The study describes an initiative to increase retention at a 2-year college in the Northeast United States. The process involved a collaborative, intrusive advising approach to intervene with students at-risk for academic failure or experiencing difficulty with the transition to the college. Components of the mixed-method design included…

The Public Libraries Survey (PLS) is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) through the Federal-State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). The 1993 fiscal year survey file includes 8,929 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia identified by state library agencies. A total of…

This publication provides a compilation of financial statistics pertaining to colleges and universities in Pennsylvania. The primary source of the data was the annual Finance Survey, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Individual tables and figures provide information on: (1) index of annual change of total current-funds…

This report provides information about the cost of attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities, including tuition, required fees, and room and board charges for the year 1995-96 as well as trend information for the past 10 years. The main source of the data was an annual survey of 145 Pennsylvania colleges and universities. Comparative…

This teaching supplement from the U.S. Census Bureau is designed for educators in grades 5 through 12. The Bureau offers it as a way of addressing the needs and concerns of teachers as they attempt to include statistical information about the everyday world in an effort to meet new educational standards. The supplement is presented in order to…

This report provides seven tables of statistical data concerning the numbers of degrees conferred by New York State institutions of higher education. Tables are as follows: (1) "Degrees Conferred in Institutions of Higher Education by Level of Degree and Institutional Classification, New York State, 1991-92"; (2) "Degrees Conferred…

This bulletin discusses the mathematics and science course enrollment trends of secondary students in Australia, which are of national concern because of the low participation rates overall and because of the gender imbalance in enrollment numbers. Statistics are reported for 12th-grade mathematics and science course enrollment, and expectations…

Based on sample data representing five years of monthly circulation totals from 50 academic libraries in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Ohio, a study was conducted to determine the most efficient smoothing forecasting methods for academic libraries. Smoothing forecasting methods were chosen because they have been characterized…

Some statistics are presented concerning age of onset, cause, and additional handicaps from a nationwide sample (1972-73) of 43,946 hearing impaired students enrolled in 712 special education programs. (Author/LS)

Illustrates some problems associated with the statistics used in popular statistical reports. (Author/DW)

The report presents data on student enrollment at accredited colleges taken from the "Fall Enrollment" survey, part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The first section reviews trends in higher education enrollment from 1970 through 1987. The second section presents data on higher education enrollment for the…

This California annual Criminal Justice Statewide Profile presents data which supplements the Bureau of Criminal Statistics' (BCS) annual Crime and Delinquency publication. This monograph summarizes and combines data pertaining to California's justice system. The profile consists of two sections. The first section consists of 12 tables displaying…

The administrator of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) describes the mission of the center and discusses the types of information collected with relevance for special education. Noted are analyses of public and private sectors in elementary/secondary education on such topics as enrollment, graduates, faculty, expenditures and…

This document contains statistics on mental illness and organized mental health service delivery systems. Data sources cited include the National Institute of Mental Health, state mental health agencies, universities in the Epidemiological Catchment Area program, the National Center for Health Statistics, and the National Association of State…

This lesson plan is designed for use by vocational agricultural instructors and students. Its primary purpose is to acquaint students with statistical data that will have an impact on their future work in agriculture. This lesson plan is divided into two parts. The first part covers background information on the agricultural census, its use, and…