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Peer reviewedMarshall, Catherine; And Others – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Efforts to assess quality of academic life at Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) resulted in a plan to merge qualitative and quantitative measures and uncovered political, logistical, and fiscal issues in collection and use of the two kinds of data. Although qualitative databases are costly, they are also very useful in different ways. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Databases
Download full textResearch Connections in Special Education, 2003
This issue presents two articles on the use of data to improve results for students with disabilities. The first paper examines how researchers supported by the Office of Special Education Programs are discovering innovative uses of scientifically derived information in instructional and administrative decision making as well as strategies for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Collection
