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Kawaguchi, Daiji; Ma, Wenjie – Economics of Education Review, 2008
The strong correlation between having graduated from a selective college and success in the labor market has been robustly observed in many countries. There are two major explanations for this finding. One claims that graduating from a selective college assures success in the labor market in a causal sense due to better education, a better alumni…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Labor Market, College Graduates, Foreign Countries
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Gest, Scott D.; Sesma, Arturo, Jr.; Masten, Ann S.; Tellegen, Auke – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2006
This study examined the differential developmental significance of multiple domains of peer reputation in childhood for current and future competence and symptoms. Participants were 205 children from a normative school cohort who completed assessments in grades 3-6 and then again 10 years later. Through re-analysis of original data from the…
Descriptors: Competence, Reputation, Correlation, Well Being
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. GED Testing Service. – 1987
This bibliography lists works dealing with the General Educational Development (GED) tests. Citations range from 1944 to 1987. The works cited are grouped according to the following topics: GED students and their attitudes toward GED programs and adult education; instructional programs and materials predicting readiness for GED testing;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Credibility, Equivalency Tests, Followup Studies
Soares, Louise M.; Heneghan, Henry J., Jr. – 1981
Institutional image and desired goals for the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut, were assessed using the Institutional Goals Inventory (IGI) of the Educational Testing Service. All faculty and administrators of the private college were administered the IGI, and their responses were compared to those of the faculty four years previously.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, College Administration, College Environment