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Evidence to Action: A Policy Perspective from Three States
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Dukes, Dominique – MDRC, 2021
The Evidence to Action project (2019-2021), led by MDRC and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) and supported by Arnold Ventures, initiated a body of work designed to disentangle the barriers that exist between research and state-level higher education policy and partnered with state higher education agencies to…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Educational Research
Necessary but Insufficient? The Influence of Data on Federal Higher Education Accountability Policy Beliefs and Policy Change
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John F. Dooris – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study identifies college outcomes data transparency and accountability beliefs held by policy-makers, higher education associations, advocacy groups, think tanks, and other actors in the federal higher education policy domain, as well as how these beliefs have changed since the last reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 2008.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Policy, Data Use, Educational Change
Do Teaching Staff Trust Stakeholders and Tools in Learning Analytics? A Mixed Methods Study
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Alzahrani, Asma Shannan; Tsai, Yi-Shan; Aljohani, Naif; Whitelock-wainwright, Emma; Gasevic, Dragan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2023
Learning analytics (LA) has gained increasing attention for its potential to improve different educational aspects (e.g., students' performance and teaching practice). The existing literature identified some factors that are associated with the adoption of LA in higher education, such as stakeholder engagement and transparency in data use. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Trust (Psychology), Learning Analytics, Higher Education
Paving the Path to Debt-Free College
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Cantwell, Brendan; Delaney, Jennifer A.; Doyle, William R.; Rosinger, Kelly; Sansone, Vanessa A.; Troutman, David R.; Xu, Di – Institute for College Access & Success, 2023
Amid efforts to address the ongoing crisis of high costs, high debt burdens, and decreasing confidence in the value of higher education, TICAS [The Institute for College Access & Success] commissioned leading academics to write a series of papers to inform the policy conversation about how to implement effective, equitable, and sustainable…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Debt (Financial), Policy Formation, Educational Finance
Analytical Injustice League: Understanding Statistical Manipulation of Student Retention Data Using Modification Methods of Missing Values
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Sarah E. Long – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Missing values that fail to be appropriately accounted for may lead to reduced statistical power, biased estimators, reduced representativeness of the sample, and incorrect interpretations and conclusions (Gorelick, 2006). The current study provided an ontological perspective of data manipulation by explaining how statistical results can…
Descriptors: Statistics, Data Use, Student Records, School Holding Power
Leading the eLearning Transformation of Higher Education: Leadership Strategies for the Next Generation. Second Edition
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Miller, Gary E., Ed.; Ives, Kathleen S., Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2020
eLearning has entered the mainstream of higher education as an agent of strategic change. This transformation requires eLearning leaders to develop the skills to innovate successfully at a time of heightened competition and rapid technological change. In this environment eLearning leaders must act within their institutions as much more than…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Change Strategies, Leadership Effectiveness