This report evaluates a project that studied social, physical, and academic stress in the lives of students in an inner-city intermediate school and developed interventions to reduce that stress. Over 242 students, most of whom were from low-income families and almost all of whom were black, participated in the project. The following findings are…

As part of a comprehensive environmental scan prepared by Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Maryland, this report focuses on trends in PGCC's market share, student recruitment and retention, and enrollments. The first section offers a market share analysis, examining the full-time, part-time, and new full-time undergraduate market shares…

An analysis was conducted to compare two national surveys of American youth and to examine the life goals and occupational aspirations of college students in 1978 and of those in 1983. Two national data sets were used in the analysis. Both are based on traditional multistage probability design. The first was the 1978 National Public Affairs Study,…

This document examines three important national surveys that provide periodic longitudinal data on the transition to adulthood during the late 1960s and 1970s: (1) the Parnes Young Men and Women Panels, initiated in 1966 and 1968; (2) the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, initiated in 1968; and (3) the National Longitudinal Study of the High School…

Three different projects, undertaken during 1968-1975 and focusing on problems connected with reforms in Swedish higher education and particularly in the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, are reported. The first project was part of the research program initiated by the University Admittance Requirements Committee to serve as a basis for suggestions…

Data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Programs at ACE/UCLA on a national sample of students who first matriculated as college freshmen in 1966 were merged with followup data collected in 1967, 1970, and 1971. Cross-tabulations specify the level of career aspirations for women and men across the college years and across cohorts of…

There has been much work on social networks and interpersonal worlds, but until recently little discussion of the unique aspects of women's networks. To examine the factors that constrain or facilitate such female bonding, 43 low-income urban mothers were interviewed. For these respondents, female bonding was a significant aspect of their lives.…

One of the theories favoring alternative schools suggests that scholastic success and social support raise students' self-esteem and reduce their provocation to become delinquents. A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of three alternative secondary schools in improving the behavior of highly delinquent and disruptive…

Using statistical analyses of 1960 and 1970 census data, this paper explores reasons for the remarkable rise in the relative wage of black women in the United States. Education, government employment, geographical region of residence (South or non-South), and hours worked are the four variables employed. The analytical framework of the study is…

This booklet presents data on years of schooling completed by individuals in the United States who are 14 years old and older. Data are based on the results of the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the Bureau of the Census in March 1978 and 1979. Data are presented in tabular and narrative form. Characteristics considered in the survey…

In order to study the relationship between students' educational plans and deeds, questionnaires were administered in spring l976 to two groups of University of Hawaii (UH) community college students who entered in fall 1975: continuing students in their second semester at Hawaii, Honolulu, Maui, and Windward community colleges, and non-continuing…

Using the Student Inventory File of the OBOR information system, detailed analyses were conducted on 1971-1975 enrollments in Ohio by institution, count, part-time versus full-time status, age, rank, day-evening, marital status, etc. Data on out-of-state enrollments, graduate students, and professional students were also tabulated. (LBH)

1982-83 Georgia Regents' Testing Program reading subtest scores and five aptitude/achievement variables of 256 Black and 3009 White Georgia University sophomores were compared. Classification analysis showed White students scored higher. Results were compared to the National Assessment of Education Program findings. (BS)

Speculates about the consequences of unemployment for families in the 1980s, using data from the 1975 recession and the Great Depression. Found that families with preschoolers as well as Black and single-parent families were most vulnerable to financial loss and that government income transfers were ineffective. (JAC)

Few studies have tracked youth transition beyond the immediate post-school period or have looked at the longer-term outcomes of post-school programs. This study reports the findings of a case study investigating links between an industry-specific school vocational education and training (VET) program and subsequent work transitions to the building…