achieve success in AP[R]. Significant inequities remain, however, which can result in traditionally underserved students not receiving the type of AP (Advanced Placement) opportunities that can best prepare them for college success.…

This book provides information, presented in a question-and-answer format, on how schools should educate and accommodate students with disabilities participating in the general curriculum while preserving district-wide standards for all students. It reviews in detail the controlling directives of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education…

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a system of surveys designed to collect data from primary providers (institutions) of postsecondary education. It is the core postsecondary education data collection program of the National Center for Education Statistics. This disc contains one analysis file that includes variables…

This report provides early estimates of fall 1989 enrollment and academic year 1988-89 completions for all postsecondary institutions in the United States. The estimates are from the "Early Estimates" survey conducted as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. The survey, conducted by telephone, collected key…

This report provides baseline data on attendance in the Chicago Public Schools. The report is divided into four sections and two tables. The first section, "The Effects of Student Assistance," examines the relationship between student attendance, achievement, and the dropout rate. The second section, "Attendance Statistics,"…

The report from the House Committee on Education and Labor recommends the bill (H.R. 1454) to require institutions of higher education receiving federal financial assistance to provide certain information with respect to the graduation rates of student athletes. Background information is provided on the need for the legislation and an explanation…

This document contains a collection of essays written by students in General Educational Development (GED) programs. The students had dropped out of high school and are now seeking an equivalency diploma. In the essays, students discuss why they quit school, how well they did in school, what they learned there, and whether it was difficult for…

To determine whether the change from the highly structured, peer-based life style associated with the college community to more heterogeneous environments would have a significant impact on graduates' social support networks, social support levels of 49 men and 49 women were assessed 1 month prior to college graduation, and 1 and 6 months…

A study of admission data for 1,014 medical graduates and 57 dropouts revealed that the best predictor of the graduate vs. dropout hierarchy was a six-variable combination of the quantitative ability subtest of the MCAT, premedical grades, and personality inventory scales for status potential, socialization, communality, and conformist achievement…

Awards Day Address delivered at Scripps College on May 16, 1968.

This document is a transcription of a radio presentation "Options in Education," from June 20, 1977. It deals with various aspects of high school graduation, and includes interviews with teachers, parents, and a number of graduating students. Among the topics discussed are feelings about graduation, future plans, and attitudes toward the senior…

A study examined community college and four-year-college faculty attitudes concerning the quality of transfer students before and after a series of workshops on transfer education. The study focused on questions of instruction and faculty perceptions of students in different academic environments. (MSE)

This paper addresses the debate over high school graduation rates, examining how the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) has redirected attention toward graduation rates. It introduces provisions of the NCLB pertaining to high school graduation, discussing implications from a measurement perspective, and presents strategies for developing a…