Views IQ test scores as measures of general intelligence that relate to the acquisition of knowledge in diverse settings. Discusses studies that support the assertion that IQ has an influence on a socially relevant outcome variable that is independent of its relationship to social status. (MMU)

A study used new data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth 1997 to compare students in combined academic and vocational programs with high school students in other curricular categories in 1997 and to compare the 1997 patterns with those of earlier surveys. Previous studies have found that the proportion of high school students…

A study of adults from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 cohort found that four-year college graduates who transferred from community colleges have similar earnings to those who started at four-year colleges. Community college terminal degree students have better earnings than four-year college dropouts. Evidence of positive…

This report analyzes the course-taking patterns of public high school graduates between 1969 and 1987, based on transcript data from four national studies of high school students: the Educational Testing Service's Study of Academic Prediction and Growth (1969); the National Assessment of Educational Progress (1987); High School and Beyond (1982);…

This data handbook presents enrollment statistics for public and private high school graduates for selected years between 1975 and 1987. The data used to generate these statistics were taken from students' high school transcripts. Three data sets were used to generate the statistics in this time series report: the National Assessment of…

This data handbook presents enrollment statistics for public high school graduates for selected years between 1969 and 1987. The data used to generate these statistics were taken from students' high school transcripts. Four data sets were used to generate the statistics in this time series report: the National Assessment of Educational Progress…