In this report we focus on the use of propensity score methodology in multisite studies of the effects of educational programs and practices in which both treatment and control conditions are enacted within each of the schools in a sample, and the assignment to treatment is not random. A key challenge in applying propensity score methodology in…

This paper presents cross-section estimates of gross hourly wage premia on tertiary education. They are based on a unified framework for 21 OECD countries from the 1990s to the early 2000s and use international household surveys to maximise international comparability. The results of the "augmented" Mincerian wage equations point to an…

This paper discusses a problem of educational equity in the British educational system. Specifically, the document focuses on a group of working class white male students who undermine school authority, promote social class entrapment, and essentially disqualify themselves from educational opportunities. Increasingly, British public secondary…

This report presents a review of the condition of Asian American education in Illinois and educational and occupational problems of Asian Americans nationwide. The data on Illinois Asian Americans was collected from the public school fall enrollment and housing report, end of year report, public school bilingual census, and selected 1980 census…

An elaboration of the development of the American assimilationist ideology with respect to Puerto Rican students in the New York City school system. Consequences for the Puerto Rican students in terms of their educational status are documented. (EH)

The article deals with the major findings of a national survey of secondary and postsecondary shorthand instructors conducted by McGraw-Hill (Gregg Division) in the areas of enrollment trends, dropout rates, student selection, standards required, grading, theory tests,homework, reading rates, and causes of difficulty in writing and transcribing…

Forty-nine research reports published between 1947 and 1968 are listed and annotated for researchers interested in status projections of rural youth. The annotations are designed to point out areas of conflicting findings, unresearched problems, weaknesses in method, and areas of agreement in past findings. The entries are indexed by content and…

Educational variables and participation in adult education were examined in terms of the following hypotheses: (1) a higher level of achievement in the sequential-unit system will be associated with greater participation in the complementary-functional system; (2) a higher level of achievement within the family-educational system will be…

Census data was utilized to determine the net effect of internal migration between 1955 and 1960 upon the educational status of the population of the South 25 to 64 years of age in 1960. The major findings of the study are as follows: (1) the median educational attainment of the Southern population was not greatly altered through the interchange…

This study covering the last 100 years in the development of industrial education at Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College was prompted by the need to determine the role of the college in the development of industrial education in the state of Mississippi. Sources of data included college catalogs, reports of the college administration and…

School attendance, an element at the center of educational history, not only uncovers important aspects of day-to-day history of schools, but also reflects a broad social, economic, and demographic structure of the times in which patterns of school attendance record family decisions about formal education. Rather than studying school registers to…

Eleven graphs present information on status and trends in Alaska in terms of number of public high school graduates, statewide enrollment, expenditures per pupil, local assistance, pupil-staff ratio, transportation, rural school enrollment, correspondence study, school lunch programs, average salaries of professional school personnel, and…

Presents profiles of engineering technology students, engineering students, and university students in general. Data include English usage, math ability, science ability, class rank, years of high school math, and other information. (SL)

Studies on science course improvement projects are synthesized, with reactions from several professional organizations. Other reports from the mid-1980s are noted. A brief summary of research findings is provided, with a longer discussion on the impetus for change, the conditions needed for change, and who decides. (MNS)

This paper compares the causes and consequences of employment instability among Mexican-origin women, White women, and White men. Data came from the work experience supplement in the March 1995 file of the Current Population Survey for a sample that included 1,399 Mexican-origin women, 17,092 White women, and 24,440 White men. All were experienced…