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Download full textOhio Board of Regents, 2007
This report displays, in tabular format, four sets of outcomes, each based on a distinct set of students: (1) Participation (percent of high school graduates enrolled in any public or private college in Ohio); (2) Preparation (course-taking data from surveys that students complete when they register for exams); (3) Remedial Course Enrollment (for…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Private Colleges, High School Graduates, Profiles
Kids Count--South Dakota, Vermillion. – 1996
This KIDS COUNT statistical report is the fourth to examine trends in children's and adolescents' well-being in South Dakota using indicators of health, education, social, and economic well-being, along with information on family income, household relationships, population, and AFDC/food stamp usage for each county. The information is organized in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Child Welfare, Children
Ferrari, Monica – 1991
This survey of 25 day care centers in 5 regions of Italy was designed to determine the characteristics of competent centers and the effects of differing local regulations on the quality of care provided. The Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) and a questionnaire were utilized to assess the quality of the day care centers in the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers, Differences, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedBosak, Jeanine; Perlman, Baron – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1982
A review of 178 sources (articles, books, and other sources from 1971 through 1980, and frequently-cited earlier sources) on rural sociology and rural mental health indicated 4 major categories of definitions of rural: not explicitly stated, verbal (qualitative), homemade quantitative, and external quantitative. Sources were summarized as to…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Definitions, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Nimmo, Dan; Johnson, Karen S. – 1986
More than one-third of U.S. newspapers use various kinds of systematic survey research other than that provided by Gallup or Harris, and broadcast networks have polling units that are part of their news divisions. However, as most of the media employ them, opinion polls provide a genuine basis for "broad, sweeping generalizations." News…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Audience Analysis, Community Attitudes, Credibility
McClure, Maureen W.; Plank, David N. – 1985
Ways in which the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) might reorient its activities to assist educational policy makers in making informed decisions are discussed. The first section discusses public school education as an investment. The outcomes of education should be followed as students enter the work force, at the local and federal…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Economics
Current Population Reports, 1987
This report presents data on the 1986 income and poverty status of families and persons from 60,500 households in the United States. Among the variables examined are the following: (1) race; (2) Hispanic origin; (3) sex; (4) age; (5) marital status; (6) residence; and (7) family status. The following highlights are included: (1) for the fourth…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Income, Family Status, Hispanic Americans
Burgdorf, Kenneth; Chaney, Bradford – 1988
This report presents information for identification of the national trends in the amount, age, loss, condition, and perceived adequacy of academic research equipment in selected science and engineering fields. The data were obtained from a stratified probability sample of 55 colleges and universities and from a separately selected sample of 24…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Facilities, Engineering Education, Equipment
Beaudin, Bart – 1982
This fact sheet identifies some of the basic premises of employer-sponsored training and reviews two studies that surveyed the quantity of occupational training in industry. Highlights and statistics from a 1977 study by Seymour Lusterman entitled "Education in Industry," and a 1975 study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics entitled…
Descriptors: Employer Employee Relationship, Employers, Industrial Training, Industry
Babco, Eleanor L. – 1987
This publication reports starting salary data based on job offers made to graduating college students at all degree levels in selected curricula and graduate programs during the recruiting period of September 1986 to June 1987. Data were submitted by 164 placement offices at 143 participating colleges and universities in the United States. This…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education
Bridgeland, William M.; And Others – 1986
A survey questionnaire aimed at taking a census and assessing the child care needs of Michigan State University employees was sent to all 8,293 full-time faculty and staff. Two dimensions of child care needs were assessed: (1) use/satisfaction; and (2) preference/needs. Demographic data were also obtained. Responses were received from 4,759…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Employed Parents, Employee Attitudes
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1987
The "Public School Districts" machine-readable data file (MRDF) is a subfile within the Common Core of Data (CCD) program (a continuation of the Elementary and Secondary General Information Survey-ELSEGIS). This file contains approximately 16,000 records, each representing a public school district (or other local agency) providing free…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Fiscal Capacity
Canadian Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1977
In assessing the Canadian government's performance in 1976 in carrying out the spirit of the Official Languages Act, at least 80% of Ottawa's initiatives seem to have been successful, but many problems remain. This report surveys the progress made in varying sectors of government structure. The report is divided into two chapters. Chapter one,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Federal Government
PDF pending restorationNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1977
Information about fall 1977 college and university enrollment in New York State is presented. Tables provide the following information: degree credit enrollment and first-time students in institutions of higher education by level of program, institutional classification, and specific institutions; unclassified enrollment and first-time students by…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment Rate
RAY, CHARLES K.; AND OTHERS – 1962
DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE OF THE DROPOUT RATE AMONG NATIVE ALASKAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE VARIOUS REASONS FOR FAILURE TO FINISH SCHOOL. THE STUDY SAMPLE WAS DRAWN FROM NINE ALASKAN HIGH SCHOOLS WITH OVER ONE-HALF NATIVE STUDENT ENROLLEES. NATIVES WERE DEFINED AS PERSONS BEING ONE-FOURTH OR MORE ESKIMO, INDIAN, OR ALEUT. APPROXIMATELY 1,200…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alaska Natives, Aspiration, Colleges
