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Direct linkGill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment, 2019
This report investigates the progression of students from General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) to A level; that is, the proportion of students who go on to take an A level in the same (or related) subject. Progression rates are presented by GCSE grade, and student gender. In addition, the report looks at the relationship between GCSE…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Exit Examinations, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries
OECD Publishing, 2018
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of education systems in the 35 OECD and a number of partner countries. With more than 100 charts and tables, Education at a Glance 2018 imparts key…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Outcomes of Education
Lipsett, Laurence – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1980
Choice of an educational curriculum is a key decision facing high school and college students. A chart, developed to make career implications of a business curriculum more meaningful to students, is presented. A similar chart can be developed for any area where information is needed for educational planning. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Charts, Counseling Techniques
Download full textMac Iver, Martha Abele; Vaughn, E. Sidney; Katz, Gregory – Abell Foundation, 2005
This study, commissioned by The Abell Foundation, analyzes new teachers hired by the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) over the past several years. In particular, the study compares different categories of new teachers: those with full professional certification, teachers in alternative certification programs (Teach for America, the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Alternative Teacher Certification, Intellectual Disciplines, Expertise
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1988
A survey of public high school principals asked which policies, programs, and practices designed to improve learning were currently in operation at their schools, and whether these policies were instituted or substantially strengthened in the past 5 years. These policies reflect the school-level recommendations for education reform made in "A…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Educational Change
Parsons, Jacquelynne E.; And Others – 1979
This project investigated the determinants of one's decision to take or not to take mathematics. Conclusions of the study include: (1) parents do have sex-differentiated perceptions of their children's mathematics aptitude despite the similarity in actual performance of boys and girls; and (2) parents as role models of sex-differentiated…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making, Educational Research, Expectation
Kansky, Bob; Olson, Melfried – 1979
This report provides a general description of the mathematical programs pursued by students in Wyoming's public schools, an evaluation of the adequacy of the high school mathematical preparation of college-bound students relative to the occupational aspirations of those students, and a measure of the extent to which students are aware of the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Mathematics, Decision Making, Educational Research
Rossi, Robert J. – 1987
Project MAP (Model Accounting Plan) is designed to test a demographic system for monitoring the within-school and post-school transitions of special education participants. Implemented at the local level, this system produces data to inform school-level decision-making. In addition, the data that are produced can be aggregated for use at higher…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Princeton, NJ. – 1988
A comprehensive survey was conducted seeking the opinions of 40,000 secondary school teachers on the impact of school reform proposals. Over 13,500 teachers returned questionnaires, for a response rate of 33.9%. In this report an evaluation is presented of the school renewal movement drawn from the perspective of the teacher. The survey included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Levesque, Karen; Hudson, Lisa – 2003
This report analyzes vocational/technical (VT) course taking among public high school graduates between 1982-98. It focuses on trends in VT course taking, introductory technology and computer-related coursetaking, and how students combine VT and academic course taking. The report examined high school transcripts for the graduating classes of 1982,…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, Cooperative Education, Course Selection (Students)
Le, Anh T.; Miller, Paul W. – 2002
Data primarily from Australia's Youth in Transition Survey were analyzed to explain differences in the schooling decisions of individuals born in 1961 versus 1970. The main measured factors affecting individuals' schooling decisions were as follows: ability; school type; and family background. Participation in school was positively associated with…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Doyle, Leonie; Kurth, Brian; Kerr, Ella – 2000
The rise of the office economy and its impact on vocational education and training (VET) in Australia were examined by replicating the methodology used in Carnevale and Rose's U.S. study on the impact of the new office economy. Both studies took a functional approach to analyzing economic activities and the work force and focused primarily on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Career Ladders, Colleges
