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Meehan, Kasey; Ballerini, Victoria; Hagood, Shanell – Research for Action, 2020
To support state efforts to close postsecondary attainment equity gaps for students of color, Research for Action (RFA) developed a framework that describes three drivers behind efforts to place racial equity at the center of postsecondary policymaking and practice: awareness, inclusion, and integration. The framework is adapted from Equity in the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Equal Education, Minority Group Students, Racial Bias
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Goh, Jonathan W. P.; Lee, Ong Kim; Salleh, Hairon – Educational Governance Research, 2017
This chapter provides a discussion on how the Singapore education system uses evidence from educational research conducted both locally and internationally, to shape policies and initiatives that can effectuate the "common good". In addition to research outcomes, the Singapore Ministry of Education also takes into consideration the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence Based Practice, Data Use, Educational Research
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Irby, Beverly J.; Abdelrahman, Nahed; Cajiao-Wingenbach, Laura; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
A succession planning study with 100 sitting superintendents randomly selected from the 20 Education Service Centers across Texas. The superintendents are being interviewed and are providing their campus and district leadership pathway practices (administrative succession planning practices). The first three interview findings which provide a type…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Education Service Centers, School Districts, Principals
Elise Bowditch – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2015
Data in the social sciences often do not conform to what a researcher would like in order to have an unproblematic analysis using some form of linear regression. Especially, when data reflect counts, a number of potential problems arise. This case study discusses challenges that occurred when applying the models and examines the results. Finally,…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Case Studies
Glancey, Kathleen – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, 2018
The adult learner is often defined by age (25 years or older) as an easy way to distinguish this group from students who head to college straight out of high school. But age is insufficient as a defining factor. The growing popularity of other terms like nontraditional student--and more recently, terms like post-traditional student or today's…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Nontraditional Students, Data Use, Program Effectiveness
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Amro, Falah; Borup, Jered – Journal of Online Learning Research, 2019
Schools are increasingly adopting adaptive learning software to better customize instruction to students' personal needs. While personalized software is not designed to replace the teacher, it does change teachers' roles and responsibilities. However, research is lacking that examines how teachers implement the software and use the provided data…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Teacher Role, Barriers, Computer Software
Elaine Lin Wang; Heather L. Schwartz; Monica Mean; Laura Stelitano; Benjamin K. Master – RAND Corporation, 2019
Since 2004, the National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) has offered the Executive Development Program (EDP), a leadership program for sitting school principals that is typically delivered in two-day workshops once per month over 12 months. From its inception through 2018, 15,000 principals across 23 states have participated in the EDP.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Management Development, Principals, Program Effectiveness
Ruedel, Kristin; Nelson, Gena; Bailey, Tessie – National Center for Systemic Improvement at WestEd, 2017
Similar to many states, the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) does not mandate the use of specific literacy screening or progress monitoring tools. LDOE sought a measurement approach that resulted in accurate and reliable information on student progress and outcomes, yet respected local control. This state spotlight presents initial…
Descriptors: Data Use, State Standards, Educational Improvement, Decision Making
Auspos, Patricia – Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2017
An integrated data system (IDS) that links information from separate administrative data systems offers policymakers, program administrators and researchers a powerful tool to analyze interactive effects across systems and make more informed decisions to improve outcomes for vulnerable families. This case study discusses how two states (Washington…
Descriptors: Data Use, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Family Programs
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2021
The Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 defines major management challenges as programs or management functions that are vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement, and where a failure to perform well could seriously affect the ability of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to achieve its mission or…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Inspection, COVID-19, Pandemics
Constantakis, Patti – Digital Promise, 2016
Technology has the potential to be a powerful tool for improving access to learning for adult learners. It can help create personalized pathways to support learning differences and open up a world of digital information and resources that form the gateway to today's job market. Despite enthusiasm from educators shown in recent studies, in general,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Adult Education
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2016
This document offers a national picture of selected segments of the early care and education (ECE) market by describing how important attributes of the supply of and the demand for center-based care relate to each other. The document also provides a methodological guide for using newly available data from the National Survey of Early Care and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, National Surveys, Child Care Centers
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Spector, Michael, Ed.; Kumar, Vivekanandan, Ed.; Essa, Alfred, Ed.; Huang, Yueh-Min, Ed.; Koper, Rob, Ed.; Tortorella, Richard A. W., Ed.; Chang, Ting-Wen, Ed.; Li, Yanyan, Ed.; Zhang, Zhizhen, Ed. – Lecture Notes in Educational Technology, 2018
This book demonstrates teachers' and learners' experiences with big data in education; education and cloud computing; and new technologies for teacher support. It also discusses the advantages of using these frontier technologies in teaching and learning and predicts the future challenges. As such, it enables readers to better understand how…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technological Advancement, Data Use, Technology Uses in Education
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Marsh, Julie A.; Kennedy, Kate – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Researchers have amassed considerable evidence on the use of student performance data (e.g., benchmark and standardized state tests) to inform educational improvement, but few have examined the use of nonacademic indicators (e.g., indicators of social and emotional well-being) available to educators, and whether the factors…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Educational Practices, Educational Improvement, Well Being
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Matranga, Anthony; Silverman, Jason; Koku, Emmanuel; Klein, Valerie; Shumar, Wesley – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2020
Teacher professional development (PD) that supports the emergence of professional learning communities (PLCs) is effective for teachers' learning and instructional improvement. Our work focuses on supporting the emergence of online PLCs and an emergent issue in this work is how to maintain the quality of teachers' experiences in online PLCs when…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness
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