An attempt was made to improve parent involvement of culturally and ethnically diverse families in an elementary school with 35 to 39 percent minority students, as well as to establish a climate of cooperation between school and home and to attempt to reduce the student mobility rate. A Welcome Committee was created to reach diverse families. This…

This report presents observations and suggestions from members of the Commonwealth Standing Committee on Student Mobility concerning the potential for collaborative initiatives in providing educational services. An assessment is provided of the last 5 years of work by the Standing Committee in improving student mobility and student access and…

This guide is designed to present overseas students with an array of possibilities for study at institutions of higher education in Israel. The guide examines the degree programs, both undergraduate and graduate, that are available as well as diploma studies and special programs for overseas students. In addition, the guide provides lists of the…

This report by the Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) of the Council for Higher Education in Israel discusses the resources and actions needed within higher education in Israel in order to provide access to education to students from abroad as well for Israeli citizens. The report describes Israel's higher education system, as well as the…

One of the most elusive statistics in education today is student mobility. Current mobility statistics are based on available rather than appropriate data, resulting in the best available mobility index, rather than one that would serve real information needs. This study documents methods currently being used by school districts and other entities…

This bilingual (English and French) report examines the debate surrounding a Task Force analysis of higher education institutions in Canada. The Task Force reported on a variety of topics regarding Canada's colleges and universities from teaching and learning through curricular design to student retention and institutional performance. In…

This report examines the characteristics of children in the United States who change schools frequently, their success in school relative to children who have never changed schools, and the help that federal educational programs and policies can provide. One in six of the nation's third-graders were found to have changed schools at least three…

The Census of Jamaica conducted in 1982 is the most recent survey of internal migration in Jamaica. To determine the sociological, psychological, and anthropological factors which influence the educational adaptation of children moving from rural zones to urban environments in Jamaica, this census and additional interviews with children in five…

In response to legislative mandate, this report assesses progress in the implementation of 12 recommendations made in February 1985 by an intersegmental task force established to evaluate existing programs and financial services for community college Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) students who transfer to public colleges and…

Data on the geographic distribution of 1986-87 high school graduates of New York State's public and private schools are presented in tabular form. The information includes: the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1973 through 1987; 15-year trends in the college-going rate within and outside New York State, tabulated by college type…

This is a guide to materials and research on Puerto Ricans who have returned to Puerto Rico after living in the United States. Part 1 is an annotated bibliography of books, journal articles, printed documents, doctoral dissertations, master's theses, journalistic accounts, and unpublished papers on characteristics of Puerto Rican return migrants;…

As part of a study of the success of tranfer students as measured by their grade point averages (GPA's), questionnaires were sent to most postsecondary institutions in Pennsylvania. Of the 110 four-year institutions surveyed, 56 (51%) supplied usable data. They reported 2,441 transfers from Pennsylvania community colleges. Of the 2,000 students…

This is the third report of the longitudinal study of a sample of 629 students who first enrolled at Santa Ana College in fall 1977. Included are descriptive data gathered from the third set of questionnaires completed by returning and non-returning students in fall 1978 and demographic data obtained from the college's records. Third phase data…

Extensive statistical data summarizes the characteristics and academic progress of transfer students from the Florida community colleges to the state university system in 1974, 1975 and 1976. Summary data are presented by sex, race, age, and university; date of entry, credits earned prior to entry; college of origin, and grade point average (GPA).…

The results of the Post-Secondary Student Survey, 1974-1975, conducted in Canada are reported. The highlights of the survey results are reported and the policy implications of the data are discussed. The survey was designed to provide detailed information on a wide range of characteristics of postsecondary students in Canada, including…