Presents an overview of the 2000-2010 job market for college graduates. It examines education and employment data, reasons for attending college, and earnings data. The second section looks at what has changed since earlier outlook reports, projects the number of job openings, and compares job growth. (JOW)

Examined correlates of education, income, and poverty among a national sample of elderly Black adults (N=581). Analyses indicated gender, marital status, age, employment status, urbanicity, and region were all important predictors of these measures of socio-economic status. Highlights demographic differences and overall depressed socio-economic…

Suggests that public schools have failed to ensure an appropriate education for all students. Urges the provision of meaningful, cohesive educational experiences for all, rather than labeling or tracking into college prep/vocational education. (SK)

Although research indicates that a person with an undergraduate degree earns almost twice as much as one with only a high school diploma, the payoff from a degree from an elite college is far less conclusive. Although elite colleges give better access to elite jobs, there is no advantage to choosing an expensive mediocre private school over a top…

Comparison of two British cohorts (11,016 born in 1958 and 6,417 born in 1970) indicated that teenage aspirations predicted their occupational attainment. Differences between the cohorts demonstrate the key role of sociohistorical context in shaping careers. The importance of educational credentials has increased for the younger cohort. (Contains…

Analysis of Canadian census data (1986-91) for 15 ethnic groups found the following: (1) the average educational attainment of a man's ethnic group was positively correlated with his returns to education; (2) lower fertility in one generation was associated with higher educational outcomes in the next; and (3) economic mobility at the ethnic group…

The article reports research in two South African grade 3 classrooms, one located within a disadvantaged school and one in an affluent suburban school. The research examines the pacing rules of different transmission practices: weak pacing (a slower rate of transmission) is associated with pedagogy in the working-class school, and strong pacing (a…

The governments of the USA and the UK have identified similar challenges facing their higher education sectors. Both governments believe in the centrality of market forces in meeting higher education demand, with government and academia playing subordinate roles. The public purposes of higher education must be restated if the potentially negative…

A summary is presented of the results of the 1970 Soviet census as they pertain to literacy, educational and occupational equality, and distribution by residence, nationality, age, sex, and income. (KM)

Author traced the history of the division between head and hand, vocationalism and intellectualism, and the difference in status recognition for both of them in order to show that inequality has persisted despite periodical liberal disclaimers. (Editor/RK)

This paper critiques the 1973 Spence-Arrow model of employer decision-making based on using the job applicant's educational credentials as a screening device to identify pre-existing differences in the abilities of prospective workers. The first section of the paper develops a model similar to the Spence-Arrow model, dropping the assumption that…

INFORMATION FROM TWO RECENT SURVEYS DESCRIBES RURAL EDUCATION IN THE MID-1950'S AND IDENTIFIES SOME OF THE PROBLEMS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN THESE AREAS. FINDINGS INCLUDE A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF BEGINNING TEACHERS, SMALL STAFFS, LOWER SALARIES, LOWER ANNUAL EXPENDITURES PER PUPIL, GREATER DEPENDENCE ON STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND LOWER…

There is a scarcity of research material on the correlation between the quality of accredited teacher-training programs and the subsequent performance of the student as teacher, to demonstrate that students from accredited programs are more competent than those from non-accredited programs. Standards for resources and facilities tend to be based…

The conclusions and recommendations of a study of 6 Negro-majority school systems located in Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina are presented in this report. Dual school systems are operating in the districts studied, but all have started the desegregation process. Important considerations include past achievement differences, salary…

This document analyzes and evaluates data to compare educational program inputs with program results in Texas. School district superintendents, principals, and classroom teachers completed questionnaires concerning school organizational patterns, size, and services; facility conditions; student background, absences, behavior, and performance; and…