NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Statistic of the Month: Educational Expenditures as a Percentage of the Gross National Product
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Educational Finance, Expenditures, Flow Charts
Statistic of the Month: Size of Colleges and Universities in the United States
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1977
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has recently published its 1976-77 edition of "Education Directory, Colleges and Universities". This is the latest in a series of annual directories of institutions of higher education issued by this office. Discusses the diversity that exists in the sizes of American colleges and…
Descriptors: Colleges, Flow Charts, Higher Education, School Size
Statistic of the Month: Growth Rate in College Enrollment
Eiden, Leo J. – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Females
Statistic of the Month
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1975
Article provided some recent statistics on educational levels completed by adults 25 and over in 1974 and compared them to those of 1940. (RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Educational Research, Educational Trends
Statistic of the Month: Trends in High School Graduation Rates
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Females, Flow Charts, Graduate Surveys
Statistic of the Month: Age Structure of College Enrollment
Wiggins, Rhonda – American Education, 1977
A dramatic shift in the age distribution of college students occurred between October 1972 and October 1976, according to reports released by the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce. Outlines the large increase in the percentage of older persons attending college, i.e., those over 25, as compared with those under 25. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Groups, College Students, Enrollment
Statistic of the Month; Number and Size of Public School Systems
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Flow Charts
Statistic of the Month
Grant, W. Vance – American Education, 1976
Discusses trends from 1955 through 1976 on how public elementary and secondary schools spend their money. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary Schools, Expenditure per Student
The Good News in Reading
Gonder, Peggy – American Education, 1976
Some things other than costs are going up in education, the National Assessment of Educational Progress discovers from its second round of reading tests. (Editor) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Flow Charts