In spring 1983, a joint research project was conducted by representatives of all public school districts and the community college in Johnson County to determine the career and educational interests of the county's high school students. The Career and Educational Interest Survey was administered to 8,127 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students…

Reports and discusses results of a survey of French students in Middlebury College's summer language school concerning their knowledge about and interest in French newpapers and magazines and data on the circulation and readership of those publications, with emphasis on the importance of regional newspapers. (MSE)

A profile of college faculty based on a 1984 Carnegie Foundation survey outlines personal and professional characteristics, disciplinary backgrounds and interests, and attitudes on social and educational issues in tabular form. (MSE)

This 1986 poll of 1,176 U.S. public school teachers (K-12) selected at random elicited their views on ability grouping, grade standards for interscholastic sports, ideal class size, professional development opportunities, and preferences for programs to be funded. Status and experience questions covered topics such as current class size, number of…

The purpose of the fifth annual Dearborn Achievement Test Score report is to summarize and to help interpret the test results so that Dearborn citizens and educators will have a better understanding of the educational achievements of Dearborn students. The District-wide Testing Program assesses reading readiness, scholastic aptitude, academic…

The report provides information on the possible impact of revised eligibility requirements on the volume of supplemental loans for students (SLS). These are market-rate loans made to postsecondary students in addition to or in lieu of other financial aid, such as Stafford loans (formerly called guaranteed student loans) and Pell grants. The data…

A profile of a national sample of college freshmen includes information on personal characteristics; educational background and aspirations; college choice; extracurricular interests; probable majors and occupations; financial resources; and personal, religious, and political attitudes. (MSE)

This report presents national normative data on the major trends and characteristics of 1.6 million students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different institutional groupings. Among the findings are the following: (1) student…

In 1987, a study was conducted by Johnson County Community College (Kansas) in cooperation with local public school districts to determine the career and educational interests of the county's public high school students. Surveys were administered in class to 11,477 freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, requesting information on high school…

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…

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…

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…

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…