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Tisha L. N. Emerson; KimMarie McGoldrick – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
Using data from 11 institutions, the authors investigate enrollments in intermediate microeconomics to determine characteristics of successful and unsuccessful students and follow the retake behavior of unsuccessful students. Successful students are significantly different from unsuccessful ones, and unsuccessful students differ by type…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education), Academic Persistence
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Wu, D. W. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 2006
The 2000 US presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush has been the most intriguing and controversial in American history. Using the Florida ballot data, Wu showed that the 2000 election result could have been reversed had the "butterfly ballot effect" been eliminated. Through a combinatorial approach, Harger concluded that…
Descriptors: United States History, Voting, Elections, Political Candidates
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Serwatka, Thomas S.; And Others – Journal of Black Studies, 1995
Examines reasons for the overrepresentation of blacks in emotionally handicapped (EH) programs and this relationship to 15 variables. Results show a decrease in EH representation with an increase in black population and numbers of black teachers. No significant relationships were found involving black school psychologists or the overrepresentation…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Disproportionate Representation, Elementary Secondary Education