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Kharkhurin, Anatoliy V. – Multilingual Matters, 2012
In this monograph, Anatoliy V. Kharkhurin presents the results of his empirical investigation into the impact of multilingual practice on an individual's creative potential. Until now, the relationship between these two activities has received little attention in the academic community. The book makes an attempt to resuscitate this theme and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Creativity, Age, Language Acquisition
Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education, 2013
The Federal Pell Grant End-of-Year Report presents primary aspects of Federal Pell Grant Program activity for the 2012-2013 award year. This presentation is a compilation of quantitative program data assembled to offer insights into the changes to the Title IV applicant universe and the Federal Pell Grant Program. The Federal Pell Grant…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Federal Programs, Annual Reports
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Chen, Simy Meng-Yu; Howard, Robert W. – Music Education Research, 2004
Why do musicians specialize in the specific instruments that they do? Research has shown effects of such factors as the perceived masculinity/femininity of instruments and musician's personality but there are little background data on other factors. The present study had two major aims. The first aim was to gather some useful background data on…
Descriptors: Musicians, Musical Instruments, Sexual Identity, Music
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Goodwin, Lloyd R., Jr.; Sias, Shari M. – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2007
Students from a master's program in Substance Abuse and Clinical Counseling (SACC) at a midsize southeastern university were surveyed to determine personal characteristics and career goals. Sixty-two of the 68 students currently enrolled in the program volunteered to anonymously complete the questionnaire. The typical profile of the SACC student…
Descriptors: Human Services, Age, Substance Abuse, Prevention
Gunderson, Doris V. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1964
"Readiness for reading" is a phrase familiar to anyone interested in the teaching of reading. Readiness is an essential factor in any phase of learning. If the individual is to learn, some foundation for that learning must be established. Relatively few articles concerning the place of readiness in areas other than reading appear in educational…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading, Reading Readiness, Reading Readiness Tests
Brennan, John; McGeevor, Philip – 1988
This book contains the findings of a British project studying the employment experiences of a sample of Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA) graduates for the year 1982. Chapters One and Two describe the project and the context for the project. Chapter Three presents an overview of the employment experiences of the sample from graduation in…
Descriptors: Age, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Current Population Reports, 1989
This annual report contains 25 tables of detailed demographic data on household and family characteristics for March 1988. The estimates are based on information gathered in the Annual Demographic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and are appropriate for use by teachers developing lesson plans and by students working on class projects.…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Dependents, Educational Attainment