ED366615 TM020986
Title: Education in States and Nations: Indicators Comparing U.S.
States with the OECD Countries in 1988.
Author(s): Salganik, Laura Hersh; And Others
Author Affiliation: Pelavin Associates, Inc., Washington, DC.(BBB25690)
Pages: 132
Publication Date: October 1993
Sponsoring Agency: National Center for Education Statistics (ED),
Washington, DC. (EDD00004)
Report No: NCES-93-237
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data (110); Reports--Evaluative
(142)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEJUN1994
Government Level: Federal
This report
is based on the first international education indicators produced
by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The 16 indicators were chosen to take advantage of data available
in "Education at a Glance," the most up-to-date set of
international educational indicators. Indicators are grouped into
categories of: (1) background; (2) participation; (3) outcomes;
and (4) finance. In addition, results from the National Assessment
of Educational Progress study of mathematics achievement of eighth
graders have been statistically linked to results from a similar
international study. The presentation of each indicator includes
an explanation of what it means, why it is important, and key results
from a comparison of countries and states. Comparisons are most
often made among "like-size"
entities. For each indicator, tables are included for states and
countries along with a graph that displays this data together. The
indicators are policy-relevant and problem-oriented measures of
the state of a system. A commitment to reaching world-class education
performance is expressed in the National Education Goals of 1990.
These indicators provide information necessary to plan for these
goals. Eighteen figures and 32 tables present indicators. An appendix
provides technical information about the comparison process and
includes standard error tables for indicators. A glossary and technical
notes are attached. (SLD)
Descriptors: Background; Comparative Analysis; Demography; Educational
Attainment; Educational Change; *Educational Finance; Educational
Planning; Educational Policy; Elementary School Students; Elementary
Secondary Education; Enrollment; Expenditure per Student; Expenditures;
*Foreign Countries; Geographic Distribution; Grade 8; Higher Education;
Human Geography; *International Studies; Labor Force; Mathematics
Achievement; *Outcomes of Education; Participation; Population Distribution;
Standards; *State Norms; State Surveys; Tables (Data)
Identifiers: *Educational Indicators; National Assessment of Educational
Progress; OECD CERI International Indicators Project; Organisation
for Economic Cooperation; World Future Society
