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Hill, Susan T.; And Others – 1987
This report presents trend data from 1976 to 1986 on the number, demographic characteristics, and fields of specialization of education doctorate recipients. Intended users include education program planners, education policy analysts, and education administrators. Charts and text also present information regarding institutions awarding education…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Education Majors
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC. – 2000
This publication is designed to help admissions committees, other medical school officials, and health professional advisors interpret student Medical College Admission (MCAT) performance. Data presented in this publication may be useful for those providing career counseling or designing programs to attract students to the practice of medicine.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Admission, Higher Education, Medical Schools
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Washington, DC. Project on Equal Education Rights. – 1986
The Project on Equal Education Rights (PEER) measures progress in educational equality and documents the advancement of women and girls in education. State-by-state surveys of the status of females in education are used to measure this progress. The 1986 PEER report attempted to measure states' commitment to excellence and equity in education.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Equal Education, Females, Feminism
Lindquist, Victor R. – 1991
This report presents survey data, collected from 320 companies, concerning personnel practices and policy related to the employment of college and university graduates. Economic questions specific to the respondents and topical questions of general interest are also presented. The number of companies hiring graduates in 10 bachelors' level and 6…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Career Choice, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes the results and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) of a 1988 followup national survey concerning the impact of different types of college environments on development of 1984 and 1986 freshmen. The survey involved the following general categories: satisfaction with college, talent development during college,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Dey, Eric L.; And Others – 1992
This report provides a normative profile of the American college freshman population for the fall of 1992 obtained from a national survey of 213,630 students from 404 of the nation's two- and four-year colleges and universities. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and women. The major stratifying factors are institutional…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1992
This report presents survey data (from 216,362 students at 403 higher education institutions) on the characteristics of students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different groupings of institutions. The major…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report presents survey data (from 194,182 students at 382 higher education institutions) on the characteristics of students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different groupings of institutions. The major…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Frank, Jean M. – 1991
In spring 1990, a survey was conducted of all 247 students who had received an associate degree or certificate from Howard Community College (HCC) during fiscal year 1989. The purpose of the study was to evaluate programs and student services at HCC by collecting and analyzing data on the experiences and various outcomes of the college's…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Dey, Eric L.; And Others – 1991
This report summarizes trends identified in 25 years of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program's annual surveys of college freshmen. It documents an array of demographic, attitudinal, and social changes involving students entering the nation's colleges since the survey's inception in 1966. Major findings from this report point to…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis