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| Pub Number | Title |  Date |
|---|---|---|
| NCES 2006613 | Education Statistics Quarterly-Vol. 6 Issue 4
The Quarterly offers a comprehensive overview of work done across all of NCES. Each issue includes short publications and summaries covering all NCES publications and data products released in a given time period as well as notices about training and funding opportunities. In addition, each issue includes a featured topic with invited commentary, and a note on the topic from NCES. |
11/28/2005 |
| NCES 2006040 | Participation in Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons: 2002-03
The report summarizes data collected through the Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons survey fielded in 2003 as part of the National Household Education Surveys. The survey asked a random sample of adults about their work-related educational activities and experiences over the previous 12-months. The survey defined work-related activities in terms of formal and informal learning activities that are done for reasons related to work. Findings from the survey reveal that 40 percent of adults in the nation participated in some type of formal adult education for work-related reasons during a 12-month period in 2002-03. Thirty-three percent participated in work-related courses, 9 percent were in a college degree program, 2 percent were in a vocational degree/diploma program, and 1 percent had an apprenticeship. Fifty-eight percent of adults participated in informal work-related learning activities. |
11/10/2005 |
| NCES 2005151 | Independent Undergraduates: 1999-2000
This report provides a comprehensive look at independent students who were enrolled in postsecondary education in the United States and Puerto Rico in 1999–2000. Independent students are assumed to be financially self-sufficient and no longer dependent upon their parents to support them or finance their education. Many independent students work full time and attend community colleges or other postsecondary institutions that are geared toward career training in specialized fields such as health, technology, and business. Working, as many hours as they do, independent students are more likely to enroll in postsecondary institutions part time. They are less likely than dependent students to apply for financial aid, and are less likely to apply for it on time, or before the typical May 1 deadline for state and institutional aid. Among those who do apply for aid, independent students are less likely than dependent students to receive state and institutional grants, more likely to receive Pell Grants and, although they are less likely to take out student loans, the average amount they borrow is larger. Being married or having children are characteristics common to independent students, and while being married can raise one’s income, having children can increase one’s living expenses considerably. |
10/21/2005 |
| NCES 2006005 | Digest of Education Statistics, 2004
The Digest of Education Statistics provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Topics in the Digest include: the number of schools and colleges; teachers; enrollments; graduates; educational attainment; finances; federal funds for education; employment and income of graduates; libraries; technology; and international comparisons. |
10/12/2005 |
| NCES 2005048 | Labor Force Participation in Formal Work-Related Education in 2000-01
This report uses the Adult Education Survey of the 2001 National Household Education Survey Program to examine the extent and nature of participation in work-related education among adults in the labor force. The report provides data on instructional providers, topics studied, employer support, and other employment-related inducements for participation. |
9/27/2005 |
| NCES 2005044 | Tabular Summary of Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons: 2002-03
This report presents selected data on adults’ participation in work-related educational activities in the United States over a 12-month period from 2002-03. These data are from the Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program. Interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of the civilian, non-institutionalized population age 16 or older who were not enrolled in grade 12 or below. For the AEWR-NHES:2003 survey, work-related adult education was defined as both formal and informal learning activities that were done for reasons related to work. Findings indicate that during the 12-month period between early 2002 and early 2003, 40 percent of adults in the United States took part in one or more formal adult educational activities for work-related reasons. Also, 58 percent of adults who participated in adult educational activities for work-related reasons participated in informal learning activities for work-related reasons. |
8/4/2005 |
| NCES 2005094 | The Condition of Education 2005
The Condition of Education 2005 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 40 indicators on the status and condition of education and a special analysis of the mobility of elementary and secondary school teachers. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2005 print edition includes 40 indicators in six main areas: (1) enrollment trends and student characteristics at all levels of the education system from elementary education to adult learning; (2) student achievement and the longer term, enduring effects of education; (3) student effort and rates of progress through the educational system among different population groups; (4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education in terms of courses taken, teacher characteristics, and other factors; (5) the contexts of postsecondary education; and (6) societal support for learning, including parental and community support for learning, and public and private financial support of education at all levels. |
6/1/2005 |
