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O'Brien, Eileen M. – Research Briefs, 1992
This research brief summarizes data available on master's degree students and recipients, including data on characteristics of master's degree students; financial support for master's students; growth in number of master's degrees awarded; number of master's degrees earned by gender and by race/ethnicity; the most popular fields, by gender,…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Employment, Ethnic Groups, Full Time Students
Merriam, Sharan B.; Simpson, Edwin L. – 1995
This book was developed to provide guidance in the process of systematic inquiry in the field of adult education and training. The book contains 11 chapters. It begins with an introduction and overview of the research process, followed by two chapters on how to shape a research problem and conduct a review of the literature that will help to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Data Analysis
Stallings, William M. – 1993
To provide practice in making design decisions, collecting and analyzing data, and writing and documenting results, a professor of statistics has his graduate students in statistics and research methodology classes design and perform an experiment on the effects of fertilizers on the growth of radishes. This project has been required of students…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making
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Ellsworth, Nancy J. – 1992
A study was done to investigate the organization of teaching and learning activities experienced in teacher preparation courses in an urban university. A survey instrument developed for the study was administered to 254 trainees in 20 regular and special education courses. The graduate teacher education courses were stratified by educational…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Graduate Students
Jarrell, Michele G.; And Others – 1993
The objectives of this study were to determine the adequacy of the preparation of Educational Research graduates from the University of Alabama, assess their employment history, and solicit opinions concerning the present and future status of Educational Research. A survey instrument mailed to graduates (Ed.S. and Ph.D) from 1973 to the present…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research
Thurgood, Delores; Weinman, Joanne M. – 1991
This report presents a summary of the 1989-90 results of the Survey of Earned Doctorates conducted each year since 1958. Organized into three sections, the report first presents an analysis of trends in the numbers of doctorate recipients including data with regard to fields, gender, citizenship status, time-to-degree, and post-graduation plans…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Asian Americans
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1993
This report provides statistical tables on the age groups and sex of full-time and part-time graduate and undergraduate students in the State University of New York (SUNY) system for Fall 1992. Part 1 contains data for the entire system including headcount tables with corresponding percent distribution arrays. Part 2 displays headcount and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Demography, Enrollment, Full Time Students
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1991
A study was done to lay the foundation for a rigorous analysis and assessment of the functioning of the Canadian academic labor market and to begin to explore systematically the dynamic of faculty renewal and replacement. The study used data from Statistics Canada and investigated the functioning and prospects of the Canadian academic labor market…
Descriptors: Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Patterns
Fletcher, Richard K., Jr.; And Others – 1989
The Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) has been given to all students as an entry requirement into teacher education programs at Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville) since 1983. All students at the University are also required to take the American College Test (ACT). One of the questions in this study related to whether the same or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates
Biggerstaff, Ed – 1989
The Center for Enhancement of Education organizes seven specialized centers within the School of Education and Human Services to provide faculty and students with the opportunity for research, development, and public service activities that complement and supplement classroom teaching. Each of the seven centers stresses one of the following…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clinical Experience, College Students, Counseling Services
Hall, Ernest – 1991
While research on the composing process has revealed great variation among writers and among types of writers, research has largely ignored fluctuation in the writing behaviors of a single writer. A study contrasted both texts and behaviors of six graduate and undergraduate students of English as a Second Language (ESL) as they wrote a practice…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Fries, Judith E. – 1987
This report explores several areas of participation of American Indians in higher education. Following a brief history, data are presented on population characteristics, enrollment, degrees, staff, and institutions for the years 1975-76 to 1984-85. Data vary according to year and cover virtually all accredited United States colleges/universities.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, American Indians, Career Choice
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1987
Data on tuition and other student costs for the State University of New York (SUNY) are presentd, along with a brief narrative summary. Information is provided on: in-state and out- of-state tuition charges for graduate and undergraduate students; trends in undergraduate and graduate student tuition and other charges by program level, 1963 to…
Descriptors: College Housing, Community Colleges, Commuting Students, Fees
Kingston, Neal; And Others – 1985
A necessary prerequisite to the operational use of item response theory (IRT) in any testing program is the investigation of the feasibility of such an approach. This report presents the results of such research for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Despite the fact that GMAT data appear to violate a basic assumption of the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Computer Software, Correlation, Equated Scores
Morrison, Jack – 1985
The growth of the arts in higher education during 1973-1983 was studied, based on a followup study of 17 colleges, interviews with about 80 educational leaders, and a national seminar with leading experts in the creative arts. Excluded from study were conservatories and proprietary schools. Of the 17 colleges studied in 1973, 16 continued to…
Descriptors: Architecture, Art Education, College Faculty, College Programs
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