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Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Educators are pleased with the rising number of Americans studying abroad and the diverse countries attracting American students, reflecting the increasing internationalization of college curricula and availability of programs overseas. Students are asking more sophisticated questions about their destinations. Data on program types, student…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution, Higher Education
Neugebauer, Roger – Child Care Information Exchange, 2002
Examines demographic information about the status of young children around the world. Graphs nations with the largest populations of young children and highest percentage of their populations composed of young children in comparison to the aged, the percentage of regional populations under age 5 and over 64, and birth and infant mortality rates.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
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Donohoe, Elizabeth A. – Academic Medicine, 1990
The discussion consists of a national overview of state legislative activity and summaries of state legislation addressing aspects of physician distribution in rural areas and other rural health care issues during the period 1984-89. Legislative summaries are organized by state. (MSE)
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Health Services, Higher Education, Labor Force
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Kale, Steven R. – Journal of Geography, 1989
Discusses how applied economic development has been integrated into the economic geography curriculum at Oregon State University (Corvallis). States that coursework in applied economic development should lead to greater understanding of the causes of economic change, the problems associated with growth or decline, and methods for achieving…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Economics Education, Geographic Distribution
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Denton, David R. – Academic Medicine, 1989
A study of family physicians graduating from Texas residency programs between 1979 and 1987 analyzed patterns of practice location and their relationship to residency location, focusing on size of practice community and distance from the residency program. It is concluded that state policy has effectively distributed physicians in the state. (MSE)
Descriptors: Family Practice (Medicine), Geographic Distribution, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education
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Ernst, Joy Swanson – Child Welfare, 2000
Used administrative data, census data, and geographic information system technology to map and analyze the rates, distribution, and ecological correlates of child physical abuse, neglect and sexual abuse at the neighborhood level. Compared the distribution by neighborhood of three types of child abuse, and identified and compared neighborhood…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Data Analysis
Hoff, David J. – Education Week, 2005
Thousands of children displaced by one of the most destructive natural disasters ever to strike the United States will be back in school soon, sometimes as far as 500 miles away from home. Whether their own schools are flooded in New Orleans or missing roofs in Biloxi, Mississippi, many students will find a spot in a classroom in the town where…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Weather, Influences, Educational Environment
Marcelo, Karlo Barrios; Lopez, Mark Hugo – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2006
This fact sheet compares the numbers of 18-25 year-old immigrants by nativity status, gender, race, ethnicity, geographic distribution, country of origin, year of arrival, marital status, educational attainment, and assesses population trends from 1994-2006. These numbers are based on Current Population Survey data. An appendix presents: 2006 At a…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Youth, Marital Status, Immigration
Smith, Andrew F.; Kling, Tatiana – 1993
This booklet describes for elementary students the many contributions of people, traveling many places, over many years to bring the tomato to Philadelphia. The booklet includes the following: (1) "Introduction to the Tomato"; (2) "Where Does the Tomato Come From?"; (3) "The Spanish Tomato"; (4) "The Philadelphia…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Elementary Education, Geographic Distribution, Geographic Location
Cook, Peggy J.; Mizer, Karen L. – 1994
This report describes an expanded and revised version of the Economic Research Service's 1979 classification of nonmetro counties, commonly called the ERS typology. The classification has been widely used by researchers, policy analysts, and public officials as a source of information about the economic and social diversity characterizing rural…
Descriptors: Classification, Counties, Demography, Economic Research
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1982
Data concerning the distribution of 1981-1982 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools are presented. Statistical tables cover the following: trends in the college-going rate of high school graduates from 1968 through 1982; a 10-year trend of the college-going rate, within and outside New York State; the distribution…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Enrollment Trends, Geographic Distribution, High School Graduates
Research Notes on Education, 1990
This report specifies the enrollment and distribution of African American students in American public schools for the 1988-89 school year as reported by each state. The data, which show that these students are distributed unevenly among and within the various states, are presented in three tables. Table 1 presents the current enrollment of African…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Hoppe, Robert A.; And Others – 1986
To study the social and economic conditions where black farmers live, 342 southern counties, each having at least 25 black farmers, were identified. The counties were divided into five categories, four of which reflected the most common commodity type of black-operated farm and one which did not exhibit any common black-operated farm type. Most…
Descriptors: Black Businesses, Blacks, Demography, Economic Climate
Pollack, Susan L. – 1985
The report examines characteristics of crew workers (farmworkers who work for contractors) and noncrew workers in 1981 and reviews Federal legislation designed to protect crew workers and to control farm labor contractors. During 1981 approximately 250,000 crew workers comprised 10% of hired farmworkers. Crew workers were 53% White, 28% Hispanic,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Crew Leaders, Demography, Educational Attainment
Castillon, David A. – 1984
This unit is designed to help social studies or science teachers incorporate ecological concepts into the teaching of science and Missouri geography. The unit includes: (1) a topic outline; (2) general unit objectives; (3) an introduction to basic biogeographical concepts; (4) descriptions of the glaciated prairie, unglaciated prairie, ozark, and…
Descriptors: Animals, Biology, Conservation Education, Ecology
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