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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This report focuses on the development of reading proficiency during the transition from adolescence to early adulthood. The span of time between the ages of 15 and 24 is a critical period of development for young people. Once compulsory education is completed, individual decisions about post-secondary education, employment and other life choices…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Compulsory Education, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
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Passel, Jeffrey S.; Woodrow, Karen A. – International Migration Review, 1984
Compares the 1980 census count of aliens with estimates of the legally resident alien population based on data collected by the Immigration and Naturalization Service in January 1980. Provides estimates for each of the states for selected countries of birth and for age, sex, and period of entry categories. (RDN)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Analysis, Demography, Geographic Distribution
McEwen, Nelly – Online Submission, 2006
Improving Schools--Investing in Our Future provides a foundation for improving student learning and performance, and improving aspects of schooling. Chapter (1) provides information about Alberta's well--established K-12 education system. Alberta's school-aged population is becoming more diverse with growing numbers of Aboriginal and immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Capps, Randy; Passel, Jeffrey S.; Perez-Lopez, Daniel; Fix, Michael – 2003
This guidebook is designed to help local policy makers, program implementers, and advocates use U.S. Census and other data sources to identify immigrant populations in their local communities (their characteristics, contributions, and needs). It lists relevant data sources, the information contained in each, where they can be located, and software…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, English (Second Language), Family Characteristics, Immigrants
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Bean, Frank; And Others – International Migration Review, 1984
Uses 1980 Public Use Microfiles to delineate four Mexican-origin immigrant status groups--post-1975 Mexican-born noncitizens, pre-1975 Mexican-born noncitizens, self-reported naturalized citizens, and native-born Mexican Americans. Argues that the pattern of sociodemographic differences reveals that the first two categories contain a substantial…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Data Analysis, Demography, Educational Background
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009
The broad array of data presented each year in the "KIDS COUNT Data Book" is intended to illuminate the status of America's children and to assess trends in their well-being. By updating the assessment every year, KIDS COUNT provides ongoing benchmarks that can be used to see how states have advanced or regressed over time. Readers can…
Descriptors: Profiles, Maps, Well Being, Data Collection
Phan, Oanh – 2001
The participation of women in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia in 1996-1999 was examined. Data for the analysis were obtained from annual national VET data collections and relevant reports. The analysis focused on the following areas: general trends, fields of study, qualifications, areas of learning, module outcomes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students), Credits
Kegan, Robert; Broderick, Maria; Drago-Severson, Eleanor; Helsing, Deborah; Popp, Nancy; Portnow, Kathryn – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2001
How do ABE/ESOL (Adult Basic Education/English for Speakers of Other Languages) programs shape adult learners, and how do adult learners, in turn, shape their programs? Beyond the acquisition of important skills (such as greater fluency in the English language) what are the bigger internal meanings for adults of participating in ABE/ESOL…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2007
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2006
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education
Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2005
The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County. Information is provided in the areas of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Profiles, Public Schools, Public Education