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Campbell, Sheila; Tawil, Natalie – Congressional Budget Office, 2019
The federal government pays for a wide range of goods and services that are expected to contribute to the economy for some years in the future. Those purchases, called investment, fall into three categories: physical capital, research and development (R&D), and education and training. There are several economic rationales for federal…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Investment, Federal Aid, Grants
Griffin, Ashley – Department of Defense Education Activity, 2014
During their senior year, students in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools develop a postsecondary plan indicating their intentions upon graduation from high school. Postsecondary plan data were generated and consists of several categories, including attending a four-year college/university, attending a two-year/community…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Public Schools, Scholarships, Graduation Rate
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Sider, Hal; Cole, Cheryl – Monthly Labor Review, 1984
Examines some of the changes in the military that have resulted from the all-volunteer armed forces. Compares labor force data that include the military with traditional statistics that measure the civilian labor market. (SK)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Employment Patterns, Employment Statistics, Labor Force
Oxford-Carpenter, Rebecca; And Others – 1984
This report presents background, methodology, findings, and implications regarding the generation of demographic projections to the year 2000 of limited-English-proficient (LEP) Hispanic accessions in the U.S. Army who are eligible for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction. Results show that the U.S. Hispanic population is projected to…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Demography, Hispanic Americans, Limited English Speaking
Oxford-Carpenter, Rebecca; And Others – 1983
This report presents background, methodology, findings, and implications regarding the generation of demographic projections to the year 2000 of limited English proficient Hispanic accessions in the U.S. Army. Projections are made for males and females, various Hispanic ethnic groups, and age bands within the accession age range of 17-35. Results…
Descriptors: Age, Armed Forces, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1988
Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1986-87 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates
Ellis, Susanne D. – 1987
Results of the American Institute of Physics' 1985-86 annual survey of bachelor's degree recipients in physics and astronomy are reported. Data are presented in tables, with accompanying narrative analysis. The information on physics students includes: trends in postbaccalaureate plans of successive graduating classes of physicists from 1977-78…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates
Prestwood, J. Stephen; And Others – 1985
Six new forms of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) were developed. These new forms were equated to a standard reference test, ASVAB 8a, using normative data based on a 1980 weighted probability sample of American youth, ages 18-23. Equating allows the services to report the distributions of examinee ability on a common metric or…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Data Collection