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EdChoice, 2024
This poll was conducted between April 4-8, 2024 among a sample of 2,257 Adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Results based on the full survey have a measure of precision of plus or minus 2.41 percentage…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Parents, Parent Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2015
The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics' primary mission is to enhance data collection and reporting on children and families. "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2015" provides the Nation with a summary of national indicators of children's well-being and monitors changes in these indicators.…
Descriptors: Well Being, Social Indicators, Children, National Surveys
Van Horn, Barbara L.; Kassab, Cathy – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2011
Dropping out of high school seriously impacts an individual's job opportunities, income potential and employment stability. To minimize those risks, individuals can earn a General Educational Development (GED) credential. Researchers have studied the impact of obtaining a GED on candidates' lives and found that the credential affects their…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Needs, Home Study, Public School Adult Education
National Home Study Council, Washington, DC. – 1983
A study examined the course structure and educational practices used by National Home Study Council (NHSC) member institutions. To gather data for the study, researchers mailed questionnaires to 60 members of the NHSC. Based on data from the 51 usable responses, the researchers determined that the average age of students enrolled in programs…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Correspondence Schools, Course Content, Educational Practices
Kohl, Peggy Sheerin; Lach, Ivan J. – 1978
Analyses of spring term (both quarter and semester) 1978 student enrollment data, and winter quarter enrollment data for the five Illinois community college districts on the quarter system, comprise this report. Information is organized in thirteen data tables comparing spring 1978 with fall and spring 1977, second term enrollment with previous…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Day Students, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment
Huffington, Dale; And Others – 1990
Of the 329,301 independent study enrollments reported by 77 National University Continuing Education Association (NUCEA) institutions in 1988-89, 55 percent are in college courses (a slight increase over 1987-88), 32 percent are in high school courses (a slight decrease), and 13 percent are in noncredit courses. When a comparison is made of only…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Continuing Education, Correspondence Study