| NCES 2005113 | Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 Edition
This report summarizes NCES's current statistical programs, major publications, and plans for future work. The publication includes descriptions, timelines, and plans for all of the NCES data collections, such as the Common Core of Data, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Also included are descriptions of NCES center-wide programs and services such as training, technology, and customer service. |
5/24/2005 |
| NCES 2005088 | Reasons for Adults' Participation in Work-Related Courses, 2002-03
This Issue Brief uses nationally representative data from the Adult Education for Work-related Reasons Survey of the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) to examine the reasons that adults participate in formal educational courses for work-related reasons. More than 90 percent of adults who took such courses in 2002-03 reported doing so in order to maintain or improve skills or knowledge they already had. Among employed adults, the majority took courses because their employer required or recommended participation, while about a fifth did so in order to get a promotion or pay raise. The likelihood of taking classes for the selected reasons examined in this Brief generally varied by participants’ age, education, employment status, occupation, and household income. |
5/2/2005 |
| NCES 2005025 | Digest of Education Statistics, 2003
The Digest of Education Statistics provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of education from prekindergarten through graduate school. Topics in the Digest include: the number of schools and colleges; teachers; enrollments; graduates; educational attainment; finances; federal funds for education; employment and income of graduates; libraries; technology; and international comparisons. |
12/30/2004 |
| NCES 2005071 | National Household Education Surveys Program: 2001 Methodology Report
This report documents the design and collection of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) of 2001. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the collection and the report. Chapter 2 discusses the design of the questionnaires. Chapter 3 presents the sample design. Chapter 4 provides information about the data collection. Chapter 5 focuses on unit response rates. Item response rates and imputation are discussed in chapter 6. Chapter 7 contains information about weighting and variance estimation. Chapter 8 provides a comparison of estimates to extant data sources. Chapter 9 summarizes the re-interview study. |
12/2/2004 |
| NCES 2004050 | Participation in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: 2000–01
This is the first full report using data from the Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey of the 2001 National Household Education Survey Programs (AELL-NHES:2001) on the educational activities of adults in the United States. The report shows that 46 percent of adults in the United States participated in some type of formal education between early 2000 and early 2001. Apart from looking at overall participation in formal educational activities, major topics addressed in the report include participation in various types of formal educational activities; characteristics of participating adults; educational experiences in college or university degree programs on a part-time basis, work-related courses, and personal interest courses; reasons for participation in work-related courses; characteristics of participants who received employer support; and characteristics of participants in work-related informal learning activities. |
10/4/2004 |
| NCES 2004100 | National Household Education Surveys Program of 2001-03: Electronic Codebook and Data Files
Two surveys were fielded in 2003 as part of the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES). These were the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI) and the Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey (AEWR). Three surveys were fielded in 2001 as part of NHES. These were the Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Survey (AELL), the Before- and After-School Programs and Activities Survey (ASPA) and the Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP). The data, data documentation, and software to help search through and convert the data from these surveys into SPSS, SAS, or STATA files are available on CD, and the data files and documentation can also be downloaded directly from this website. |
8/27/2004 |
| NCES 2004106 | Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey Data File of the National Household Education Surveys Program of 2003
Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons Survey (AEWR) was fielded as part of NHES:2003. Approximately 12,700 adults were interviewed about the types of training they had taken in the last 12 months for work-related reasons. Data were collected about participation in college and university degree or certificate programs taken for work-related reasons, postsecondary vocational/technical diploma or degree programs taken for work-related reasons, apprenticeships, work-related courses, and work-related informal learning. In addition, the survey explored factors associated with participation or nonparticipation in these activities. |
8/27/2004 |
| NCES 2004101 | National Household Education Surveys of 2003: Data File User’s Manual, Volume I
The manual describes the development of the surveys fielded in 2003 under the National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES: 2003). The manual describes how the questionnaires were designed, how the samples were developed, data collection experiences, and file information needed to analyze the NHES: 2003 data sets. The surveys fielded as part of NHES: 2003 were the Parent and Family Involvement in Education survey and the Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons survey. |
8/6/2004 |
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