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Houston, John W. – 1970
This report presents comparison data on the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (USMAPS) graduates in the class of 1973 and the entire class. The data were obtained from the annual survey of entering freshmen college students by the American Council on Education. Tables in this report present data of five categories: (1) all cadets…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Higher Education, Military Personnel, Military Schools
Download full textHorvath, Ronald J. – 1973
The options selected by secondary school graduates with varying academic backgrounds, the intellective characteristics of these students, and their completion/noncompletion records were investigated. A comparison was made of 229 male vocational training (VT) graduates and 200 male college preparatory (CP) graduates with respect to demographic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Community Colleges
Froomkin, Joseph; And Others – 1977
The survey of adult education conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 1972 is analyzed. The following facts are highlighted in the more detailed analysis of 1972 results: (1) The demand for hours of adult education is distributed in proportion to eligibles in each age and education group, (2) persons with lower levels of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Age
Statistics Canada, Ottawa (Ontario). Education, Science, and Culture Div. – 1976
The results of the Post-Secondary Student Survey, 1974-1975, conducted in Canada are reported. The highlights of the survey results are reported and the policy implications of the data are discussed. The survey was designed to provide detailed information on a wide range of characteristics of postsecondary students in Canada, including…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Demography, Educational Background
1978
The most recent College Board Admissions Testing Program (ATP) records of 1977-78 seniors who registered for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of Achievement Tests before March 1978 are summarized. The records are for students from the middle Atlantic states that include New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, the District of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Biographical Inventories, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations
Austin, Neale W. – 1969
A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 1,814 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB Latin Achievement Test during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs and charts, offer…
Descriptors: Charts, Classroom Techniques, Data Analysis, Educational Background
Texas Univ., Austin. Extension Teaching and Field Service Bureau. – 1969
As indicated in the original project application to the United States Office of Education, this report seeks mainly to analyze and clarify the current state of adult basic educational guidance and counseling in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Statistics appear on (1) numbers of potential and actual students in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Groups, Classes (Groups of Students)
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. – 1979
Data tables summarize selected personal and academic characteristics of students enrolled at the seven Hawaii community colleges in the Fall 1979 semester, focusing on classified and unclassified students in credit programs. Registration in various community college offerings numbered 28,781. Of these, 72% were regular students enrolled in credit…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Educational Background, Enrollment
Wenckowski, Charlene; And Others – 1979
Students (N=2,780) enrolled in Montgomery College's Community Services Program (MCCSP) in non-credit, continuing education courses during Fall 1978 were surveyed to identify the population being served by the program; the extent of their satisfaction with it and its relevance to their employment; how they learned of the courses; and their future…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Age
von Zur-Muehlen, Max – 1975
An overview of the development of education in Canada since the early 1960s is presented. The influence of demographic patterns on enrollment at all levels of education is investigated. Enrollment patterns from the elementary through the doctoral level are discussed, and the university participation rate trends are examined. The growth in…
Descriptors: College Students, Demography, Educational Background, Educational Finance
Harris, Dale B.; Pinder, Glenn D. – 1977
The results of a modified version of the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test are presented in relation to selected demographic and socioeconomic factors as they affect youths aged 12-17 years in the noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Findings are based on data gathered on a sample of 6,768 adolescents who participated in the Health…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Age Differences, Correlation
FRANKLIN, ELTON – 1960
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THIS 1959 SURVEY WAS TO ANALYZE SOME OF THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA RESIDENT CENTER, HUNTSVILLE. FINDINGS WERE TABULATED IN SUMMARY FORM AND BY MAJOR FIELDS OF ACADEMIC INTEREST. OF THE STUDENTS (LARGELY YOUNG ADULTS), 51 PERCENT WERE IN ENGINEERING. ONLY 16 PERCENT WERE FEMALE. MOST…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Curriculum, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Background
PDF pending restorationStankovich, Mary Jo; And Others – 1979
The transcripts of the 115 Macomb Community College (MCC) students who graduated in 1978 with an Associate of General Studies degree were analyzed to determine data frequency counts, percentage distributions, and descriptive measurements which profiled the graduates in terms of demography, educational background, veteran status, attendance…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Graduates
Austin, Neale W.; Clark, John L.D. – 1969
A College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB)-sponsored survey presents data derived from the questionnaire responses of a representative sample of 5,382 secondary school seniors who took the CEEB French, Spanish, or German achievement tests during the 1965-66 academic year. Written analyses of questionnaire data, along with many supporting graphs…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Charts, Data Analysis, Educational Background
Holmstrom, Engin Inel; And Others – 1976
In a study that had as its object to look at recent changes in the potential pool of health manpower, the focus was on 1974 college freshmen who declared their intention of going into a career in a health field. Data came from the student files of the American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The report has three…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Black Students, Career Choice, Cohort Analysis
