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Zhang, Dalun; Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Yoon, Myeongsun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Youth with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system and tend to be repeat offenders. Current intervention strategies have produced differential effects between those with and without disabilities. Yet, little research has been done to examine the differences between these two populations regarding risks for and patterns of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Intervention, Disabilities, Juvenile Justice
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An, Sunghee; Roessler, Richard T.; McMahon, Brian T. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2011
This study reports findings from an analysis of employment allegations and resolutions maintained in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) database. Spanning the years 1992 to 2005, the data were aggregated for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and individuals with a variety of physical, sensory, and neurological…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Work Environment, Psychiatry, Disability Discrimination
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Escardibul, Josep-Oriol; Villarroya, Anna – Journal of Education Policy, 2009
In Spain as in other European countries, policies on school choice have been implemented in tandem with the channelling of public resources into private education. Given the application of public money to private schooling, the primary objective of this paper is to analyse the extent to which Spanish families enjoy equality in their ability to…
Descriptors: Private Education, Private Schools, School Choice, Foreign Countries
Karmel, Tom; Mark, Kevin; Nguyen, Nhi – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2009
The purpose of this paper looks at the fundamental issue of whether VET does improve the employment prospects of the groups in question. It exploits data from the Student Outcome Survey to construct samples that proxy three welfare groups and models the post-training employment outcomes. Appendices include: (1) Characteristics of the proxy groups;…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Vocational Education, Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential
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Judge, George; Schechter, Laura – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
Good quality data is paramount for applied economic research. If the data are distorted, corresponding conclusions may be incorrect. We demonstrate how Benford's law, the distribution that first digits of numbers in certain data sets should follow, can be used to test for data abnormalities. We conduct an analysis of nine commonly used data sets…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Statistical Surveys, Statistical Studies, Statistical Data
US Department of Commerce, 2008
This handbook was developed for high school teachers looking for new sources of timely information and ways to make courses more engaging and relevant to students. The American Community Survey (ACS) provides a wide online array of social, economic, and demographic information about the nation, states, and local communities. These data can be…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Secondary School Teachers, Social Studies, Statistical Data
Aaronson, Daniel; Barrow, Lisa; Sander, William – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 2003
Using unique administrative data on Chicago public high school students and their teachers, we are able to estimate the importance of teachers on student mathematical achievement. We find that teachers are educationally and statistically important. To be sure, sampling variation and other measurement issues can strongly influence estimates of…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Achievement