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Peer reviewedParelius, Ann P. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1975
The role of educational institutions in the differentiation of age strata, regulation of relationships between strata, and distribution of social roles along age dimensions shows that altering the interlock between age and education affects the structure of major institutions and the psychosocial experiences specific to life-cycle stages.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Groups, Behavioral Science Research, Emotional Experience
Download full textMiller, Jon D.; McConeghy, Janet – 1982
To facilitate the secondary analysis of citizenship and social studies data collected by the National Assessment for Educational Progress, this project constructed a set of three consolidated data archives and provided a simplified documentation system for users. The three consolidated files produced were (1) the 1971-72 Social Studies Assessment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Groups, Citizenship, Data
Stuart, Janette – 1983
College enrollment trends were examined with attention to participation of women and youth, part- and full-time study, and qualifications of entering students. Findings include the following: in 1973 there was only one university in Western Australia, and the colleges sector consisted of five teacher training institutions and one institute of…
Descriptors: Age Groups, College Students, Enrollment Trends, Females
Barb, K. H.; And Others – 1977
This study investigates when people prefer to retire, and how their preferences change as they grow older. Subjects were 547 workers and 371 retirees. Information was collected during interviews in 1964 and in 1974. Data were analyzed in a split-plot analysis of variance model. Results indicate the following: (1) an overall shift to later…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Developmental Psychology
ZINTER, JUDITH R. – 1967
THE METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE THE DROPOUT RATES FOR DYNAMOD II, A COMPUTERIZED MARKOV-CHAIN MODEL OF STUDENT AND TEACHER FLOWS OVER TIME, IS PRESENTED IN FIVE STEPS--(1) CALCULATING A DROPOUT RATE FOR MALE AND FEMALE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND FOR MALE AND FEMALE SECONDARY STUDENTS, (2) CALCULATING AN OVERALL RATE FOR MALES AND AN OVERALL RATE…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Dropout Rate, Elementary School Students, Methods
DOWNING, VIRGINIA – 1967
THE LIBRARY RECORDS OF A MIDWESTERN PUBLIC LIBRARY WERE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHICH AGE GROUPS VISIT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DURING THE SUMMER, WHICH AGE GROUP READS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF BOOKS, AND HOW MANY OF THE VOLUMES CIRCULATED ARE LISTED IN THE "CHILDREN'S CATALOG" AS QUALITY LITERATURE. DATA COMPILED WITHIN A 6-DAY PERIOD REVEALED…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Books, Childrens Literature, Library Collections
Baker, Roger D.; Walker, Kenneth – 1980
Age and enrollment patterns of students attending Kentucky colleges and universities in 1978-79 were studied. Information was obtained from the Council on Higher Education for state-supported institutions belonging to KACRAO (Kentucky Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) and from a survey of independent institutions…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Groups, College Students, Community Colleges
Coonrod, Debbie – 1979
Factors used in selecting children for admission to preschool programs and factors that determine the way children are grouped within preschool programs are discussed. Factors that affect the composition and number of children admitted to a program are said to include funds, number of staff available, size of facility, current legislation and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Admission Criteria, Age Groups, Day Care
Kirby, Emily B. – 1979
It has been suggested that the average age of community college students is increasing and colleges should adjust their policies accordingly. In an effort to investigate this assertion, the average age of Oakton Community College students enrolled during the fall 1978 semester was calculated. The relationship between student age and number of…
Descriptors: Age, Age Differences, Age Groups, College Credits
Nelson, Barbara J. – 1979
The research investigates the sources of applicant satisfaction with public social benefit and service programs. The hypothesis is that applicant satisfaction can be explained by analyzing the act of help-seeking in terms of personal characteristics and goals; and that applicants who receive benefits evaluate agency helpfulness, fairness, and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agency Role, Data Analysis, Ethnic Groups
McMichael, Judith – 1974
The study examines the rates and types of school bus accidents according to the age of the school bus driver. Accident rates in North Carolina for the school year 1971-72 were analyzed using three sources of data: accident reports, driver and mileage data, and questionnaires administered to a sample of school bus drivers. Data were obtained on…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Bus Transportation, Comparative Analysis
Macleod, Betty, Ed. – 1970
The OISE Educational Planning Department launched a research program to determine the current patterns of fertility and migration of the Ontario population, with a view to subsequent investigations into the interrelationships between population growth and shift and education. Demographers and educators engaged in demographic research related to…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Conferences, Demography, Educational Needs
Laws, Ruth M. – 1969
Educational philosophy and planning in the Delaware Department of Public Instruction must be conducive to broadly based adult and continuing education, especially for the large proportion of Delaware adults who are undereducated and disadvantaged. Local school district responsibility should include budgeting, staffing, promotion, and program…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Age Groups, Educational Background
Quirk, Daniel A.; Peavy, Nancy C. – 1974
The report focuses on services provided by the United States Public Employment Service (ES) to various age groups in the population. Most of the data were collected from the Employment Security Automated Reporting System at the Washington Office of the Manpower Administration. Counseling, referral to a nonagricultural job, and job placement were…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Employment Problems, Employment Services, Job Placement
Bleda, Sharon Estee – Ethnicity, 1978
The results of an analysis using indirect standardization provided more support for an ethnic-status explanation of residential dissimilarity than for one emphasizing social class. In particular, mother tongue accounted for a much greater proportion of ethnic, intergenerational residential dissimilarity than did age structure or three common…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Comparative Analysis, Ethnic Groups
