This document reviews (1) recent trends in labor force participation and employment among young men, paying specific attention to high school dropouts and minorities because their participation and employment rates have particularly declined; (2) several potential causes for the trends (including a decline in the demand for the labor of these…

An "Early National Estimates" survey of higher education, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, is reported. Estimates from the survey indicate the following: fall 1988 enrollments in colleges and universities increased almost 2.5% over fall 1987; overall, degree awards remained fairly stable in academic year 1988,…

This document discusses a hearing which concerns the needs of America's young black men who live in city neighborhoods with little or no opportunity for meaningful employment or educational success. Economists, educators, psychologists, anthropologists, and community activists testified on both the structural barriers that restrict young black…

A study examined the production of lateral consonants in seven male university students bilingual in Spanish and Catalan who had studied French in elementary and secondary school. A questionnaire elicited information about the subjects' use of each language with parents, with friends, at home, and in school. Each subject then read a 775-word text…

In 1988, demographic data were gathered on the students attending Compton Community College (CCC) between fall 1985 and spring 1987 to document the trends in student characteristics affecting the management and planning efforts of the institution. Information was obtained from the Data Processing Department regarding student sex, ethnic origin,…

This study examined the structure of adolescent self-concept (SC) structure for males and females by using three different measures of each SC facet in a covariance structure analysis of the data. Specifically, the purposes of the study were to: (1) test the hypothesis of the invariance of a multidimensional, hierarchical SC structure for males…

A collection of 16 brief articles are provided as possible reprints for newsletters and bulletins in school district working to achieve Title IX compliance and sex equity. Topics covered are: children's spare time, women in nontraditional jobs, changing work patterns, females and math, tots and toys, child care and working parents, tomboys, gifted…

Since 1978, annual studies have been conducted of the flow of transfer students from the California community colleges to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems. The studies have focused on trends in the numbers of transfers and the ethnicity, majors, and age of transfer students. Findings from the study of…

The effects of school factors on occupational attainment of black students were studied based on data from the 1972 National Longitudinal Study (NLS) and its 1980 followup and the 1980 High School and Beyond (HSB) study and its 1982 followup. The sample sizes were as follows: 319 NLS females, 167 NLS males, 324 HSB females, and 259 HSB males.…

The goal of sex equity in education is to provide unrestricted opportunities for all students. As a result of upbringing, most people have a different set of expectations, behavior standards, rewards, and punishments for females and males. This way of responding differently to each sex is called bias. Sex bias leads to sex discrimination, which…

Data on 1982 summer and fall college enrollments in Pennsylvania are presented. Tables are presented on the following: total enrollments in higher education institutions by type of institution, fall 1973-1982; enrollments in institutions by sex, fall 1973-1982; summer school registrations; total enrollments in colleges and universities by…

The Equal Goals in Occupations (EGO) project is a program of training in sex equity issues and skills for vocational education personnel in Hawaii's 39 public secondary schools, delivered over a five-year period (l978-l982). To evaluate the project, data were gathered from current and former EGO project participants and vocational enrollment…

Differences in performance between male and female students in a combined baccalaureate and doctor of medicine (MD) degree program were studied. The University of Missouri-Kansas City offers a 6-year curriculum leading to both degrees. The study group consisted of all entrants into the program in 1972 through 1974 (n=219), 1978 through 1980…

To assess the effect of the efforts to encourage the selection of nontraditional occupations, Vetter examined the extent of change in enrollment patterns of girls and women in vocational education for the period 1972-82. In the traditionally male programs of agricultural, technical, and trade and industry education, the number and percentage of…

The 1984-1985 Student Data Report, which is derived from the Oklahoma Regents' Unitized Data System, is presented. Statistical data and narrative sections cover movement into college, enrollments, student distribution, student progression, and transfer of students. Specific topics include: average annual movement of Oklahoma students into college…