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Benton, Barbara L. – 1979
Math avoidance has been hypothesized as related to career choice restrictions. Few attempts have been made, however, to assess the relative importance of the various components of math avoidance to career choice. Furthermore, it has been implied that persons fearful of math not only avoid specific careers but also reject careers that are otherwise…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Download full textIverson, Barbara K.; Walberg, Herbert J. – 1979
The purpose of this analysis is to provide an estimate of the mean correlation of home environment measures with learning measures across studies and to indicate sample and study characteristics associated with different magnitudes of correlation. University of Chicago studies of behavioral processes and British investigations of parental…
Descriptors: Correlation, Ecological Factors, Elementary School Students, Family Environment
RAPTON, AVRA; AND OTHERS – 1967
WORK EXPERIENCE, PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS, TRENDS, AND CONTRASTS OF MIGRATORY FARMWORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE PRESENTED FOR THE YEARS 1962 THROUGH 1966, WITH EMPHASIS ON 1965. SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF AGE, SEX, CHIEF ACTIVITY DURING YEAR, HOUSEHOLD RELATIONSHIP, SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD, COLOR, FARM AND NONFARM RESIDENCE, TENURE, AND EDUCATION…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Migrant Education, Migrant Employment, Migrant Workers
Jordan, Thomas Earl – 1965
For 31 Texas public junior colleges, this study analyzed revenues, expenditures, and ability to support a stratified program according to enrollment, and explored the relationships among size, cost, and selected educational opportunities. Data were collected from questionnaires, professional literature, documents of the Texas Education Agency, and…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Costs, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Programs
Gibson, Campbell; Wetrogan, Signe – 1975
This report presents population projections of the United States by age, sex, and the components of population changes, births, deaths, and net immigration. These projections are shown annually by race--white and black--from 1975 to 2000 and in less detail for the total population from 2000 to 2050. In 1974, the population of the United States,…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Black Population Trends, Census Figures, Demography
Goldstein, Harold M. – L'Onpi (Rivista Mensile Dell 'Opera Nazionale Pensionati D'Italia), 1975
Medical problems of older Americans are described, based on the types of illnesses and their frequency among the elderly. Those 65 years of age and older are defined as elderly, placing 20 million of the 203 million Americans in this category (1970 census). The major causes of chronic conditions in the elderly and the percent of those 65-74 years…
Descriptors: Disease Incidence, Geriatrics, Health Needs, Health Services
Klose, Traugott – 1972
Major reforms brought about in July 1969 at the Free University of Berlin in its organization, planning, and decision making are reviewed. Specific problems are addressed, such as plans for introducing an information system on technical data and space use, plans for an information system on personnel employed by the university, and plans for an…
Descriptors: College Administration, Conference Reports, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Brandes, O. Jean – 1976
This volume provides an overview of projects conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Particular emphasis is placed on NCES activities that directly affect educational users; studies intended to improve the quality or utility of NCES data and products are not included, nor are projects aimed at a single client such as the…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Jackson, Donald A.; And Others – 1975
A self-instructional book covers ten steps toward development of a behavior observation system. Units describe how to interpret graphs, convert information from table to graph form, put collected data into a table, compute the reliability of observational data, make observations with four recording methods, construct an observational system,…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Data Collection
Colorado Market Research Services, Inc., Denver. – 1974
The Colorado Council for Library Development commissioned a state survey to facilitate long range library planning. A survey was designed by Colorado Market Research Services, Inc. and directed to adults throughout the state to ascertain the information needs of the sample population. Citizens were queried as to the frequency of their library use,…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Information Needs, Library Planning, Library Surveys
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. – 1974
This report was prepared to assist the New Jersey Board of Higher Education in allocating state appropriations to community colleges. The selected financial data and related nonfinancial data describing the fiscal operation of community colleges as projected for 1974-75 are summarized. The paper is organized around five topics: Costs in…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Enrollment Trends
Daiute, Robert J.; Gorman, Kenneth A. – 1974
Statistical sampling techniques for the measurement of book readership within libraries are described. The procedures, developed and initially implemented at Rider College, rely upon interviews of book readers inside the library rather than upon such indirect usage measures as which volumes are lift on tables for reshelving, or analyses of user…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Programs, Libraries, Library Research
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
From 1956-1960 an estimated 34,000 infants annually failed to survive in many parts of the United States due to risks far in excess of those for some areas of the country. There is a growing gap between death rates for white and nonwhite infants in the United States, with the excess mortality rate of nonwhite infants continuing to rise. Only 15…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Death, Infant Mortality, Infants
Langton, Kenneth P.; Karns, David A. – 1969
This study examines, within a single model, the relative influence of family, school, and work group participation upon different levels of political efficacy and participation within a developmental context. The study is a preliminary analysis because only data for the U.S.A., Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Mexico were obtainable.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Economic Development, Family Environment, Family Influence
Taggart, Robert – 1973
After giving an overview of the private retirement system and considering deferred wages and labor costs, the study explores the extent of the influence of private pensions on early retirement and on job opportunities of older persons, and the influence of lengthy job tenure requirements on worker mobility. The study weakens the case for…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Financial Policy, Government Role
