The ability of inmates to secure stable, legal employment for themselves upon release from prison has been shown to be a crucial element for successful community reintegration. These individuals, however, often fail to find employment due to a multitude of personal, relational, structural, and institutional barriers. Formerly incarcerated women…

In the age of data-driven decision making, collecting data and using it efficiently is key to all aspects of the education process. Online surveys are a great way to gather information on everything from lunchroom procedures to program design. This information can impact solutions for student achievement, community relations, and district…

In April 2006, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to conduct an independent external review in order to develop a single "statistical neighbour" model. This single model aimed to combine the key elements of the different models currently available and be…

Global economic transformations have never been as dramatic as in the twentieth century. Most countries have experienced radical changes in the standards of income per capita, technology, fertility, mortality, income inequality and the extent of democracy in the course of the past century. It is the goal of many disciplines--economics, history,…

This book examines surveys based on government information dealing with economic factors and education factors in the United States and how those factors affect policy initiatives. Chapters include: (1) "Recent Trends and Prospects" where particular emphasis is placed on assessing the risks of higher inflation; (2) "Macroeconomic…

Working conditions play an important role in a school's ability to attract, develop, and retain effective teachers. Data presented here describe a number of aspects of teachers' working conditions, including workload, compensation, school and district support for teachers' professional development, school decision making, school safety, student…

This paper presents a classification system that assigns each of the 85,131 public elementary and secondary schools in the United States to one of seven locale settings. The seven mutually exclusive locale designations are: (1) large city; (2) mid-size city; (3) urban fringe of large city; (4) urban fringe of mid-size city; (5) large town; (6)…

The computerized data on degrees and diplomas earned by South African blacks were classified by specific faculties and fields of specialization, with information given on bachelor's, honors, master's, and doctoral degrees, and on undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas. Data are reported by field of study (social sciences, theology, law, physical…

This document examines three important national surveys that provide periodic longitudinal data on the transition to adulthood during the late 1960s and 1970s: (1) the Parnes Young Men and Women Panels, initiated in 1966 and 1968; (2) the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, initiated in 1968; and (3) the National Longitudinal Study of the High School…

Since the passage of House Bills 246 and 72, Texas teachers have expressed frustration with the sudden and dramatic increases in the amount of paperwork required of them, complaining that the extra time required for noninstructional duties cuts into both instructional and personal time, and that the paper work created by this legislation is…

The 1969 National Science Foundation Summer Institute on Computer Science at Shippensburg State College attracted 765 applicants for the 30 available positions. The average applicant was 37 years of age, lived 878 miles from Shippensburg, and taught in a public high school with an enrollment of 1193 students. He had taught for 11 years, 8 1/2 in…

The goal of this study was to establish relationships and/or determine differences between various factors and the extent of instructional development activity. Subjects were 43 graduates of a masters program in library education, currently employed as school media professionals at the K-12 level, who responded to a mailed questionnaire. Forty…

An alternative is proposed to the legally required uniform procedures and criteria for reporting the results of Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I projects. It is suggested that Congress is unlikely to respond to nationwide impact data on the effectiveness of Title I even when such data are available. It is further proposed that the RMC…

A STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AFTER GRADUATION. OPINIONS AND INFORMATION WERE GATHERED FROM MORE THAN 40,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED. A FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS…