Two tables provide corrected data on the top schools in the number, percent, and group membership of minority baccalaureate degrees awarded (1998) in engineering; and the top schools in the total number, percent, and gender of minority master's degrees awarded for all disciplines combined (1996-97). (DB)

The results of a meta-analysis that found that rewards do not threaten intrinsic motivation have not been well accepted by those who argue rewards produce negative effects under a wide range of conditions. Nevertheless, the results and conclusions of the meta-analysis are held to be valid. (SLD)

Uses statistical graphs and charts of 33rd annual poll results to support conclusions on implications for educational policy. (PKP)

This paper outlines a debate in the economics literature about the role of housing wealth in post-retirement consumption choices and provides a description of the patterns of the residential mobility, tenure, and dwelling-type transitions of older Canadians, using the newly available Statistics Canada Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID).…

In most of the OECD countries non-western immigrants face a larger risk of unemployment than non-immigrants. To what degree does this also apply to persons who have graduated from colleges and universities in their new country? The results of analyses concerning unemployment experience as well as duration of unemployment show significant…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the statistical evidence for the extent of employer training in Australia and analyse this information in the light of three major qualitative projects that have been undertaken into employer training since the mid-1990s. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reports an analysis of the major…

The National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE), consisting of a national commission, an advisory board, and a research team at New York University, aims to engage realistic and actionable discussions about the mobility and educational opportunities for AAPIs and how distinctions of race, ethnicity,…

This report provides new and unique empirical evidence on postsecondary education pathways in Atlantic Canada based on the data from the Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS). This study covers postsecondary students in public institutions at all levels of study--college, bachelor's, master's, Ph.D. and first professional degrees--with…

This report describes the educational experiences, labour market outcomes and financing of higher education of recent graduates for Canadian postsecondary education institutions using data from the 2007 National Graduates Survey (Class of 2005). The first section describes the characteristics of graduates from college, bachelor, master and…

The 2017 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 53rd in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The "Digest" has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field…

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…