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Graham, DeDe – 1984
Findings from interviews with 10 migrant parents, 10 migrant students, 4 regular teachers, 2 migrant teachers, and 2 migrant aides indicate that the Migrant Education Program has a positive effect on the upward social mobility of migrant students in Snyder, Oklahoma, a farming/ranching community of 2,500 with a migrant student enrollment…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mexican Americans, Migrant Education
Martin, Michael O.; Mullis, Ina V. S.; Foy, Pierre; Stanco, Gabrielle M. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been conducting comparative studies of educational achievement in a number of curriculum areas, including mathematics and science. TIMSS 2011 represents the fifth cycle of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS),…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Stine, Vance – 1978
Los Angeles City College (LACC), a predominantly minority, inner-city community college, administered the ACE "1977 Student Information Form" to 3,000 incoming students for fall 1977. The form allowed students to express opinions on current issues; the generated information was used in comparing student characteristics and attitudes with…
Descriptors: Age, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives
Field Research Corp., San Francisco, CA. – 1985
Findings are presented from the first two phases of a planned, three-phase survey to assess the impact of a recently imposed mandatory fee on California community college enrollments as measured by changes in student ethnicity, income, and academic load; and on enrollment in college non-credit education. First, introductory material provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Day Students, Enrollment Influences
Field Research Corp., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
In spring 1984, a study of the socioeconomic characteristics of California's community college students was conducted in order to determine the impact of a recently imposed mandatory fee as measured by changes in student ethnicity, income, and academic load. A stratified random sample of 10,247 students from 62 of the state's 105 community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Day Students, Enrollment Influences
Field Research Corp., San Francisco, CA. – 1986
A three-phase study was conducted in California to assess the impact of a mandatory fee imposed in 1985 on enrollments in the California community colleges as measured by changes in students' ethnicity, income, and academic load, and changes in enrollment in college non-credit education. A benchmark study conducted in spring 1984 prior to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Day Students, Enrollment Influences