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Corbett, Jacqueline; Vereb, Thomas S. – 1974
This report presents information on juvenile court processing of youth in the U.S. during 1974. It is based on data gathered under the National Juvenile Court Statistical Reporting System. Findings can be summarized as follows: (1) 1,252,700 juvenile delinquency cases, excluding traffic offenses, were handled by courts in the U.S. in 1974; (2) the…
Descriptors: Children, Court Litigation, Delinquency, Justice
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orum, Bente; Fridberg, Torben – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1973
Traces development of Danish secondary school during last one hundred years. Notes learning differences and educational achievements between boys and girls. (DS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Educational Opportunities, Educational Research
Bravy, Sharon S.; Sedlacek, William E. – 1976
An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 593 (310 female, 283 male) freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Their responses were analyzed by analysis of variance, Scheffe post hoc tests and chi square, all at the .05 level. Results showed that women looked more favorably upon women's studies as an academic discipline than…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Labor Market, Majors (Students), School Surveys
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1978
This report presents a summary of recent trends in school and college enrollment based on the October 1977 Current Population Survey (CPS) and earlier surveys. Enrollment statistics representing growth and decline at various educational levels are evaluated in written summaries. Comparative and distributive enrollment statistics of the population…
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Economic Status, Elementary Secondary Education
PORTER, ANDREW; STANLEY, JULIAN C. – 1967
WHILE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONSTRUCT MEASURES WHICH HAVE VALIDITY FOR PREDICTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, MOST OF THESE TESTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR NATIONWIDE TESTING PROGRAMS AND MAY NOT BE AS COMPLETELY VALID FOR MEASURING THE APTITUDE OF MINORITY GROUP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE RESTRICTED ENVIRONMENTAL BACKGROUNDS. TO TEST THE…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Bachrach, Leona L. – 1975
Spanish Americans admitted to State and county mental hospitals in the U.S. during 1972 were examined. Purpose was to show if and how they differed from admissions of other ethnic groups in terms of their demographic composition (age, sex, and marital status), their socioeconomic level as measured by educational attainment, their diagnostic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
Brown, George H. – 1979
An update, as of 1977, of four National Center for Education Statistics reports concerned with changing patterns in degree awards to women is presented. Separate chapters are devoted to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first-professional degrees. Each chapter consists of an overview, an examination by field of study of the percentage…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Degrees
Davis, Robert – 1978
In the past decade, the suicide rate among young blacks has risen to the point where it is nearly as high as that of their white peers. There is, however, a striking contrast in age distribution in the suicide patterns of whites and blacks. Whereas white suicide increases in direct relation with advancing chronological age, suicide among black…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Community, Black Youth, Blacks
Pietrofesa, John J.; Wurtz, Robert E. – 1970
It has been hypothesized that personality needs have a significant impact upon eventual occupational placement. The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) was designed to provide researchers in Career development with a quick and convenient measure of a number of relatively independent personality variables, or needs. It gauges 15 such needs…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Group Norms
Siegel, Jacob S.; And Others – 1976
This report presents a statistical portrait of the demographic aspects of aging and the older population in the Unites States. Most of the estimates are based on data from decennial censuses, the program of nonsurvey population estimates and projections carried out by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Current Population Survey, and other census…
Descriptors: Age, Census Figures, Demography, Economic Status
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Waller, Anna E.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1989
Analyzes 23 causes of injury mortality in children, ages 0-14 years, in the United States by age, race, sex, and state of residence for the years 1980-85. Discusses implications of regional trends and racial differences for specific injury prevention programs. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Youth
PAISLEY, WILLIAM J.; REES, MATILDA B. – 1967
USING DATA FROM A STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF 25 MEDIA USE AND INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIORS. SEVEN SOCIAL-PERSONAL AND THREE PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES WERE ALSO CONSIDERED. YOUNGER ADULTS WERE MOST LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN ADULT EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY VOCATIONAL COURSES AND EVENING CLASSES AND…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Education, Age Groups, Books
Mellor, Earl F.; And Others – 1978
Selected characteristics of the Spanish origin population (Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, and other Spanish) and labor force in the United States are presented in this chartbook, compiled from the March 1976 Current Population Survey. Divided into four sections, the chartbook looks at the size and composition of…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Charts, Comparative Analysis, Educational Background
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Foundation for Change, Inc., New York, NY. – 1976
Following sections that define sexism, that give examples of individual, cultural, and institutional sexism, and that provide random thoughts on sexism and racism, statistics are listed for women and their relationship to various areas such as the economy, education, sports, the government, the media, and housing. Specific topics subsumed under…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors, Educational Opportunities, Educational Trends
Curry, Evans W.; And Others – 1978
Focusing on the formation of career plans among black and white females, a study was conducted using the theoretical and empirical framework provided by a modified version of the "Wisconsin Model" of status attainment. Data collection was designed to obtain information including parental socioeconomic status, mental ability, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Career Choice, Career Planning