Between 1978 and 1988, as district residence requirements were liberalized for California community college attendance, enrollments in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) declined sharply. A study was conducted to track the interdistrict flow of students between 1981 and 1987 within the context of total enrollment changes since…

An overview of youth exchange programs in Europe is provided from a previous study of 15 exchange programs in Member States of the European Community plus Spain and Portugal. The 15 programs can be categorized as short-term, broadly based exchanges; long-term, selective exchanges; short-term exchanges organized by educational organizations or as…

This report presents the performance for school district categories and for individual school districts on the seventh grade Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) test. The Grade 7 criterion-referenced test contained three sections: mathematics, reading, and writing. Testing was conducted during February 1986. This report is in…

Results from the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) 1979 Residence and Migration survey that are particularly relevant to higher education policy issues are discussed. Data are provided on the rankings of states by net in-migration and net out-migration of first-time freshmen, and the net migration of first-time freshmen,…

The seventh annual survey of Alaska public and private high school seniors was conducted to document the pattern of postsecondary education outside the state and to understand underlying motivations. For 1983-84, 2,949 of a total of 5,952 seniors in 217 schools responded to queries on their sex, race, primary home language, family income, academic…

This report on the educational concerns of American Indians and Alaskan Natives is part of a four-part study of minority education in the United States by the National Education Association (NEA). Data were gathered from site visits to a wide variety of schools and programs and from the testimony of 220 representatives of Indian organizations and…

"Postsecondary education" emphasizes open admissions, remedial and mastery education, career training, and lifelong learning. It charges low tuition and attracts both full-time and part-time commuter students. It is offered at proprietary schools, public and private two-year colleges, vocational-technical schools, trade schools, and…

Focusing on the roles of organized interest groups and cooperative alliances in constructing a migrant/mobile education system, this paper analyzes the major policy struggles encountered in building the migrant education program during its first 14 years and points out the program's direction for future growth. After a discussion of the basic…

The Washington state Title I Migrant Program Evaluation project is a feasibility study designed to assess the suitability of existing normed criterion referenced tests to measuring mathematics achievement at grades four, five, and six. Objectives include judging the technical qualities and content of several normed criterion referenced tests;…

In an extensive student progression report, six semesters of student flow data are summarized for 6,577 new and 2,402 transfer students who entered the Hawaii community colleges in fall 1975. Continuation rates, full-time rates, credit-completion rates (CCR), changes of major, and graduates are analyzed by semester in terms of entering status by…

As part of a continuing study of student flow in the Hawaii community colleges, this report analyzes the persistence patterns of 1975 entering students after six semesters for the community college total and the seven campuses. The persistence patterns of the 8,979 students showed that 24% enrolled for only one semester (non-persisters), 41%…

The study examines patterns in students' choices of in-state and out-of-state colleges, with regard to certain academic and economic variables such as class standing, parental income, financial support, and costs. It then examines the impact that financial aid would have on their choices. A survey was undertaken of 26,903 Pennsylvania public and…

Student mobility in Connecticut has been great, and the number of students moving from one institution to another in 1975 was well over 7,000. The guidebook for students and their counselors is intended to enable a student to develop a plan of study that may include courses at more than one institution. Included are policy profiles for two- and…

In an extensive student progression report, six semesters of student flow data are summarized for 7,046 new students and 2,125 transfer students who entered the Hawaii community colleges in fall 1974. Continuation rates, full-time rates, credit-completion rates (CCR), changes of major, and graduates are analyzed by semester in terms of entering…

The findings are presented of a study of 309 students at the University of New South Wales who were granted a deferment in 1976 but did not re-enroll in 1977. Students replied to a questionnaire and were divided into three groups: students attending other universities, students attending any other postsecondary institution, and those not enrolled…