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Direct linkShirley M. Matteson; Sonya E. Sherrod; Sevket Ceyhun Cetin – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
The value of a study relies heavily on the quality of data collection and analysis. No matter the skill level of the researchers or what journal the study is published in, poor collection and management of data result in a poor study. Our personal experiences and impressions of collecting, storing, protecting, and retrieving data for a U.S.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Information Security, Database Management Systems, Information Storage
Steele, Jennifer L.; Lewis, Matthew W.; Santibanez, Lucrecia; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Rudnick, Mollie; Stecher, Brian M.; Hamilton, Laura S. – RAND Corporation, 2014
In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation extended grants to three educational organizations working to develop or enhance competency-based approaches in large, urbanized school systems. The grant initiative, called Project Mastery, funded the development of technology-enhanced tools, including curriculum materials and online learning…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions
Steele, Jennifer L.; Lewis, Matthew W.; Santibanez, Lucrecia; Faxon-Mills, Susannah; Rudnick, Mollie; Stecher, Brian M.; Hamilton, Laura S. – RAND Corporation, 2014
In 2011, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation created the Project Mastery grant program to support competency-based education initiatives in large school systems that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged youth. Competency-based education meets students where they are academically, provides students with opportunities for choice, and awards…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Pilot Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions
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Download full textWebber, Ann; Troppe, Patricia; Milanowski, Anthony; Gutmann, Babette; Reisner, Elizabeth; Goertz, Margaret – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or the Recovery Act) of 2009 provided an unprecedented level of funding for K-12 education. The program created a "historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of jobs, support states and school districts, and advance reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for our…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Educational Change
Henry, Marcia – 1993
This paper contains the grant proposal and final report for a project conducted by the California State University at Northridge library to demonstrate online database searching and introduce the use of bibliographic management software to faculty and graduate students. Day-long, discipline-oriented seminars were planned to increase the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, College Libraries, Database Management Systems, Faculty
Beaird, Steven E. – Momentum, 1997
Describes how database management is applied in fund raising at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. Indicates that a wide variety of details such as constituent groups and special circumstances tied to gifts and pledges must be coordinated, which is best done by a full-time staff person for developmental programs raising $1 million or more.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Corporate Support, Database Management Systems, Donors
Kajioka, Vicki; Shiroma, Donna; Tisdell, Debi; Kanemori, Lena; Tsuda, Jean – Educational Perspectives, 2002
The E-School Technology Innovation Challenge Grant of 1996 was the genesis of the Department of Education's (DOE's) efforts to initiate a multi-prong approach to bring standards-based curriculum to the children of Hawai'i and use technology to upgrade professional development for its teachers. In this article, the authors describe how various…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Online Courses, Information Technology, Telecommunications
