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Reichardt, Charles S. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2011
Maxwell, Cole, and Mitchell (2011) demonstrated that simple structural equation models, when used with cross-sectional data, generally produce biased estimates of meditated effects. I extend those results by showing how simple structural equation models can produce biased estimates of meditated effects when used even with longitudinal data. Even…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Statistical Data, Longitudinal Studies, Error of Measurement
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Abbott, Walter F. – Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP, 1980
If 1970-77 trends in academic salaries and the poverty level threshold persist, it is suggested, lower-ranking American academicians may expect to enter the ranks of the working poor in the eighties. Some evidence is presented and some options and alternatives are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Higher Education
Cooley, William W. – 1991
Five years of state test results for Pennsylvania are examined, focusing on differences among elementary schools in which a majority of students do not master basic learning skills. Data are provided for 1,505 elementary schools in about 500 districts. The largest learning problems occur in about 10% of the schools; these schools have been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Trends, Elementary Education