º NATIONAL CENTER Foº |º EDUCATION STATISTICS | - - - - - - - - c q on - I - n - e - s ºne-o-o- National Household Education Surveys Program to 303 so º Learning At All Ages: **ś, Adult EduCâtiſſ C7/) º * \º After Sthſ)0|PIOgrams and Activities CVIC INOVEment Early ChildhDOſ Program Participation HOUSEhſld and library USB Påſent and Family ||NOMEment in EduCâtiſſ Sch)0|ReadineSS Sth90|Safety and DiStipline U.S. Department of Education |Nº|ES The National HOUSE The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) is a system of telephone surveys of the noninstitutionalized civilian population of the United States. The key design features of the NHES are: • Households are selected using random digit dialing (RDD) methods. • About 32,000 to 64,000 households are Contacted in order to identify persons eligible for the surveys. • Data are collected using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) procedures. NHES SURVEY TO PICS ) Adult Education The Adult Education surveys include persons age 16 and older Who are not enrolled in grade 12 or below. These surveys focus on the following topics: • Participation in educational activities: basic skills, English as a Second Language, degree or diploma programs, apprenticeships, Work-related courses, and personal interest COurSeS. • The subject matter and characteristics of educational programs and Courses. • Nonparticipants' interest in educational activities and perceived barriers to participation in adult education. After-School Programs and Activities The After-School Programs and Activities surveys are administered to parents of children in grades K–8. The Surveys focus on the following topics: School experiences. Nonparental care/programs and self-care. After-School activities. Disability status and related Services. Before-School care/programs and activities Were included in 2001. Program - Civic Involvement The Civic Involvement surveys of parents (1996), youth (1996 and 1999), and adults (1996) focused on the following topics: • School practices and participation in activities that may promote personal responsibility and civic involvement. • Community service and service learning. • Attitudes and knowledge related to civic life. Early Childhood Program Participation The Early Childhood Program Participation surveys are administered to parents of children from birth through grade 3, With the Specific age groups varying by Survey year. These surveys focus on the following topics: Nonparental Care and education. Early School experiences. Home and out-of-home activities With family members. Health and disability status. Household and Library Use In 1996, about 56,000 households were screened using an expanded Screening procedure that collected demographic and educational information On all household members and included items on household use of public libraries. Parent and Family involvement in Education The Parent and Family Involvement in Education surveys focus on children age 3–20 Who are enrolled in grade 12 or below and are administered to parents. These surveys focus on the following topics: • Family involvement (including nonresidential parents) in children's Schooling and communication With School personnel. Information about Children's Schools. School Choice. Children's homeWork and behavior. Homeschooling. Home and out-of-home activities With family members. le a. ning At All Ages: 1991-2007 School Readiness The School Readiness surveys are conducted With parents of 3- to 7-year-old children. The surveys focus on the following topics: • Children's developmental accomplishments and difficulties. Center-based program participation of preschoolers. Early School experiences for elementary students. Home and out-of-home activities with family members. Health and disability status. School Safety and Discipline The School Safety and Discipline survey was administered to youth in grades 6–12 and parents of children in grades 3–12. The 1993 survey focused on the following topics: School learning environment and discipline policy. Safety at School and Victimization. Availability and use of alcohol and drugs and alcohol and drug education. • Peer norms for behavior in School and Substance use. FUTURE COLLECTIONS ) NHES Will be conducted again in 2007, and periodically thereafter. NHES 2007 Will include three surveys: School Readiness; Parent and Family Involvement in Education; and Adult Education for Work-Related Reasons. PUBLICATIONS AND DATA PRODUCTS D NHES publications and data products, as Well as additional information about the NHES program, are available at http://nces.ed.gov/NHES. NES The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) is a household-based data collection system of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) that is designed to address a Wide range of education-related issues. It provides descriptive data on the educational activities of the U.S. population and offers policymakers, researchers, and educators a variety of statistics on the condition of education in the United States. The NHES was conducted in the spring of 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2005. The NHES Will be conducted again in 2007 and periodically thereafter. Survey topics and their years of administration are: Adult Education 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 After-School Programs and Activities 1999, 2001, 2005 Civic Involvement 1996, 1999 Early Childhood Program Participation 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005 Household and Library Use 1996 Parent and Family involvement in Education 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 School Readiness 1993, 1999, 2007 School Safety and Discipline 1993 Although the primary purpose of the NHES Program is to conduct repeated measurements of the same phenomena at different points in time, one-time surveys on topics of interest to the Department of Education have also been conducted. The 1993 School Safety and Discipline survey and the 1996 Household and Library Use survey Were one- time surveys in the NHES. The 1999 NHES addresses a wide variety of educational topics and provides special end-of-the decade measures of important educational indicators. Nº National Center for Education Statistics Gail M. Mulligan, NHES Project Officer 1990 K Street, NW, Room 9065 Washington, DC 200065650 (202) 5027491 III 8543 3939 Ill NHES is conducted by: \/\/ESTAT 1650 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850 If you have any questions, the NHES e-mail address is: NHES@ed.gov UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LIBRARIES JAN 24 2007 DEPOSITED BY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NCES 2007-023