In many countries, the choice of a STEM career, especially in chemistry, is decreasing. A shortage of appropriately skilled workers can become a threat to any country's future achievements. Our research strives to understand behavioral trends and career choice factors related to personal and environmental themes. Building on the foundations of the…

Technical and vocational education plays a key role in development, being a strategic axis supporting competitiveness and labor insertion of young people. In Chile, the discussion on challenges and transformations in the secondary technical and vocational education system (STVE) have been little visible despite the significant number of students…

Since 1973, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has gathered information about student achievement in mathematics. Results of these periodic assessments, produced in print and web-based formats, provide valuable information to a wide variety of audiences. They inform citizens about the nature of students' comprehension of the…

It is reported that language learning is a creative and dynamic process and the learners are active partners in this process. This trend in language teaching motivated the researchers to investigate the learners' individual differences and the identification of language learning strategies (LLS) has become a major area of interest in this regard…

The number of adult graduate students continues to increase in America's higher education institutions. The needs of the adult learner are diverse, and it is a challenge to institutions to meet the needs of this increasing student population. Institutions have responded by offering programs of study both on campus and expanded program offerings at…

The report draws from Center on Education Policy's eight-year study of high school exit exams to identify long-term trends in state policies and student performance. It highlights a growing trend among states to establish alternate pathways to graduation for students who are struggling to pass exit exams. The report also analyzes exit exam pass…

The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international assessment that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. Coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of 34 member countries, PISA was…

The generational and cultural landscape of the real estate classroom is changing. These changes will affect the way professionals seek out and engage in education. In the first half of 2006, the Real Estate Educators Association (REEA) conducted a survey of volunteer members' classrooms to provide a snapshot of the current demographic setting. The…

This report presents data about recipients of research doctorates awarded by U.S. universities from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998. The information is taken from the 1998 Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of new research doctorate recipients. During 1998, 387 universities in the United States conferred 42,683 doctorates, slightly…

This report presents data on recipients of research doctorates awarded by U.S. universities from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. The information is taken from the Survey of Earned Doctorates, an annual census of new doctoral recipients. The 406 universities in the United States that confer research doctorates awarded a total of 41,368…

Analysis of national data identified 10-year trends in higher education faculty salaries from 1982-83 to 1992-93. The analysis used data collected through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for the academic years 1987-88 to 1992-93. Data for the earlier years came from the Higher Education General Information Survey…

In the wake of Alabama's new rules requiring multicultural education in teacher education programs, a study examined whether multicultural literature was actually being taught in all levels of education in the state, how it was being taught, and who was teaching it. The study covered English language arts classes throughout Alabama in levels K…

This study examined the salaries of full-time higher education faculty over the 10 years from 1981-82 to 1991-92 at universities, colleges, and community colleges. The study used data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and from the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS). Highlights of the findings include…

Presents an interview with Susan Hanson, president of the Association of American Geographers in 1991-92. Describes how Hanson has managed her accomplished career in academia. Discusses issues and trends in geography and geography instruction. (CFR)

Interest in distance education, particularly online education, is increasing in public school districts throughout the United States. In an effort to aid those who are involved in the planning and administration of K-12 distance education programs in Georgia, the authors sought to gather and report baseline data on the current utilization of…