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Averett, Susan; Dalessandro, Sharon – Education Economics, 2001
Examines rate of return to 2-year and 4-year degrees based on differences in race and sex. Finds that baccalaureate degree is more valuable than associate degree for both groups, but baccalaureate is more valuable for black men than white. Discusses group differences based on institutional attendance and occupational choice. Describes policy…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Higher Education
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Picou, J. Steven – Journal of Negro Education, 1973
Attempts to expand the research in the area of occupational choice by developing and analyzing a causal model of the occupational aspiration process for black and white rural youth which relates socioeconomic status, academic performance and occupational aspirations. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High School Students, Occupational Aspiration, Racial Differences
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Go, Charles G.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1995
Reports on a study that explored the hypothesis that ethnic differences in mortality trends would shed light on the rectangularization debate. Using California population data from 1970, 1980, and 1990, ethnic differences in rectangularization were examined using both visual and means and standard deviation analyses. Resulting patterns varied by…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Females, Higher Education, Males
Ohlendorf, George W.; Choo, Keng Kun – 1973
The purpose of this paper was to analyze the place of residence projections and attainments of selected Louisiana rural youth and to ascertain the nature of racial and sexual differences. More specifically, the objective was to replicate selected residential projections in a study of Texas rural youth and to extend the analysis to subsequent place…
Descriptors: Blacks, High School Seniors, High School Students, Migration Patterns
Rhee, Byung-Shik – 1997
This study examined salary discrimination by race and sex for faculty of higher education institutions. Data were obtained from the 1993 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOPF-93), a cross-sectional survey of 817 public and private higher education institutions and 25,780 faculty. The findings indicated that while the salary gap between…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Models, Predictor Variables
Garfinkel, Irwin; And Others – 1977
Large disparities between blacks and whites in both earnings and income have persisted during the period since World War II. In this paper estimates are presented of the contribution of labor market discrimination to the earnings differential. Lower and upper bounds on this contribution are set. Also measured is the extent to which labor market…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economic Opportunities, Economic Status, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Hamill, Peter V. V.; And Others – 1970
This report contains national estimates based on findings from the Health Examination Survey in 1963-65 on height and weight measurements of children 6- to 11-years-old. A nationwide probability sample of 7,119 children was selected to represent the noninstitutionalized children (about 24 million) in this age group. Height was obtained in stocking…
Descriptors: Blacks, Body Height, Body Weight, Comparative Analysis
Renfroe, William; And Others – 1988
This document comprises a report on the number of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) who graduated, dropped out, or transferred during the 1985-86 school term. Students covered include 42,661 who dropped out of secondary schools, 58,233 in secondary schools who transferred from one school to another, and 25,067 who…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dropouts, Enrollment, High School Graduates
Davis, James A. – 1982
Appropriate for college level introductory sociology classes, five units on empirical research use empirical results that are true, demonstrable, causal, and thought-provoking. The units take educational attainment as the main variable, drawing on data from the decennial census and the NORC Social Surveys. Each unit begins with a lecture, followed…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics
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Alozie, Nicholas O. – Social Science Quarterly, 1990
Examines how judicial selection methods (appointive or elective), electoral power, and intergroup competition influence number of state judgeships among women, Blacks, and Hispanics. Reports the impact of selection methods has been overstated. Shows a positive relationship between number of women and minority lawyers and number of women and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans
Datta, Lois-ellin; And Others – 1966
This study reports the relation of sex and scholastic aptitude to teachers' descriptions of the adjustment and classroom behavior of Negro and other seventh grade students. Scholastic aptitude was estimated by California Mental Maturity Test IQ scores. The subjects were 153 students in a northern Virginia suburban community. The major finding from…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Black Students, Grade 7, Intelligence Quotient
Diebold, Francis X.; And Others – 1994
Data assembled from the sequence of Current Population Survey (CPS) tenure supplements for 1973, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1987, and 1991 were analyzed along with demographic characteristics and other variables available from the general CPS to identify changes in job retention rates in the United States throughout the 1980s. The analysis was based on…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Cycles, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
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Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Siadat, M. Vali; Nora, Amaury; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 1997
Explores nontraditional associating factors for accruement of mathematical skills during the first year of college using a model for calculating mathematics gain that controlled for ceiling effects and nonlinearity. A nationally representative sample of first-year college students was tested by gender and ethnicity. There were marked differences…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Context Effect, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement
Gaylord, Thomas A. – 1983
Results of a study of the equity of salaries of University of Alaska full-time, nonbargaining-unit employees are presented. The following questions were investigated: (1) whether salary differences exist between sexes and races, and (2) which individuals should be considered for salary equity committee review. After introducing salary equity…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education
Kominski, Robert; Adams, Andrea – Current Population Reports, 1994
This report contains data on the educational attainment of persons in the United States from the Current Population Surveys conducted by the Bureau of the Census in March 1992 and 1993. Summary data on educational attainment by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin are shown for both years in Table 1. Other detailed data are shown for 1993 in tables…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Census Figures, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
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