This report focuses on the 55 largest public elementary and secondary school districts, measured by the number of students in membership, for the school year 1987-88. Information was analyzed from the 1987-88 school year Common Core of Data (CCD) series collected annually by the National Center for Education Statistics. The following summary…

Fall 1988 enrollment data were analyzed to produce a profile of new students at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in terms of their sex; race; age; residence; enrollment status as full-/part-time, day/evening, or in-state/out-of-state; program; and degree objective. Relevant data on first-time, transfer, and continuing students were…

A study was conducted at a rural community college to explore the process by which adult women who had returned to college decided whether to persist or drop out. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 women who had been identified as exceptional in that they either persisted and graduated even though they had been initially identified as…

For the fall 1987 semester, New York City's Board of Education modified the admissions policy for the educational options high schools in order to enhance the equity of opportunity to the desirable programs in these schools and to make the schools more accessible to at-risk students. Of the 17,236 students in educational options schools and…

Outreach has recently played an increasingly significant role in education and training for adults. In particular, the emphasis of Great Britain's REPLAN program on increasing the participation of unemployed adults in education and the impact of decreasing numbers of 16- to 19-year-old students in some colleges of further education have given…

Comparative financial information, derived from two national surveys of 559 public community and junior colleges, is presented in this report for fiscal year 1987-88. Chapter 1 provides guidance on the use of the report to compare institutional statistics with national and peer group norms and points out the limitations of the data. Chapter 2…

The report presents general information and statistical data about schools, their staffs and students, as well as administrative staff data concerning Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland (MCPS). The data are generated from existing computer files to reduce the response burden of school personnel; to assure standard definitions, formats, and…

A study was conducted at Olympic College (OC) in the State of Washington, to investigate the personal and academic characteristics of student dropouts and their reasons for leaving the college. Questionnaires were sent to 500 fall 1986 students who completely withdrew from OC during the term or received all F's, W's, or other unproductive grades…

The context of socialization in the second half of the 20th century is far different than any previous socialization environment. Children in the United States and in other industrialized countries grow to adulthood in an age of science and technology. Despite these changes in the socialization environment, there has been little systematic study…

The context of socialization in the second half of the 20th century is far different than any previous socialization environment. Children in the United States and in other industrialized countries grow to adulthood in an age of science and technology. Despite these changes in the socialization environment, there has been little systematic study…

This report from the Dunbar Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents eight findings concerning enrollment, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) basal progress was…

This report from the Herndon Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 25 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, and math achievement. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are the following: (1) test…

This report from the Kimberly Elementary School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 28 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these…

This report from the Sylvan High School in Atlanta (Georgia) provides information on student achievement for the 1986-87 school year. The narrative presents 20 findings concerning enrollment, attendance, reading achievement, math achievement, and achievement in other subject areas. Conclusions and recommendations generated from these findings are…

This report presents final data on public elementary and secondary school revenues, expenditures, average daily attendance, and student membership for the 1984-85 fiscal year. It includes revenues by local, State, intermediate, and Federal sources and current expenditures by the categories of instruction, support service, and noninstructional…