Background: The distribution of job tenure plays an important role in demography, economics, and sociology. Job tenure in a labor market is analogous to age in a population. Demographers have used indirect methods based on variable-r methods to estimate parameters for life table models. The variable-r method can also be employed to estimate the…

Numerous studies have explored the labor market of school principals, documenting high turnover rates and voicing concerns regarding labor supply. However, little is known about the staffing challenges in rural schools and what promotes applicants to apply for and be hired for principalship in these locales. In partnership with the Wisconsin…

The purpose of this study was to analyze and summarize characteristics of music educator vacancies in faith-based K-12 schools in the United States for the 2013-2014 academic year. Data extracted from placement notices and supplemental sources included demographic information, job responsibilities, and employment requirements for 153 listings in…

Literature lacks documentation on the leadership characteristics of public community college faculty. As higher education institutions begin to prepare for what appears to be a current leadership retirement wave, it is important for community colleges to begin searching for replacements. The research was conducted to explore self-perceived…

This report describes and develops a model for coordinating a variety of demographic and social statistics within a single framework. The framework proposed, together with its associated methods of analysis, serves both general and specific functions. The general aim of these functions is to give numerical definition to the pattern of society and…

In 1994, a study was conducted to describe the Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) service region in terms which would aid the college's strategic planning efforts. Major study findings include the following: (1) between 1990 and 2000, the population of the PVCC service district is expected to grow by 11.4%; (2) three localities enroll at…

This report presents detailed statistics for the population of the United States on the field of vocational training, classified by various social and economic characteristics. The statistics are based on the 1970 Census of Population. The introduction contains information relating specifically to this report, including definitions. The tables…

This sourcebook contains citations and annotations of demographic, socio-economic, and educational statistics data products, a variety of different agencies' data services, and many literary sources of relevance to educators and other public sector planners. Following an introduction containing background information on the project and the user's…

This document, one of the series of United States Current Population Reports, is also a part of a series of "country statements," prepared as background material for the World Population Conference held in August 1974, which describe the demographic situations of approximately 57 cooperating countries. The population situation is…

A slow and gradual nationwide trend by which more men than women are being hired to teach physical education full time at the high school level has been accompanied by a decrease in numbers of full-time physical education teaching positions. (JD)

Although some suburban districts have surplus teacher applicants, many growing, rural, innercity, or low-paying districts are scrambling to find teachers. Nevada and Colorado face shortages, whereas Maine and Connecticut are oversupplied. There are too many elementary teachers and not enough math, science, and special-education teachers. High-tech…

This report contains a compilation of information about elementary and secondary education employment in Idaho with a focus on current supply and demand and teacher preparation and certification. Data were gathered from all Idaho districts through a survey and from 1993-94 Idaho Basic Education Data System (IBEDS) reports. Information provided by…

This report represents the beginning of an effort by chief state school officers to compile information systematically on the states' educational programs and to report that information regularly to the public and their policymakers. This year, the report emphasizes demographic and fiscal background information bearing on the states' education…

The statewide population data presented in this document should assist education program planners and policymakers in making judgments about the priority educational needs of adults in different areas of Colorado. Arranged into 4 major sections, the document presents over 35 statistical tables about Colorado's population size and growth, age and…

The following trends in psychology, and their implications for the future of the profession, are discussed: (1) changes in the specialization of new doctoral recipients; (2) the decline in quality of doctoral training; (3) women and minority participation; (4) changing employment patterns; and (5) composition of the American Psychological…