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And Others; Thomas, Hollie B. – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
The concept, focus, operation, and benefits of Florida's data-based, locally directed vocational education evaluation program is described. (BM)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Peer reviewedSchwarzmueller, E. Beth; Pounds, Haskin R. – Research in Higher Education, 1984
Some of the errors associated with use of data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are described, 1980 HEGIS and census reports of college enrollment are compared in tables of data, and a more cautious use of HEGIS data is recommended. (MSE)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Research, Enrollment Rate
Download full textAhearn, Eileen; Jackson, Terry – 2003
This paper describes the National State Policy Database (NSPD), a full-text searchable database of state and federal education regulations for special education. It summarizes the history of the NSPD and reports on a survey of state directors or their designees as to their use of the database and their suggestions for its future expansion. The…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Hantman, Irene; Bairu, Ghedam; Barwick, Annette; Smith, Bill; Mack, Bunny; Meston, Susan; Rocks, Linda; James, Brad – 2002
Collecting and using incident data are essential steps for creating safe schools. ("Incidents" are anything from criminal acts to minor problem behaviors that disrupt the orderly functioning of schools and classrooms.) With good data, it is possible to develop effective prevention and intervention plans. This handbook presents the…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Databases
Collins, Mary A.; Brick, J. Michael; Loomis, Laura S.; Nicchitta, Patricia G.; Fleischman, Susan – 1997
The National Household Education Survey (NHES) is a data collection effort of the National Center for Education Statistics that collects and publishes data on the condition of education in the United States. The NHES is designed to provide information on issues that are best addressed by contacting households rather than institutions. It is a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Data Collection, Databases, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedLewit, Eugene M. – Future of Children, 1994
Examines sources of national data on child abuse, the number of cases reported, and recent trends. The author addresses the issues of substantiation rates and the various categories of abuse, then provides brief examinations of the characteristics of the victims of abuse and of child fatalities related to maltreatment. (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Data Collection, Databases
Direct linkDaniels, Ronald; Johnson-Ferguson, Valerie – Principal Leadership, 2001
In the Philadelphia Public Schools, a computer system called Data to Success has been created to assess student progress prior to end-of-year testing. The five-stage system allows a school to influence teacher decisions, identify student warning signs, and monitor important trend and analysis information throughout the school year. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Database Management Systems
Adams, Matt – Facilities Manager, 2000
Discusses state's use of web-based central facilities databases and software to efficiently address capital renewal projects. How to collect data to support the decision process for capital renewal requests is addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Computer Software, Data Collection, Databases
Florian, Lani; Rouse, Martyn; Black-Hawkins, Kristine; Jull, Stephen – British Journal of Special Education, 2004
Recent developments in the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) have produced a national pupil database (NPD) that contains information about the attainments of individual pupils. Every child in the country has been allocated a unique pupil number (UPN), which means that the academic progress of individuals can be tracked over time. It is…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Special Education
Cominole, Melissa; Wheeless, Sara; Dudley, Kristin; Franklin, Jeff; Wine, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The "2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06)" is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to respond to the need for a national, comprehensive database concerning issues students may face in enrollment, persistence, progress, and attainment in postsecondary education and in consequent early rates of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Stopouts, Research Methodology, Data Collection
McGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – 1994
This report summarizes activities of the National Center on Educational Outcomes directed at producing a report on the status of students with disabilities from the secondary analysis of state-collected achievement data. Although 27 states reported that large-scale achievement data were available for some students with disabilities, potentially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Databases, Disabilities
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
This report presents results of a survey of 600 postsecondary schools concerning their use of the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). NSLDS was developed to improve the quality and accessibility of student financial aid data, to reduce the burden on schools of administering the Department of Education's student financial aid programs, and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Data Collection, Databases, Government School Relationship
Johnstone, James N. – 1990
Monitoring the impact of education policy is a critical component of planning. Without an effective monitoring system, the achievements of policies cannot be evaluated nor can the cost-effectiveness of various strategies be estimated. Monitoring requires the establishment of good data bases that are served by good (computerized) data collection…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Educational Development, Educational Finance
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1986
The terms, definitions, and procedures used by states in obtaining student counts are investigated as part of the Education Data Improvement Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers. The Project describes state collection of data elements currently contained in the common core of data of the National Center for Education Statistics.…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Ingels, Steven J.; And Others – 1990
This manual is designed to familiarize data users with the procedures followed for data collection and processing of the base-year school component of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). A corollary objective is to provide the necessary documentation for use of the data files. The manual provides a wide range of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
