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Malone, John A.; And Others – 1993
This bulletin discusses the mathematics and science course enrollment trends of secondary students in Australia, which are of national concern because of the low participation rates overall and because of the gender imbalance in enrollment numbers. Statistics are reported for 12th-grade mathematics and science course enrollment, and expectations…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Mathematics Education
Lund, Helen – 1998
This study of numbers of female academic and administrative staff at universities in British Commonwealth nations was based on staff data collected during 1997-98 for the "Commonwealth Universities' Yearbook." The survey covers 30 nations. Survey results are presented separately for academic staff and administrative staff. For academic…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Ensz, Kathleen Y. – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Native French speakers (N=56) were critical of French slang expressions spoken by French youths. A previous study found that the native speakers considered Americans' use of the same slang even less acceptable, suggesting the need for careful consideration of teaching such terms in French-language classrooms. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Foreign Countries, French

Kohler, Helmut – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1989
Analyzes data from a 1983 poll among West German university teachers to determine whether changing attitudes toward the role of women in teaching and research has influenced the structure of the employment of female professors. Comparison with earlier statistics shows that some traditional patterns of employment of female academics have persisted.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Data Analysis, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Inequalities in the Distribution of Education Between Countries, Sexes, Generations and Individuals.
Kotwal, Marilyn – 1974
The distribution of educational experience in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is presented in this paper. It covers those sections of the population who have terminated formal education. Educational attainment is measured in two ways: in terms of years of educational experience and by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Clarke, S. C. T.; And Others – 1978
The Edmonton Grade III Achievement: 1956-1977 study is a comparison of achievement in reading, arithmetic, and language involving all of the third grade students in a large school system. Six basic skills tests which were administered to all of the Edmonton third grade students in 1956 were reprinted and administered to all of the third grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills
Stinner, William F.; And Others – 1976
The transformation of the educational and labor force role distribution of Filipino women, both absolutely and relative to Filipino men, under the impact of modernization was examined. The study aimed to: analyze differences in female educational and labor force role distributions by modernization level; compare the female educational and labor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age, Census Figures
Herskovic, Shlomo – 1992
This edition of a statistical abstract published every few years on the higher education system in Israel presents the most recent data available through 1990-91. The data were gathered through the cooperation of the Central Bureau of Statistics and institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 presents a summary of principal findings covering the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Faculty

Hughes, Rees – Kenya Journal of Education, 1989
Reviews research literature examining how family environment and parental aspirations and attitudes influence children's educational achievement in modernizing Kenya. Pinpoints research questioning scope of family influence, who in the family most influences, and how they affect children's education. Investigates the financial support and access…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Educational Attainment, Educational Research