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Ginder, Scott A.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Mann, Farrah B. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions (see appendix A for a list of other U.S. jurisdictions). This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduation Rate, Cohort Analysis, Student Financial Aid
Egley, Arlen, Jr.; Howell, James C.; Harris, Meena – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2014
This fact sheet provides an overview of the nation's gang problem and summarizes findings from the 2012 survey. Of the 2,538 survey recipients, 2,199 (87 percent) responded to the survey. In 2012, there were an estimated 30,700 gangs (an increase from 29,900 in 2011) and 850,000 gang members (an increase from 782,500 in 2011) throughout 3,100…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Gangs, Homicide, Surveys
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2015
The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) initiated a series of surveys designed to capture member institutional practice snapshots in 60 seconds or less. The December 2014 "AACRAO 60 Second Survey" asked respondents to indicate their institutions' credit for prior learning practices (CPL). To…
Descriptors: College Credits, Prior Learning, Surveys, Adult Learning
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Stewart, Christopher – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
This report is the second in a two-part analysis of ACRL"Metrics", an online service that provides access to a range of quantitative data for academic libraries. In this analysis, ACRL"Metrics"' inclusion of data from the National Center for Educational Statistics' Academic Libraries Survey and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Internet, Information Sources, Statistical Data
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2015
The February 2015 American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) "60 Second Survey" asked respondents to identify whether or not their institution offers distance education, and if so, to answer additional questions about distance education course practices. The survey received 838 unique institutional…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Practices, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
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McFarland, Joel; Stark, Patrick; Cui, Jiashan – National Center for Education Statistics, 2016
Dropping out of high school is related to a number of negative outcomes. For example, the median income of persons ages 18 through 67 who had not completed high school was roughly $26,000 in 2013. By comparison, the median income of persons ages 18 through 67 who completed their education with at least a high school credential (i.e., a regular…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, High School Graduates, Dropout Rate
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Flores, Stella; Southern, Kyle G. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2010
Using data from the American Community Survey of the U.S. Census from 2000 to 2007, we analyze the occupational distribution of Latino immigrants and their associated prestige ranking by degree status in comparison with U.S.-born Latinos. We find dramatic gaps in the occupational distribution and prestige rankings among Latinos with similar…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Attainment, Community Surveys, Immigrants
Dimitrova, Elka – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2007
This article provides a brief review of recent developments and problems in adult training of the employed and unemployed in Bulgaria. It is presented in three parts: information on legislation and the institutions; information on current problems with vocational training of the employed and unemployed; and some future measures for improving…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Adult Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education
Lucas, David M.; Fugitt, Jamie – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2007
Using the qualitative research method known as folknography, the authors led a research team to the heart of Illinois farm country to ask the question "What are the perceptions of the people of the Midwest concerning math and math education?" A review of the literature includes Canadian and Australian references on the topic, as well as…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Undergraduate Students
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Florinskaia, Iu. F.; Roshchina, T.G. – Russian Education and Society, 2006
This article presents a survey that was carried out in 2004 to assess the level of migration mobility on the part of young inhabitants in the small cities of Russia. The survey was participated in by eleventh-grade (senior) students. The total number of respondents was 500 (100 in each community); 61% were girls and 39% were boys. The statistical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Data, Place of Residence, Migration
Borden, Victor M.H.; Brown, Pamela C. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Earning a bachelor's degree marks the end of the college experience for many students of color, but for others it is only the beginning. Those who hope to become a doctor, a lawyer or a college professor know that their undergraduate career was just the starting point and that they still have a long and hard road to tow to attain their ultimate…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Medical Education, Higher Education, Statistical Data
Wake County Public Schools System, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Evaluation and Research. – 1994
This document is a collection of profiles of Wake County (North Carolina) Public School System schools in the 1993-94 school year. Profiles have been created to help administrators as they present and analyze information about their schools. The four-page profile of each school contains information describing: (1) the school facility; (2) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Dubinsky, Odessa – 1981
In part stimulated by the information needed by the Private Industry Councils (PICs) under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Amendments (1978), a growing number of groups and agencies have conducted surveys of local employers to gather various types of occupational data. Such activities may be useful and productive, if the data collection…
Descriptors: Adults, Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Employment Statistics
Lakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert – Policy Research Brief, 1998
This policy research brief summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitlements. Statistics are reported for 1977, 1987, and 1997 to show trends. Statistics were obtained from…
Descriptors: Children, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Developmental Disabilities
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. Research Div. – 1991
This publication provides macro-indicators and complementary analyses and supporting data for use by policy and decision makers concerned with Ontario universities. These analytical tools are meant to unambiguously measure what is taking place in Canadian postsecondary education, and therefore, assist in focusing on what decisions need to be made.…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
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