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MacFarland, Thomas W. – 1995
This report summarizes enrollment trends at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from calendar years 1990 through 1994. Due to the January 1, 1994, merger between Nova University and Southeastern University of the Health Sciences and the incompatibility of their respective information management systems, students in the…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Departments, Enrollment Trends

Wooldridge, Peter; Richman, Charles L. – Journal of School Psychology, 1985
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…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Differences
Connecticut State Dept. of Higher Education, Hartford. – 2000
This report analyzes fall 2000 headcount enrollment as reported by Connecticut's public and independent universities and colleges. It presents data on students who are enrolled for credit, with detail by full- and part-time status, level (undergraduate, graduate, or first professional), and first-time freshmen. Connecticut public and independent…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Ethnicity, Higher Education

Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. – 2002
This compilation of tables presents information about enrollment in public and private higher education in Connecticut. In fall 2001, public and private institutions of higher education in Connecticut enrolled 164,644 students at graduate and undergraduate levels. Tables contain data on: (1) headcount enrollment by institution and level; (2)…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Ethnicity, Higher Education
Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge. – 2000
This set of tables presents data about the graduating class at Louisiana State University and A&M College for the year 1999-2000. The tables are: (1) "Graduates by Degree Level and Gender"; (2) "Graduates by Enrollment Type, Division, Degree Earned, and Gender"; (3) "Graduates by Degree Level and Racial/Ethnic…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment, Higher Education
Connecticut State Board of Governors for Higher Education, Hartford. – 2003
This document presents information about the fall 2002 enrollment at Connecticut's college and universities. The report first discusses some general trends in headcount enrollment and then analyzes data on full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment and demographic details on residence. The 2002 total of 162,748 students is the highest ever for…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Ethnicity, Higher Education
Huang, Gary; Taddese, Nebiyu; Walter, Elizabeth – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Examined the gaps related to gender and race/ethnicity in entry, persistence, and attainment of post-secondary science and engineering (S&E) education. Data suggest that much of the racial/ethnic and gender differences in entry into S&E can be explained by examining certain student, family, and school characteristics. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Engineering, Ethnic Groups, Family Characteristics
Broughman, Stephen P.; Colaciello, Lenore A. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 1999
Presents universe data on private schools, teachers, and students by school size, school level, religious orientation, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis. Also reports the number of students by race/ethnicity, gender, and grade level. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Institutional Characteristics, Private Schools

Lang, Dwight – American Journal of Education, 1987
Analyzes a nationwide graduate student survey to examine the influence of social class, sex, race, undergraduate achievement, and rank of undergraduate institution attended on rank or prestige of their graduate school. The results represent a contradictory picture of stratification in the academic hierarchy and reflect specific mechanisms that…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Racial Differences

Freidman, Jennifer; Humphrey, John A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1985
A model was proposed to explain variations in alcohol use among nonmarried, full-time undergraduate students. Sociocultural, familial characteristics, and age at onset of student drinking as predictor variables were analyzed. Findings indicated that the extent of adolescent alcohol consumption was the strongest overall predictor of undergraduate…
Descriptors: Drinking, Family Characteristics, Higher Education, Models

Sunseri, Albert J.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1983
A study examined reading, demographic, social, and psychological factors related to preadolescent smoking and nonsmoking behaviors and attitudes. Variables studied included reading achievement, family involvement, and racial and sex differences. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Health Education, Preadolescents
Stanley, Julian C. – 1986
Characteristics of 292 youths (269 males and 23 females) identified by high scores (before the age of 13) on the Scholastic Aptitude Test-Mathematics as part of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) at Johns Hopkins University are reported. Several of the students have received Ph.D. degrees at very young ages. The young students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Elementary Education, Family Characteristics

Stowers, Kimberly – 2001
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…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Students, Enrollment, Higher Education

Shackleton, J. R.; Walsh, S. – Education Economics, 1997
Assesses the determinants of National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) acquisition in the United Kingdom, using a probit model, and discusses possible implications for government policy. Labour Force Survey data contradict previous findings; being female and nonwhite increases the chances of having an NVQ, and previous formal qualifications and the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Foreign Countries, Public Policy

Rakow, Steven J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
This study: (1) tested the effectiveness of the Model of Educational Productivity for predicting the inquiry skill of 17-year-olds; (2) investigated if the prediction of inquiry differed for males and females; and (3) if the prediction of inquiry skill differed for white and nonwhite students. (JN)
Descriptors: High Schools, Inquiry, Minority Groups, Prediction