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Peer reviewedBoorstein, Margaret F. – Journal of Geography, 1990
Examines spatial and social variations in preschool education in Nassau County, New York. Analyzes how the preschool operation relates to publicly supported primary education. Describes processes influencing historical changes in the number and distribution of preschools. Points out that the location and provision of preschool education is a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Size, Economic Factors, Economic Status
Bergsland, Knut, Comp. – 1994
This comprehensive dictionary draws on ethnographic and linguistic work of the Aleut language and culture dating to 1745. An introductory section explains the dictionary's format, offers a brief historical survey, and contains notes on Aleut phonology and orthography, dialectal differences and developments, Eskimo-Aleut phonological…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Dictionaries
Download full textMaryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1996
The Maryland Higher Education Commission examined the degree of access which residents of various regions of Maryland have to higher education facilities to determine whether any of these areas are under-served. Southern Maryland, Mid Maryland, and Frederick County are projected to be the fastest growing areas of the state during the next 20 years…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Demand
Heartland Center, Hammond, IN. – 1996
This report uses 1990 census data to examine the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of the Hispanic population of Indiana. In addition, the report compares Indiana's Hispanic population to the state's general population and to the U.S. Hispanic population. The report aims to assist business and civic leaders, as well as church…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Age Differences, Census Figures, Demography
Murphy, William – 1992
A study of data on 6,846 adult literacy education students in Pennsylvania gathered information on student characteristics, instructional settings, teaching methods, and program and policy needs. Results indicate that about 34% of the students were Hispanic, 31% were Indochinese, and 21% were from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Educational Policy
Odumuh, Adama Emmanuel – 1994
A discussion of the situation of Idoma, a Nigerian language, begins with different accounts of the language's origin, referring to both local legend and cosmology. It then proceeds to a review of modern linguists' efforts, since 1927, to classify the language. A statistical overview contains information on the number of speakers of Idoma as a…
Descriptors: African Languages, Alphabets, Community Services, Diachronic Linguistics
Smith, William C., Jr. – 1983
Information on the earnings as of September 1982 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 124 of the 127 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1982-1983 by degree held, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Background, Full Time Faculty
Smith, William C., Jr. – 1982
Information on the earnings as of September 1981 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 119 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1981-1982 by degree held, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Background, Full Time Faculty
Smith, William C., Jr. – 1981
Information on the earnings as of September 1980 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 118 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1980-1981 by degree held, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Doctoral Degrees, Educational Background, Full Time Faculty
Boyan, Douglas R., Ed.; And Others – 1983
Results of the 1981-1982 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on students' nationality, academic characteristics, personal characteristics, distribution by state, two- and four-year institutions, public and private…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
Fowles, Donald G. – 1986
As of 1985 the population of persons aged 65 or over in the United States numbered 28.5 million. By the year 2000, persons in the 65+ age group are expected to represent 13 percent of the population, and this percentage may climb to 21.2 percent by 2030. In 1985, older men were twice as likely to be married as older women. Sixty-seven percent of…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Ethnic Groups
Florida State Postsecondary Education Commission, Tallahassee. – 1985
Results of assessing needs in medical education in Florida are presented. Attention is directed to: the type, size, and location of programs needed to meet state needs; funding and tuition policies; access to medical education; public support for private medical schools; financial aid to medical students; geriatric medical education; graduate…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Enrollment Trends, Financial Policy, Geographic Distribution
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Staff Office of Institutional Research. – 1988
The results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) during the Fall 1987 term are presented. All credit course students and all institutions of the State University system are included. This third of three volumes focuses on enrollment…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Educational Assessment, Enrollment Influences
Kentucky Council on Public Higher Education, Frankfort. – 1988
A detailed description about the origin of students in Kentucky state-supported and independent institutions of higher education is features. Information about county and state of origin for all students, first-time freshmen, and professional students is included as well as definitions of terms. Lists of the membership in the Commonwealth of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Martin, Susan Forbes; And Others – 1988
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) provides for the legalization of undocumented aliens through several programs. IRCA established the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants (SLIAG) "to alleviate the financial impact on States and local governments that may result from the adjustment of immigrant status" through…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, English (Second Language)
