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Marsh, Herbert W. – 1992
The Stability of Self Scale has been used to infer the stability of self-concept from responses collected on a single occasion. Using the large, nationally representative Youth in Transition data for 10th grade boys in public high schools in 1966, Stability of Self responses were related to the variability in self-esteem responses collected in 4…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Shriner, James G.; And Others – 1994
This report presents the results of the third national survey of state activities in the assessment of educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The report does not contain actual outcomes data on students with disabilities. Twenty-three tables present data on: number of students in general education and special education in each state;…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Dropouts, Educational Assessment
Steen, Sara J., Ed. – 1994
This book describes over 2,100 academic programs sponsored by U.S. and foreign universities, language schools, and a wide variety of other organizations for summer and short-term study abroad programs. Entries are based on a 1993 survey. While most programs listed are available to undergraduates, many programs are also open to precollege students,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Housing, Credits, Eligibility
Johnson, Frank H.; Fowler, William J., Jr. – 1994
The estimates in this report are key statistics reported early in the 1993-94 school year under the early estimates system, which allows the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report important information promptly. These key statistics include the numbers of students in membership, teachers, and high school graduates for public…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Elementary School Teachers
Thompson, Anne R.; And Others – 1993
Developed for college graduates with disabilities, this guide offers guidance for the job search process in the context of job applicants' rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). First, basic facts about the ADA are explained, including a clause by clause explanation of the Act's definition of a disability. Next, the impact of the…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Civil Rights Legislation, College Graduates, Compliance (Legal)
Jarrell, Michele G.; And Others – 1993
The objectives of this study were to determine the adequacy of the preparation of Educational Research graduates from the University of Alabama, assess their employment history, and solicit opinions concerning the present and future status of Educational Research. A survey instrument mailed to graduates (Ed.S. and Ph.D) from 1973 to the present…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1994
Differences in education and labor market outcomes across groups completing high school at different ages and by different means (e.g., by graduation as compared with receiving a general education development diploma) may be due to a variety of factors, including all those that influence a person to leave school early. For an early school-leaver,…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Educational Indicators, Educational Trends
Roodt, J., Comp.; And Others – 1993
This guide, the fifth in a set of nine, presents a summary of financial assistance available to students of human sciences, languages, and education for obtaining a certificate, diploma, or degree after Standard 10 at a university, college, or technikon located in South Africa. The bursaries, loans, and other forms of financial aid appear under…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Eligibility, Fellowships, Foreign Countries
Thurgood, Delores; Weinman, Joanne M. – 1991
This report presents a summary of the 1989-90 results of the Survey of Earned Doctorates conducted each year since 1958. Organized into three sections, the report first presents an analysis of trends in the numbers of doctorate recipients including data with regard to fields, gender, citizenship status, time-to-degree, and post-graduation plans…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, American Indians, Asian Americans
McNeely, Sonja R.; Mertz, Norma T. – 1993
In 1989 the Knox County (Tennessee) Schools opened The Center School as an answer to the dropout problem. The Center School was to feature open entry and exit, self-paced work schedules, flexible scheduling, a school-to-work component, on-site counselors and social workers, and individually designed graduation programs through which dropouts aged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Dropout Research
Mehrens, William A. – 1993
As the first paper in a series of policy papers on high-stakes student assessment programs, this paper examined high school graduation tests. High stakes refers to the use of test results to make important decisions about the test taker. Whether to use a high school graduation test is an essential policy question that will be addressed in a…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office. – 1992
This report examines minority undergraduate enrollment and completion trends at American colleges and universities. Chapter 1 focuses on general undergraduate enrollment trends, finding that between 1976 and 1990 the number of minority undergraduates grew faster than total enrollment, with Blacks as the only minority group whose percentage…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Blacks, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Lyman, Linda L. – 1993
This paper reports on an evaluation of the effectiveness of a graduate seminar on "Women and Leadership" attended by 18 participants during the 1992 winter interim at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. The course was based on theoretical assumptions from the literature about leadership and about women's development. The three major…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Course Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Mauch, James E.; Birch, Jack W. – 1993
This book is designed to help students understand the details of the thesis or dissertation (T/D) process and to provide faculty with an instructional tool to use in seminars on research and with advisees. Ten chapters cover the following areas : (1) the meaning and purpose of the T/D and the characteristics of high-quality student research; (2)…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Dissertations, Dropout Characteristics, Faculty Advisers
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study conducted at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) followed beginning full- and part-time traditional credit students over a 10-year period to observe their performance and achievement. Tabulations were made on various different fields and cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, and major programs. Study findings, based on the academic…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
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