The Biennial Survey of Education presents the statistics of practically all the important school systems in the United States for 1917-18. The various chapters have been previously printed as bulletins, permitting a wider circulation of the statistics. This chapter includes a general summary of the statistics, showing the enrollment in public and…

This document contains Volume Seven of the "National Series" of the "American Journal of Education." Issues 25-28 provide articles by a variety of authors discussing topics including German pedagogy, French pedagogy, liberal education, manners in education and life, military and naval education, female education and employment,…

Revised version of a paper presented at the Wisconsin Symposium on Linguistic Perspectives on Black English, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, May 1970. Special issue on Black Dialect: Historical and Descriptive Issues'' edited by William A. Stewart. (RS)

Taken from 1960 U.S. Census statistics, data suggest that black female teachers are more middle class than white counterparts in the area of individual initiative and less middle class in maters over which the society or others exert an influence which undermines personal endeavor. (DM)

A report of comprehensive efforts within Tennessee to determine the extent of support in individual schools, school systems, counties, and congressional districts is reported, including the simple formula used. Also described are some of the linguistic maps and statistical tables in the report and the possible applications for teachers in other…

Assesses results of attitudinal racism in White institutions through examination (by race and sex) of college experience of the civilian labor force for 1977-79. Asserts that a lack of increased Black enrollment and retention rates demonstrate the need for a collective effort to raise the national consciousness in support of equal opportunity. (ML)

Summarizes the latest report from an ongoing University of Michigan study of 17,000 high school seniors, "Drug Use Among American High School Students, 1975-1977." Statistics on usage of and attitudes toward marijuana are presented, as are usage figures on other drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes. (SJL)

Twenty sources of information and research related to student financial aid and/or postsecondary financing issues are listed. Included are periodicals, publications, agencies and institutions, and federal and private agencies that publish technical and statistical data. (JMD)

A model of student college choice decision was formulated and empirically tested to be used as the basis to estimate the probability of whether a student would enter a particular college. Three components of the model were students' personal characteristics, the admissions process that the students experience, and college characteristics.…

The extent to which the Pharmacy College Admissions Test and other admissions criteria predict (1) academic performance during later years at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, and (2) scores on the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Licensing Examination (NABPLEX), and a board of pharmacy law examination are assessed.…

Provides statistical evidence that measures progress of African Americans in institutions of higher education in the United States. Data include racial inequality; graduation rates from liberal arts colleges, state universities, and black colleges; and graduation rates of black athletes. (GR)

Uses hierarchical linear model to estimate the effects of three forms of human capital on employee salary in China: Formal education, employer-provided on-the-job training, and adult education. Finds, for example, that employees' experience in changing production technology and on-the-job training are positively associated with salary increases…

Discusses the failure of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) programs to attract and retain minority medical students. Cites the program's failure to place minority graduates in appropriate urban settings. Includes statistical data on minority medical school applicants, enrollment, and graduates. (FMW)

Discusses problems of classifying racial and ethnic groups when collecting statistical data. Argues that surveys must acknowledge the great diversity of the American population and give respondents the freedom to choose the group or groups to which they belong. (FMW)

Demonstrates that the common procedure of using examination results as performance indicators based upon residuals from regression analysis when applied to aggregated data gives unstable results. Suggests that aggregate-level analyses are uninformative and that useful comparisons cannot be obtained without employing multilevel analyses using…