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Leathem, Paul J. – 1985
Data from two national surveys originally designed to measure public attitudes toward science and technology were examined to determine the relationships among several variable characteristics of the survey population and their attentiveness to local school politics. Survey respondents were divided into two groups: those who indicated they were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interest Research
Wagenaar, Theodore C. – 1984
Changes that occurred between 1972 and 1980 in the intended field of study and occupational aspirations of high school seniors were investigated, along with how successfully seniors attained their aspirations. Background, personal, and school variables associated with selecting each occupation and field among the 1980 seniors were analyzed…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Students, Decision Making
Parshall, Lucian – 1990
This study describes the Michigan special education work force (as of 1988-89) with regard to six issues, one primary and five supplemental, having to do with the need for and supply of special educators and attempts to predict future personnel needs. The primary issue concerns the factors that will affect the teacher supply and demand in the near…
Descriptors: Administrators, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
Maryland State Higher Education Commission, Annapolis. – 1997
This study examined the relationship between students' academic performance in high school vis-a-vis their performance in the first year at college. The study analyzed data on students who graduated from Maryland high schools in the 1994-95 academic year and who were enrolled in 2- and 4-year Maryland public institutions or in one of 11…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment
Jensen, Jane; Haleman, Diana; Goldstein, Beth; Anderman, Eric – 2000
The reasons why undereducated individuals choose not to participate in adult education were examined in a comparative, qualitative case study that was conducted in eight nonmetropolitan sites (including the pilot site) in diverse economic regions across Kentucky. Data were collected from the following sources: in-depth interviews with 84 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences