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Christal, Melodie E.; Wittstruck, John R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1987
Data on which to base interinstitutional comparisons can be obtained directly from institutions or from a variety of secondary and tertiary sources such as national surveys, statistical publications, newsletters, directories, and organizations. Lists of these sources are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Crow, Tracy, Ed. – ENC Focus, 1996
Each publication in the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Focus series presents a small selection of the Clearinghouse collection focused on a topic of particular interest to mathematics and science teachers. In addition to meeting general requirements for inclusion in the ENC collection, curriculum materials in the Focus series are:…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1995
The Michigan State Data Center Program, a source of statistical information on the people of Michigan and its economy, creates custom products and mapping profiles from its deposit of major decennial, economic, and agricultural products from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The Michigan State Data Center Program is an umbrella organization enhanced…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Census Figures, Data Analysis, Demography
McLean, G. Robert – 1980
The paper presents data on map collections in governmental, academic, public, institutional, and corporate libraries in Ohio. Only those collections containing over 100 maps are included in the study. The overall objective is to increase awareness of cartography as a source of information. A more specific objective is to provide comparative,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Data Analysis, Government Libraries
Sell, G. Roger – 1980
The concepts of need and needs assessment are examined in the context of information needs for college administrators. A description is included of the conceptual framework underlying the Needs Assessment Information System (NAIS), which was developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Attention is directed to: (1)…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1980
Based on data submitted by the libraries, this volume contains a directory of Texas public libraries and their branches as well as selected statistical information for 1979. The directory identifies the address, phone number, hours open, name of head librarian, and system membership for each library. The statistical profiles present data on the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Data Analysis, Depository Libraries, Governing Boards
Crouthamel, Willard; Preston, Stephen M. – 1979
This resource guide, one of seven related documents, contains suggestions and materials to help schools implement a six-step needs assessment process. The guide is divided into ten sections that cover alternative needs assessment systems, informing the community, felt needs instruments, sample preplan, data analysis tips, reporting results, causal…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Annotated Bibliographies, Data Analysis, Directories
Huang, Gary; Holt, Albert – 1995
This guide aims to facilitate research and policy analysis in rural education by linking substantive issues to the data sources of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The guide may be used in two ways: as a handy tool for scanning NCES data that are presented with immediately applicable issues; and to stimulate, with sample…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Educational Policy, Educational Research
RJ Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1976
The directory assesses current reference materials relating to the health, education, and social welfare of Asian Americans. The directory also includes reference materials in such areas as demography, socioeconomics, employment and training, culture, immigration, and housing. Intended for use by the Office for Asian American Affairs, state and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Area Studies, Asian Americans, Asian Studies
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1995
This manual contains information about the contents of a database that provides information about efforts to match changing goals for student achievement to ideas about instruction. The database, available on disk, contains descriptive information on alternative assessments in science and mathematics. The database uses a broad definition of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Computer Software, Constructed Response
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Washington, DC. – 1991
This publication includes proceedings from a fall 1989 meeting attended by representatives of projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the U.S. Public Health Service as part of its infant mortality reduction initiative. It also contains abstracts describing the funded projects and a list of products available to others interested…
Descriptors: Case Records, Child Health, Congenital Impairments, Data Analysis