Data on students at Ohio's state two- and four-year colleges are presented for 1984, based on the Ohio Board of Regents Uniform Information System. For each campus, student enrollments by major field of study and student level are presented. Another section shows the number of students carrying various credit-hour loads by field of study for each…

Research was conducted to re-emphasize the importance of functional differences among jobs by showing how they help to better explain the income and status differences that are the main concern of recent stratification research. Status attainment, social class, and vocational psychological approaches to occupational and social differences were…

Summary findings gathered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the 1973-74 national assessment of career and occupational development (COD) are reported. (NAEP is an information-gathering project that surveys the educational attainment of 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 17-year-olds, and adults (ages 26-35) in ten learning…

Population growth rates in the 1950-1975 period indicate that metropolitan and nonmetropolitan streams of migration are of virtually the same magnitude in Wisconsin; metropolitan residents are moving to nonmetropolitan places as frequently as their nonmetropolitan counterparts are migrating to metropolitan communities. When migration streams are…

The document describes an instrument used to measure citizenship social studies achievement and skills for 9-, 13-, 17-, and 26 to 35-year-olds in Connecticut. Based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (ED 049 113), objectives were to collect baseline data for future use in determining knowledge, to compare results with national…

One in a series of five publications reporting the results of a national career development needs study of four different age levels, this document presents a cross-sectional study of the data collected from samples of nine-year-olds, thirteen-year-olds, seventeen-year-olds, and adults (ages 26-35). An overview describing the assessment…

Given the decline in birth rates, which will produce a steep decline in the youth population by 1990, this paper examines the possible effects such a population shift will have on the achievement motivation of children. It is reasoned the increased adult/child ratio could result in either of two possibilities: the greater attention paid to the…

The concept of lifelong learning is generally defined as the expansion of formal and informal education from the relatively exclusive life stage of youth and early adulthood. This presentation has two stated purposes: (1) to demonstrate that the success of current proposals for lifelong learning will be highly dependent on their integration with…

Enrollment trends for colleges and universities in Montana for fall 1985 and some previous years are summarized. While enrollment in degree credit programs decreased 3.3% from the previous fall, the breakdowm was: 81.3% of the enrolled students attended campuses of the Montana University System, 8.6% attended private colleges, and 10.1% attended…

Current enrollment trends for Connecticut higher education are identified, along with enrollment projections to 2000, based on revised state population estimates. Also covered in narrative and statistical sections are: population trends, Connecticut high school graduation trends, and enrollment projections by type of institution. Enrollment trends…

AGE-INTEGRATED CLASSES IN A CONTINUATION SCHOOL WERE STUDIED TO FIND THE RESULTING MORAL, SOCIAL, AND ACADEMIC EFFECTS. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT MEANINGFUL CROSS-AGE RELATIONS WOULD OCCUR WITH STATUS EQUALITY, INVOLVEMENT IN THE SAME EDUCATIONAL TASKS, A ONE-TO-ONE AGE RATIO, AND SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITY LEVELS. MOST OF THE ADOLESCENTS HAD BEEN…

Suggesting implications for career education program development and revision, this document is one in a series of five publications reporting results of a career development needs study of four different age levels. In this document, the assessment of career development needs of thirteen-year-olds is presented in three major sections. Section 1…

The suitability of the college setting for adult senior students attending Federal City College during the summer term of 1973 was evaluated, with focus on registration, orientation, class schedule, academic advising, and supportive services. Adult senior students were defined as all undergraduates who were 31 years old or older and who had…

The document contains two reports on consequences of population trends for families and older adults in the United States. The reports were submitted as testimony before congressional committees on population and aging. The first report discusses projected changes in American family life in light of population growth, enrollment in schools and…

This report of the results of the 1974-75 Florida National Assessment Replication in reading and mathematics at the 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old age levels consists of several major parts: an overview of the assessment design and methodology, comparisons of performance levels for groups of Florida students within each age level, comparisons of…