Uses Current Population Survey data to compares earnings by education level from high school diploma to doctoral degree in selected occupations. Finds that college graduates earned at least $15,000 more than high school graduates in 1998. (JOW)

The data presented here on 1993 college graduates show 92% were in the labor force and 26% in continuing education one year after graduation. Charts depict employment by major field: biological sciences, business/management, education, engineering, health care, history, humanities, math/physical sciences, psychology, public affairs, and social…

In this report we focus on the use of propensity score methodology in multisite studies of the effects of educational programs and practices in which both treatment and control conditions are enacted within each of the schools in a sample, and the assignment to treatment is not random. A key challenge in applying propensity score methodology in…

This paper presents cross-section estimates of gross hourly wage premia on tertiary education. They are based on a unified framework for 21 OECD countries from the 1990s to the early 2000s and use international household surveys to maximise international comparability. The results of the "augmented" Mincerian wage equations point to an…

Despite the fact that Franco-Americans make up at least 25% of the New Hampshire population, very little is known about their occupational and educational status. Research has shown that although assimilation has taken place, a distinct Franco-American subculture exists. This study examines the status of New Hampshire Franco-Americans and their…

Some suggestions and ideas for initiating a statewide educational assessment program are provided. Guiding principles for an assessment should be: (1) to specify and define educational goals in terms of measurable outcomes; (2) to involve various publics extensively; (3) to use measurement instruments having face and content validity; (4) to…

This study of a random sample of 125 nongraduates and withdrawals from a Canadian community college found that the most frequently given reasons for noncompletion were school related, e.g., lack of interest, test failure, boredom, and dislike of teachers or courses. (SK)

A 22-nation survey reveals that education American-style not only opens doors to more people but ranks high in academic achievement. (Editor)

Author Challenges the vociferous critics that he feels have grossly exaggerated the causes for concern in the American school system. (Editor)

In this study, status was defined as allocation of variable amounts of authority, income, rights, and privileges to the different positions in a social system such that positions come to be ranked in a vertical hierarchy of desirability." (Authors)

Attempts to distinguish factors which contribute to low educational attainment by Hispanic American children. Studies the variables of socioeconomic background and English language proficiency with respect to final educational outcomes. (APM)

Employment experiences were compared for British adults with good/average literacy and numeracy skills and those with good/average literacy and very low numeracy. Even with good literacy skills, poor numeracy reduced employment and training opportunities and promotion prospects. (SK)