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Molina, Julian – Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, 2019
This article describes how statistics are scrutinised as evidence. It focuses on the uses of a labour market statistic during House of Commons select committee evidence sessions. The statistic in question was '55.5% of economically active black men, aged 16-24, are unemployed'. The article describes how this individual piece of evidence was…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Data Use, Labor Market, Unemployment
Borden, Victor M. H.; Hu, Yang – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
Master's and doctoral degrees are required credentials for entry into the professional class. Although they do not guarantee the recipient an intrinsically rewarding career or a position of leadership, it is increasingly difficult to attain those positions without a graduate degree. The representation of persons of color among graduate degree…
Descriptors: Credentials, Minority Groups, Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating
Ginder, Scott; Stearns, Christina – National Center for Education Statistics, 2014
In 2009, President Barack Obama set forth a goal that America would have the highest percentage of college graduates (associate's and bachelor's degree recipients) in the world by 2020. The U.S. Department of Education estimated that to reach this goal, the number of college graduates would need to increase by 50 percent nationwide by 2020,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Graduation Rate, Tables (Data), College Graduates
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2012
Each year, "Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" publishes lists of the Top 100 producers of associate, bachelor's, and graduate degrees awarded to minority students based on research conducted by Dr. Victor M. H. Borden, professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington. This article presents a…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Minority Group Students, Journalism, Journalism Education
Harvey, Brian – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
Apprentice and trainee data are reported by the State and Territory Training Authorities to NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) on a quarterly basis, starting at the September quarter of 1994. The set of data submitted that quarter is referred to as the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection 1. The sets of data submitted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships
Karmel, Tom; Mlotkowski, Peter – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
The proportion of apprentices and trainees completing their contract of training has received considerable attention in recent years. To support public discussion, the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has been publishing tabulations of both completion and attrition rates. Up until recently, the approach taken was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Apprenticeships
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (NJ1), 2010
There are no direct measures of adult literacy in Cuyahoga County. Instead, this report uses estimates based on a statistical model derived from the National Survey of Adult Literacy. Adult literacy levels range from Level 1 (the most basic) to Level 5 (the most complex). People with Level 1 literacy are at a severe disadvantage in the sense that…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Statistical Significance, Statistical Data, Educational Attainment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
Each year, "Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" publishes lists of the Top 100 producers of associate, bachelor's and graduate degrees awarded to minority students based on research conducted by Dr. Victor M. H. Borden, professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington. This article presents a listing of the…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Journalism, College Outcomes Assessment, College Programs
Borden, Victor M. H. – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
Recently, some critics and policymakers have started to question the value of a college education given the increasing costs of attending and the commensurate high debt levels of college graduates. Past and present studies also demonstrate that the average value masks important variation by degree level and field of study. This paper focuses on…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Minority Group Students, Graduate Students, Academic Achievement
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
Each year, "Diverse: Issues In Higher Education" publishes lists of the Top 100 producers of associate, bachelor's and graduate degrees awarded to minority students based on research conducted by Dr. Victor M. H. Borden, professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Indiana University Bloomington. This article presents lists of the top…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Hispanic American Students, Engineering Education, Academic Degrees
Gambino, Christine; Gryn, Thomas – US Census Bureau, 2011
This brief will discuss patterns of science and engineering educational attainment within the foreign-born population living in the United States, using data from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS). The analysis is restricted to the population aged 25 and older, and the results are presented on science and engineering degree attainment by…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Engineering Education, Science Education
Ryan, Camille L.; Siebens, Julie – US Census Bureau, 2012
This report provides a portrait of educational attainment in the United States based on data collected in the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year estimates. It also uses data from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) collected in 2009 and earlier, as well as monthly…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Gender Differences
Crellin, Matt; Kelly, Patrick; Prince, Heath – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2012
General acceptance of the strong relationships between education, income, and public economic strength is at the core of all of college attainment goals at the national and state levels. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) have collaborated to develop online tools…
Descriptors: Income, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, College Outcomes Assessment
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (NJ1), 2010
Educational attainment is reported separately for individuals 18-24 and those 25 and over. Many individuals in the 18-24 year old group are still acquiring their education, but it is still of interest to look at their status in 2000 and 2006-2008 to determine whether more of them have completed high school or more advanced education. The number of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High Schools, Educational Attainment, College Graduates
Jogwu, C. N. O. – Education, 2010
All African Nations belong to the category of third world underdeveloped countries of the world. UNDP Human Development Index uses factors like per capita income, health of the people, and educational attainment to classify countries. Adult literacy and gross enrolment ratios are indicators of education status. This paper uses Nigeria, a typical…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Illiteracy, Statistical Data, Foreign Countries