Few comparative studies of American Indian education have been completed. Despite the frequent tendency of researchers to generalize about the education of American Indians, little knowledge exists beyond local and occasional regional studies. Understanding the educational diversity of contemporary American Indians requires widescale controlled…

As one means of assessing the effects of graduate programs and fellowship awards in special education, a survey of the educational and professional status of special education applicants was conducted approximately 4 years after the filing of original applications to graduate school. The survey showed the following results: a) 71 percent of…

Subjects were given sets based on varying levels of social class to determine susceptibility of Internal-External Locus of Control Scale (I-E) scores to situationally induced frames of reference. College students (N=90) took the I-E scale twice. Present results are that the I-E scale may be subject to faking. (Author)

A short questionnaire to all the secondary schools in Connecticut revealed decreasing offereings in geography, mostly as electives, often as a part of the business curriculum, mostly by teachers with little or no training in the discipline. This condition is lamented and corrective measures are suggested. (NH)

Occupational success is associated with single status but the relationship is not statistically significant. The relationship between education and single status, however, is significant. Results suggest that single status results from educational success. (Author)

In answering questions regarding restrictiveness, quality, autonomy, and "fadism" in relation to competency based instruction, the author asserts that much criticism is based on the desire of entrenched educators to retain a shameful status quo. (MB)

A review of the regression results regarding poor employment outcomes for indigenous people in Australia suggests that education is the largest single factor in determining employment outcomes. Employers may be using education as a screening device, and low levels of education mean indigenous people will be undervalued by employers. (JOW)

Develops a method for reassessing earnings benefits from employment and training programs to include costs of lost leisure. Suggests that ignoring lost leisure favors programs that emphasize job search or work requirements over investments in human capital. (SK)

In Hebei Province (China), interprovincial migrants, particularly recent ones, were found to have higher status jobs than lifetime residents in both urban and rural areas. Upper-rung employment was associated with gender and educational attainment, but the most consistent explanation of occupational distribution emphasizes psychological and social…

Data from a sample of 2,049 agriculture graduates of 1862 land-grant universities and 235 from 1890 land-grant universities revealed that educational attainment is the best predictor of income. Those with advanced degrees earn more on the first job than those with bachelor's degrees. (SK)

A study of 195 agriculture graduates (133 males, 103 work-experience participants) showed that completion of one or more work terms significantly increased starting salaries. Males received over $4,000 more in starting salary. Grade point average and employment history were not significant predictors of salary. (SK)

Career histories of 73 graduates of Antioch College's liberal arts co-op program, 1946-55, showed an average of 6.5 jobs before retirement and high rates of self-employment. Those with low performance in cooperative education were much more likely to have earned graduate degrees. Self-employed graduates had more varied jobs and retired later. (SK)

Analysis of data from the 1990 Panel Study of Income Dynamics/Latino National Political Survey reveals that education, occupation, and metropolitan location had large positive effects on earnings of U.S.-born Mexican American men, but no effect for immigrants. Immigrants' earnings were affected positively by U.S. work experience and negatively by…

Groups of occupational therapists (n=356) and physical therapists (n=346) in Sweden were compared according to educational level to determine whether the transfer of their education to a university level had altered their perception of their professional status. Physical therapists tended to perceive increased status and occupational therapists…

This booklet, fifth in a series of six, presents a descriptive statistical profile of the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans based on data from the 1980 U.S. Census. The census identifies more than 20 specific population groups, and growth in terms of numbers and diversity is highlighted. Total population for these groups numbered 3.7 million…