Undergraduate enrollment patterns among state colleges and universities changed dramatically between 1969 and 1974, including large differences in enrollment growth between rural and urban institutions and among various regions of the country. Overall enrollment patterns reflected logical reactions of students and their parents to college…

This annual report includes the following information presented in tabular form: (1) Location of West Virginia Public Institutions of Higher Education; (2) Location of West Virginia Independent Institutions of Higher Education; (3) Freshmen Headcount Enrollment, by Attendance Status, Early Fall 2005; (4) Headcount Enrollment by Residence,…

This report is based on final data obtained from several federal surveys including the U.S. Department of Education's Survey of Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) Completions Survey, and the Survey of Earned Doctorates, the last of which is conducted annually for the National…

This study is one of an ongoing series of biennial surveys of all child care centers and some licensed family home providers by Washington State's Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). A total of 1,137 child care centers and 1,527 family home providers were interviewed in spring 1998. Major findings include: (1) Over the period 1990 to…

This document highlights National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) related milestone events, meetings, and publication dates in the year 2001. This is followed by a brief description of important aspects of "No Child Left Behind" relevant to NAEP participation. Next, a tally of 2001 NAEP assessment booklets processed, items…

Epidemiological data on patterns of infection among adolescents, including data on ethnic, racial, and gender differences, are reviewed. Comparisons to patterns of adult infection are made. Patterns of risky behavior that leave youth at risk for HIV infection are discussed. Implications for prevention and treatment are considered. (BC)

This study demonstrates the utility of integrating birth certificate record data with an existing disability-tracking database for the purpose of evaluating early identification efforts. The authors examined referral rates of preschool-age children for several known disability risk factors. Low birthweight, low maternal education, and prematurity…

Does interracial/interethnic propinquity breed hostility or harmony? Group threat and contact theories generally answer hostility and harmony, respectively. The author proposes that a historically and culturally rooted racial/ethnic hierarchy differentially shapes whites' present-day threat of, contact with, and ultimately, prejudice towards…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the factors that influence the innovative power of organisations. The concept of innovation and innovative power was examined by analysing the relationship between the construct of the learning organisation, knowledge organisation and innovative organisation, and has resulted…

This article on student mobility data in Europe has a double objective: First, it investigates which data on international mobility of students are being compiled and made available--and which are not--both at the international, the national, and the programme level. Second, it presents some of the student mobility data identified, and--based on…

In this article, the author begins with an examination of economic racial inequalities by updating Bowen, Lago, and Furry's (1997) presentation and putting it within historical and modern contexts. The author then addresses literature documenting the historical context from which these circumstances derive to explain differences in financial…

Introduction: This study examined postgraduate specialty training of Kuwaiti medical graduates during 1968 to 1999 and identified their attained professional qualifications to reveal scarcity in some specialties. Method: A survey was carried out involving review of the records maintained at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS)…

Purpose: Residential care/assisted living describes diverse facilities providing non-nursing home care to a heterogeneous group of primarily elderly residents. This article derives typologies of assisted living based on theoretically and practically grounded evidence. Design and Methods: We obtained data from the Collaborative Studies of Long-Term…

This report displays, in tabular format, the following information: (1) Degrees and Certificates Awarded in Fiscal Years 2002-2006 at Ohio's Public, Independent, and Proprietary Institutions; (2) PRAXIS II and PRAXIS III Pass Rates--2005 Academic Year; (3) Three Year Pass Rates (2005-2007) on Health Care Examinations for First-Time Test-Takers;…

School systems aspire to provide equal opportunity for all, irrespective of socio-economic status (SES). Much of the criticism of recent school reforms that introduce accountability, autonomy, and choice emphasizes their potentially negative consequences for equity. This report provides new evidence on how national features of accountability,…