Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides program- and student-level data reported by TPSIDs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) during the…

Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides an overview of descriptive program and student-level data provided by Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities…

Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This summary report offers an overview of the descriptive data on students from Year Two (2016-2017) collected by the Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC) from the…

Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This summary report offers an overview of the descriptive data on students with intellectual disability collected by the Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC) in…

Recent research shows that U.S. 15-year-olds are behind their international counterparts in problem solving and mathematics literacy, ranking 24th of 29 nations (Lemke et al. 2004). Therefore, a key concern among policymakers and educators is improving the quantitative and analytical skills of American youth, who face job prospects in an economy…

To determine if interviewers utilize confirmatory information seeking strategies, 170 subjects rated applicant suitability after reading resumes, posing questions, and receiving written answers. Seventy-three percent of the variance in applicant ratings was accounted for by the content of applicants' responses; no clear-cut confirmatory…

Examines how judicial selection methods (appointive or elective), electoral power, and intergroup competition influence number of state judgeships among women, Blacks, and Hispanics. Reports the impact of selection methods has been overstated. Shows a positive relationship between number of women and minority lawyers and number of women and…

Reports on a study of students' preferences for social studies, English, and science courses among 888 secondary students. Finds that seventh graders preferred social studies over science, but this preference weakened substantially as students advanced into high school. Finds that boys preferred social studies over English throughout high school.…

Maintains scientists may study topics that are of personal interest. Reports on a study of social backgrounds of 405 sociologists. Finds confirmation that women and ethnic minorities belong disproportionately to sex/gender and race/ethnic specializations. (CFR)