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You, Danzhen; Hug, Lucia; Anthony, David – UNICEF, 2014
Until relatively recently, much of Africa has been among the economically least developed and least densely populated places on earth, replete with villages and rural communities. Africa is changing rapidly, in its economy, trade and investment; in climate change; in conflict and stability; in urbanization, migration patterns, and most of all in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Children, Population Trends
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Ginder, Scott; Mason, Marcinda – National Center for Education Statistics, 2012
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has long collected and reported data on tuition, required fees, and room and board charges for first-time, full-time undergraduate (FTFTUG) students. These charges, along with other miscellaneous expenses, constitute what is known as the "published price of attendance" or the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Full Time Students, Novices
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Broughman, Stephen P.; Swaim, Nancy L.; Hryczaniuk, Cassie A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
In 1988, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) introduced a proposal to develop a private school data collection that would improve on the sporadic collection of private school data dating back to 1890 and improve on commercially available private school sampling frames. Since 1989, the U.S. Bureau of the Census has conducted the…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Statistical Significance, Sampling, Statistics
Wagner, Daniel A.; Murphy, Katie M.; De Korne, Haley – Brookings Institution, 2012
Parents, educators, government ministers and policymakers in all contexts and countries around the world are concerned with learning and how to improve it. There are many reasons for this, but none is more important than the fact that learning is at the heart of success at the individual, community and global levels. Learning First is the title of…
Descriptors: Learning, Educational Research, Equal Education, Educational Objectives