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Albert Cheng; Michael B. Henderson; Paul E. Peterson; Martin R. West – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
To estimate whether information can close socioeconomic gaps in parents' aspirations for their child's postsecondary education, we administer a four-armed survey experiment to a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents. After respondents estimate costs of and returns to further education, we ask whether they prefer that their child pursue…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, College Attendance, College Preparation, Parent Aspiration
British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2012
This report presents the results of an analysis of admissions and transfer data from the 2011 BC Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey (formerly the BC College and Institute Student Outcomes Survey). This province-wide survey contacted former students 9 to 20 months after they completed all, or a significant…
Descriptors: College Credits, Foreign Countries, College Transfer Students, Associate Degrees
Nettles, Michael T.; Scatton, Linda H.; Steinberg, Jonathan H.; Tyler, Linda L. – Educational Testing Service, 2011
This report focuses on two aspects of teacher supply and quality: (a) the under-representation of racial/ethnic minorities, especially African Americans in the teaching pool, and (b) teacher candidates' performance on licensure assessments, including general skills tests in reading, writing, and mathematics (known as Praxis I[R]) and selected…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Educational Testing, Teacher Supply and Demand, Standard Setting
Taylor, Kenneth E.; Flermoen, Cynthia – 1993
In 1992, surveys of the educational and employment status of 1991-1992 Associate of Arts degree program graduates were conducted by the seven community colleges in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota: Anoka-Ramsey, Cambridge Center, Inver Hills, Lakewood, Minneapolis, North Hennepin, and Normandale. All the colleges used the same survey…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Paquette, Carol A. Gervais – 1988
A study determining the relationship between selected program characteristics, student enrollment patterns, and scores attained on the national certification examination in the field of cytotechnology is presented. Information is included on the type of program, teaching and testing methods employed, the difference between students entering the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Certification, College Students
Boyan, Douglas R., Ed. – 1983
Results of a 1981-1982 survey of foreign students in the United States are presented. The survey, which accompanied the Annual Census of Foreign Students in the United States, studied country of origin, field of study, academic level, and sex of foreign students. Of the 2,454 institutions that reported foreign students, 1,845 or 75.2 percent…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Boyan, Douglas R., Ed. – 1981
Results of a 1979-1980 survey of foreign students in the United States are presented. The survey, which accompanied the Annual Census of Foreign Students in the United States, studied country of origin, field of study, academic level, sex, and age of foreign students. Of the 2,651 institutions that reported foreign students, 1,961 or 74 percent…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Students
Fadale, LaVerna M.; Martinez, Ernest A. – 1993
A study was conducted to generate a profile of the movement of State University of New York (SUNY) two-year college students to four-year institutions. In addition, out-of-state and in-state independent institutions, identified as frequent recipients of transfers from SUNY two-year colleges, were surveyed to determine the types of transferee data…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Behrendt, Richard L. – 1981
Text and accompanying data tables in this report compare Hagerstown Junior College (HJC) with the Maryland community colleges as a whole with regard to the findings of three statewide follow-up studies: a survey (conducted in Spring, 1978) of first-time students who entered the colleges in Fall, 1974; a survey (conducted in Spring, 1980) of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students