Prepared in response to guidelines established by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, this two-part report presents data on student learning outcomes and minority student achievement at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Largo, Maryland. Part 1 focuses primarily on fall 1991 entrants but includes longitudinal data where applicable.…

High school graduation rates are conspicuous indicators of the relative successes of education systems, school districts, and high school campuses. Graduation rates are among the academic excellence indicators that will be used for the accreditation of school districts by the Texas Education Agency. This report discusses how high school graduation…

The National Education Goals Panel was created by the President and Governors in July 1990 to assess and report on the progress of the nation and states in achieving six National Education goals by the year 2000. The Panel created six resource groups, one for each goal, to develop short- and long-term recommendations for methods to ensure…

This publication presents comprehensive information on students in higher education in Oklahoma in 1991-92 in 41 tables and 31 figures along with analysis and commentary. An introduction and preface provides definitions of key terms and concepts and notes the data source: Oklahoma State System's Unitized Data System which has been in place since…

Computer models have definite limitations regarding the representation of biological systems, but they do have useful applications in reducing the number of animals used to study physiological systems, especially for educational purposes. This guide lists computer models that simulate living systems and can be used to demonstrate physiological,…

This document reports the results of a survey conducted to determine the employment status of the 1989-90 cohort of graduates from the Faculties of Education of the Province of Alberta. Also under investigation was the proportion of graduates who entered the teaching profession in Alberta immediately upon graduation. Recent projections of teacher…

The Austin (Texas) Independent School District conducts survey research as a means of collecting information from people affected by district policies and programs. Some general results are presented for the following surveys: (1) the School Climate Survey; (2) the Office of Research and Evaluation Coordinated Survey; and (3) the Former Student…

This report provides an overview of Singapore's strategy for human resource development and the country's concerted effort to successfully orchestrate the many separate initiatives between 1960s to 1980s into an effective market-driven, three-tiered higher education system emphasizing technology and modernization. The study highlights the…

This study evaluated the shortage of special education teachers in Oklahoma and presented a long term plan to meet this need. The study examined: (1) teacher shortages by category and geographic location in Oklahoma; (2) availability of individuals with the potential to be special education teachers; and (3) innovative recruitment and retention…

The report summarizes data on the postsecondary educational experiences of 1980 high school graduates based on three major longitudinal data sets: the National Longitudinal Survey of the 1972 high school class; the High School and Beyond study of 1980 high school seniors; and the High School and Beyond study of 1980 high school sophomores.…

There are cries for institutions of higher education to control ambition, contain costs, constrain tuition increases, and make the curriculum more responsive to societal needs. Due to competition in other areas for public monies, it would seem that public funding for higher education must remain limited. However, economic growth, national…

This paper examines whether failure to control for family background, aptitude, high school quality, high school curriculum, and community characteristics leads to bias in estimates of the economic return resulting from postsecondary education. High school specific fixed effects were used to control for all observed and unobserved characteristics…

The preparation of high school students for the transition from secondary to postsecondary education is discussed by an official of the Chicago public schools. It is suggested that access to postsecondary education should not be linked solely to test scores without regard to achievement within the child's environment. Recent statistics show that…

A case study in program evaluation that demonstrates the effectiveness of qualitative research methods is presented. Over a 5-year period, the Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities in Ohio offered a baccalaureate program (University Without Walls) to local employees of a national manufacturing firm. The institutional research office…

A study examined the characteristics of new students who were admitted as regular students in the Department of Adult Education at the University of the District of Columbia during the period from the summer semester of 1981 through the spring semester of 1982. To obtain a profile of the students, researchers drew upon data from the students'…