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Direct linkGanguli, Ina; Gaulé, Patrick; Cugalj, Danijela Vuletic – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2020
We investigate whether excessively optimistic beliefs play a role in the persistent demand for doctoral and postdoctoral training in science. We elicit the beliefs and career preferences of doctoral students through a novel survey and randomize the provision of structured information on the true state of the academic market and information through…
Descriptors: Bias, Beliefs, Graduate Students, Science Careers
Download full textGraduate Management Admission Council, 2022
In this ever-changing work environment, the value of a graduate business degree is increasingly questioned. In response, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) conducted a longitudinal study of over 3,600 individuals around the world from their first consideration of business school to successful graduation. Participants' survey…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Business Education, Business Schools, Career Planning
McBain, Lesley – Council of Independent Colleges, 2019
Chief academic officers (CAOs) of independent colleges and universities are the principal leaders of their institutions' academic programs. As such, they oversee the core teaching, research, and academic service functions of their colleges and universities. They also often serve as the seconds-in-command of their institutions after the president;…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, College Administration, Administrators, Department Heads
Peer reviewedRegional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
The "Professional Development Incentives for Oregon's Early Childhood Education Workforce: A Randomized Study" examined whether professional development incentives for the Oregon early childhood education (ECE) workforce members increased career lattice sign-up and increased education and training levels or workplace retention. The study…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Child Care, Disadvantaged Youth
Hammond, Cathy; Withington, Cairen; Sharp, Julia L.; Mobley, Catherine; Drew, Sam F.; Stringfield, Samuel C.; Stipanovic, Natalie; Swiger, Caroline M.; Daugherty, Lindsay; Griffith, Cathy – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, 2014
This final report presents findings from data collection and analysis conducted during a five-year study by the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) at Clemson University, in conjunction with colleagues from the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE) at the University of Louisville. This project was one of three…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Student Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Salmon, Aliénor – UNESCO Bangkok, 2015
What factors might be causing the low participation of women Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields? What can be done to attract more girls and women into STEM in Asia and beyond? The report, "A Complex Formula. Girls and Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in Asia", answers three fundamental…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Career Choice
Gao, Niu – Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University, 2013
This report contains the results of the 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 Principal and Assistant Principal (AP) Surveys conducted by Stanford's Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA). The surveys were administered to principals and assistant principals in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). This report appears in three parts, each…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Jia; Herman, Joan L.; Epstein, Scott; Leon, Seth; La Torre, Deborah; Bozeman, Velette – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2020
The Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) was created to support teachers in implementing college and career readiness standards in order to teach literacy skills throughout the content areas. Teachers work collaboratively with coaches to further develop their expertise and design standards-driven, literacy-rich writing assignments within their…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Literacy Education, Skill Development
Sinclair, Andrea; Deatz, Richard; Johnston-Fisher, Jessica; Levinson, Heather; Thacker, Arthur – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2015
The overall purpose of the research studies described in this report was to investigate the quality of the administration of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) field test during the spring of 2014. These research studies were conducted for the purpose of formative evaluation. Findings from these studies are…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Test Validity
Mortrude, Judy; Cielinski, Anna – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2017
In January 2016, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) commenced an 18-month project to study the implementation of California's Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) initiative. AEBG's purpose is "to improve coordination and better serve the needs of adult learners within each region." CLASP set out to foster greater understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Program Implementation
Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
This installment reporting on the 47th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of American's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools focuses on American's views of the value of a high school and a college education and the affordability of college. It is the first year the poll included enough respondents to be able to break out sentiments of specific demographic…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Attitudes, Public Opinion, Higher Education
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2015
This annual report from Ruffalo Noel Levitz goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes and motivations that influence student retention and college completion rates. The report is based on student survey responses drawn from a sizable sample of incoming…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, National Surveys
Modicamore, Dominic; Lamb, Yvette; Taylor, Jeffrey; Takyi-Laryea, Ama; Karageorge, Kathy; Ferroggiaro, Enzo – ICF International, 2017
These appendices accompany the full report that summarizes the implementation and evaluation of the Accelerating Connections to Employment (ACE) program. The ACE program model is designed to improve employment and employment-related outcomes for low-skilled workers through formal partnerships between Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) and…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges
Mellor, Lynn; Stoker, Ginger; Muhisani, Helen – American Institutes for Research, 2017
In June 2013, the 83rd Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 5, which established a new high school program--the Foundation High School Program. The new high school graduation program was required for all entering Grade 9 students in all Texas public school districts in 2014-15. The Foundation High School Program was designed to give students…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Graduation Requirements, State Policy, Educational Policy
Johnson, Jean – Kettering Foundation, 2014
At state and institutional levels, leaders are discussing and enacting policy changes that could shape the future of higher education for decades-especially public higher education. But when citizens talk about the mission of higher education today, their conversations are different from those of policymakers. How do their values and concerns…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Public Opinion
