A study of retention rates among new doctoral students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found graduation rates dropping concurrently with the increased tendency for doctoral students to stay enrolled longer. Few differences between the sexes emerged, despite the increased representation of women in later cohorts. (MSE)

Discusses mature students in the single subject area of mathematics in a single institution and makes comparisons with traditional universities. Reviews some features of the age distribution, entry qualifications, degree-class distribution, non-completion rates and gender distribution. (Author/ASK)

Low-inference classroom observational data were collected on 362 children in four elementary schools (grades two to five) who had been consistentlV ranked by two successive teachers over a two-year period. Teachers ranked students on one or more of thirteen bipolar scales assessing personality characteristics and teacher expectations. Two-way…

Examined whether teachers treat students differently according to various charcteristics. Southern white female teachers recommended punishment for a hypothetical student in fighting, stealing, and cheating situations. Results revealed that teachers recommended more severe punishment for males than for females and for white males than for black…

Attitudes toward mathematics were found to be related to a wide range of age and sex variables, as indicated through the use of a 90-item instrument. (CP)

Compared key demographic and individual difference variables of distance and non-distance learners. Found significant differences in gender, age, employment status, motivation, and risk-taking propensity between distance and non-distance learners. (EV)

This study investigated differences in use of and satisfaction with career counseling services as a function of sex, race, and age based on a nationally representative sample of college graduates of different ages, gender, and ethnicity (N=10, 080). Results showed significant race and age differences in use of career counseling services and gender…

This study examined differences in the manifestation of learning disabilities (LD) between minority and non-minority students at a southeastern public college. Profiles of non-minority and minority college students not previously identified as learning disabled and with a history of academic difficulty were compared. Among trends noted in both…

The study investigated the relationship between characteristics of 35 preschool handicapped children and their developmental gains in an early intervention program. The specific characteristics that were examined included age at intervention, length of intervention, socioeconomic status, first born as compared to all other ordinal positions in…

Examines how understanding of the concept of an electrical circuit depends upon age, sex, non-verbal ability, reading ability, and spatial ability among 192 eight to 11 year old students in two English elementary schools. Findings indicated performance differences by all factors except sex. (Author/DB)

Study examines age and gender variations in the multiple areas of self-concept and relations between these dimensions of self-concept and scholastic measures among high school students in South Africa. Results revealed a few statistically significant effects of age and gender on global and domain-specific self-concepts. The size and pattern of…

This study aimed to assess cognitive and behavior correlates of young children's interest in computers. Computer users tended to be older and exhibited significantly higher levels of cognitive maturity than nonusers. Other findings are discussed. Results suggest there are important cognitive underpinnings for computer involvement by preschoolers.…

Determined that males (N=70) demonstrate higher level of intellectual development than females (N=70), that males mature intellectually earlier than females, and that there appear to be factors other than age and sex that are related to development of formal operational reasoning. Implications of these and other results are discussed. (JN)

This study investigated whether a particular grade in school would prove to be critical in the development of underachievement in 100 high school students identified as intellectually gifted, where 18 of the students were identified as underachieving. Data were collected on each student, including IQ scores, age identified as gifted, gender, final…

This document provides enrollment data for each of Maines public and private degree-granting institutions. The document is divided into three parts. Part 1 displays fall enrollment for the 2000-2001 academic year and compares these figures with 1999-2000 enrollment data by institution, by gender, and by full- and part-time status. Part 2 displays…