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Usher, Alex; Steele, Kim – Online Submission, 2006
This report looks at the affordability of public 4-year post-secondary education in 50 US States and 10 Canadian provinces. Public 4-year post-secondary education was found to be more affordable in the United States on five of the six affordability measures in the report; on the sixth, the two countries were tied. In general, in the United States…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Comparative Education
Won, Sandra, Ed. – 2001
This report on the well-being of America's children focuses on the need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The foreword to the report exhorts governors to lead a culture change and show that states can more efficiently help their own children. This section also describes the mission of the Leave No Child Behind movement,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Seppanen, Patricia S.; And Others – 1993
This study presents a nationwide picture of the prevalence, structure, and features of formal school- and center-based programs that provide before- and after-school care for children between the ages of 5 and 15. Data for the study were gathered in 1991 through telephone interviews of some 1,300 child care programs and site visits to 12 programs.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, Ancillary School Services, Day Care Centers
Broyles, Susan G. – 1995
This glossary includes terms used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is the core postsecondary education data collection program of the United States Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The IPEDS system is built around a series of interrelated surveys that collect institution-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Colleges, Data Collection
Stoneburner, Chris – 1998
This document, the first in the "For Children For Ohio's Future" Kids Count series, explores the link between quality child care and healthy brain development. It documents child care needs, availability, and costs in Ohio, and shows that despite an increase in the number of child care facilities since 1995, not all programs can meet the…
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Children, Counties
Broyles, Susan G.; Vanderhorst, Paulette R. – 1992
This glossary includes terms used in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is the core postsecondary education data collection program in the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. It is a single, comprehensive data collection system developed to encompass all institutions and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Colleges, Data Collection
Barbett, Samuel F.; And Others – 1993
This report represents an updated edition (fiscal years 1989-90 data are combined) of the State Higher Education Profiles (SHEP) report providing statistics and indicators on enrollment, revenues and costs, financial aid, degrees and other formal awards conferred, and faculty compensation for accredited institutions throughout the United States…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Educational Facilities
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1976
As part of the third follow-up to the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, the Third Follow-Up Questionnaire was administered to a sample of the members of the high school class of 1972 who had been surveyed in 1972 and 1974. The questionnaire contains 158 items about education and work experience and is divided into the…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Educational Experience, Family Characteristics
McDowell, Lena; Morgan, Frank B. – 1990
Comparing regional and subregional division characteristics of public elementary and secondary education in the United States, this report presents selected key statistics for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 5 outlying areas. This report is based on responses to the "Public Elementary and Secondary School Universe" and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Government Publications, Institutional Characteristics
Rossi, Robert; Gilmartin, Kevin J. – 1981
Five workplans were developed for the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) educational indicators program. The implementation of these workplans will be useful to both NCES staff and users of NCES data and will provide opportunities for joint working relationships among the authors, consultants, and NCES staff. The five plans call for…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Economics, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality
Redd, Kenneth; Riddle, Wayne C. – 1988
While there are severe limitations on the availability, comparability, and reliability of education statistics for the United States and other major foreign nations, a comparison of data reveals that the relative ranking of the United States among other nations with respect to educational participation in general is high, but that it is low in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation
Stolworthy, Reed L. – 1987
The purpose of this study was to determine the adequacy of the preparation provided by the teacher preparation program at Washburn University (Kansas) relative to the competency of assessing and interpreting student progress. Answers were sought to the following questions: (1) How does the student teacher evaluate his/her competence in regards to…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Education Majors, Higher Education, Practicum Supervision
McKinley, Kenneth H.; Self, Burl E., Jr. – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using the computer-based Synagraphic Mapping Program (SYMAP) and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) in formulating an efficient and accurate information system which Creek Nation tribal staff could implement and use in planning for more effective and precise delivery of…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Census Figures, Computer Oriented Programs
Council on the Economic Status of Women, St. Paul, Minn. – 1979
This report examines the educational status of Minnesota women in all public institutions, with emphasis on the effect of education on women's economic status. It addresses both the amount and kind of education women receive and to what extent educational systems are adapting to the changing needs of women. The book is divided into discussions of…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Educational Status Comparison, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
GROSS, NEAL; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE EFFECTS AND DETERMINANTS OF THREE ROLE BEHAVIOR ASPECTS OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WERE STUDIED, AS FOLLOWS--(1) CLOSENESS OF TEACHER SUPERVISION, (2) SUPPORT OF INNOVATION, AND (3) INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS IN SCHOOL AFFAIRS. SPECIFICALLY, THE EFFECTS AND DETERMINANTS TO BE EXAMINED WERE THE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTS OF ROLE BEHAVIOR IN TERMS OF TEACHER…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards, Innovation
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