This paper reviews the literature on methods for dealing with missing data, discusses four commonly used methods, and illustrates these approaches with a small hypothetical data set. Most studies contain some missing data, and the reasons data are missing are many and varied. Four commonly used methods have been identified in the literature: (1)…

This "toolkit" provides a process by which institutions can identify and use information resources to enhance the experiences and outcomes of first-year students. The toolkit contains a "Technical Manual" designed for use by the technical personnel who will be conducting the data audit and associated analyses. Administrators who want more…

This guide summarizes the theory and process of root cause analysis and shares learnings from real examples. The guide shows how to solve deep-rooted problems that perplex educational systems. The chapters are: (1) Root Cause Basics; (2) Key Indicators of Student Success; (3) Root Cause Processes; (4) Using Root Cause Analysis; (5) Considerations;…

This paper presents perspectives on the use of data analysis software in the process of qualitative research. These perspectives were gained in the conduct of three qualitative research studies that differed in theoretical frames, areas of interests, and scope. Their common use of a particular data analysis software package allows the exploration…

Data transformations are commonly used tools in quantitative analysis of data. However, data transformations can be a mixed blessing to researchers, improving the quality of the analysis while at the same time making the interpretation of the results difficult. Few, if any, statistical texts discuss the tremendous influence a distribution's…

The report has three sections. The first section is a chart that examines each of the 12 policy areas and describes its significance for rural schools. For each area, the most "rural-sensitive" position has been identified. The second section examines how each of these 12 policy areas is treated in the NCLB plan for 15 of the most "rural" states.…

This study investigated the effect of modeling procedures without direct reinforcement upon the acquisition of counseling behaviors. (Author)

A study of the articles published in "Adult Education" (their kind, content, number, authors, and indicated trends) concludes that the journal is a useful publication to read to keep abreast of developments in the field of adult education and to determine what is of concern to whom in the field. (Author/AG)

The purpose of the current research has been to establish the factorial validity and reliability of the Work Components Study in the public school system. (Author/RK)

A high degree of constancy has been found in the microstructure of titles of samples of the INSPEC data base taken over a three-year period. Character and digram frequencies are relatively stable, while variable-length character-strings characterizing samples separated by three years in time show close similarities. (2 references) (Author/SJ)

Three experiments are presented which examine the ability of 10-month-old infants to search in a new hiding place. (Author)

Intelligence was described as allowing the development of creativity, but not insuring such development. Personality and environmental factors may be important in creativity expression especially at upper intelligence ranges. (Author)

The following 3 issues of cross-cultural, managerial research are examined: (1) inadequate delineation of culture as a moderator, (2) failure to operationally specify culture as a moderator, and (3) an inadequate data analysis plan. (Author/NQ)

These results may indicate that high-curiosity children seek more when they read and thus are able to see small absurdities. (Authors)