The human capital and signaling theories of the value of education were tested by estimating earnings equations that include both grade level and rank. Years of schooling had consistently positive effects on earnings, supporting human capital as the predominant explanation of the value of schooling. (SK)

This report evaluates the contribution of public higher education to raise per capita income in California. The report highlights how diversity in the State's population impacts the need for higher education and presents options for improving income earning using postsecondary education programs. The Commission measured differences in financial…

It was hypothesized that if status-inconsistency effects were operating, we would observe statistical interaction effects between ethnoreligious group membership and education, and that these interactions would vary as a function of ethnoreligious status. However, data indicated interaction effectsresulted from persistence of subcultural…

Examines why teachers have responded unenthusiastically, if not negatively, to socialist criticism of education in the United States. Points out shortcomings of the critique and the areas it has not explored. (JOW)

Between 1983 and 1993, an increasing share of jobs was in high-paying occupations requiring college education. However, most jobs that were filled paid below-average wages and did not require college. (SK)

This Issue Brief uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) to compare the economic outcomes of high school completers at three different points in time with the outcomes of individuals who did not complete high school. Differences by sex and the type of credential earned are also examined. The findings suggest that…

Employment has long been held to be an important deterrent against poverty, and work is a core component of a range of federal efforts to improve the economic well-being of low-income families. However, recent trends in earnings and research both confirm that work alone is not sufficient to prevent poverty. While there is compelling evidence that…

Consistent with the California Postsecondary Education Commission's higher education accountability framework, this report summarizes major findings and conclusions from three 2007 Commission reports assessing the contributions of postsecondary education to California's social, civic, and economic well-being. The Commission's research shows that…

Professional practice is important in the lives of many people and it is often assumed that professionals are motivated with a desire to serve the public interest. However, studies have increasingly addressed the professional dilemma of combining demands for efficiency with the obligation to help others. This study examines what professionals want…

Research on inequality in America shows evidence of a growing social and economic divide between college graduates and people without college degrees. This article examines whether disparities in health between education groups have also recently increased. Pooled cross-sectional regression analyses of data from the National Health Interview…

Analyzed are two questions: "What has been the trend of socioeconomic opportunity for black and white men in the United States during the last decade?" and "What has been the trend of racial discrimination in the socioeconomic achievements of black men?" (RH)

Presents evidence for a social structure explanation, instead of an age explanation, of variations in educational attainment among immigrants to Canada. Social status or class structure is the fundamental determinant of variation in the distribution of resources necessary to educational achievement for immigrants as well as for native-born…

A systematic comparison is presented of the reports by school age boys of their parents' educational level and their fathers' occupations with the reports of these same characteristics by the parents. (Author)