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United States Association for Child Care, Lee's Summit, MO. – 2000
There is increasing concern among child care providers and states as to whether the methodology and data collection mechanisms of the various market rate surveys used by each state accurately capture the rates charged by child care providers. This paper examines issues related to market rate surveys as the customary method of determining…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Research Methodology

Brawer, Florence B. – Community College Review, 1991
Reports on the work of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges in helping two-year colleges to define and establish their rates of transfer. Presents the outcomes of 1990 forums where study participants discussed problems and issues in data collection. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Definitions
Goldsamt, Milton R.; And Others – 1983
Third in a series, the monograph summarizes the key evaluation issues, design approaches, and statistical techniques used in conducting the 1980-1983 impact evaluation of Indian Education Act Title IV Part A programs. The monograph describes the major problems in evaluating the program to determine the degree of its positive contribution to…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods

Merrill, Beverly – English Journal, 1980
Notes how the wording of questions can affect the results of surveys and questionnaires. Suggests activities to help students become critical listeners, viewers, and readers. (RL)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bias, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking
Alkin, Marvin C. – 1985
A study was sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to: (1) document and analyze the information needs of various groups (e.g., the legislature, state agencies, and community colleges) with respect to the state's community colleges and to prepare a matrix of information needs and uses; (2) inventory the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Information Needs, Information Sources
Cohen, Arthur M.; And Others – 1988
The Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program (UCCTOP) was initiated in 1983 to stimulate the transfer of minority students from community colleges to universities. Collecting data on the effects of the UCCTOP activities proved to be one of the most difficult aspects of the project as community colleges typically do not have reliable…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Minority Groups
Brinkman, Paul; Krakower, Jack – 1983
The preparation and use of data needed to make objective, useful comparisons in higher education are considered. The needs for comparative data in higher education, including demands for accountability and strategic planning, are reviewed. In addition, data-related problems are considered: problems of narrowness, misrepresentation, sameness,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis

Brewer, James K.; Sindelar, Paul T. – Journal of Special Education, 1988
From a priori and post hoc data collection perspectives, this paper describes the interrelations among (1) power, alpha, effect size, and sample size for hypothesis testing; and (2) precision, confidence, and sample size for interval estimation. Implications for special education researchers working with convenient samples of fixed size are…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Research, Effect Size
Hahn, Andrew – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Although successful dropout assistance programs depend on effective implementation, casework, and long-term followup activities, the literature only occasionally addresses these practices. This article reviews data collection problems, major risk factors, reforms aimed at actual and potential dropouts, and alternative school programs. Second…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Cardno, Carol – 2003
Although action research in education offers researchers and practitioners a clear and philosophically appealing way of making improvements, fostering learning, and developing the individual and the organization, adherents sometimes find themselves defending this type of research because it has been practiced without appropriate rigor. This book…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cooperation, Data Collection, Educational Research

Halley, Fred S. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Suggests using simulated data to teach students about the nature and use of statistical tests and measures. Observes that simulated data contains built-in pure relationships with no poor response rates or coding or sampling errors. Recommends suitable software. Includes information on using data sets, demonstrating statistical principles, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Data Analysis

Phillips, Deborah; Whitebook, Marcy – Young Children, 1986
Describes difficulties in locating accurate data on child care workers: numbers, occupational categories, salaries, differences in education and experience, and data on enrollment in training programs and final job choices. Advocates the formation of a review panel to guide agencies' efforts to clarify their current data collection systems. (KS)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Data Collection, Day Care, Definitions
Caddick, Airini – 1993
In this study on schema theory, interviews were conducted with three adults to identify the schema for particular words or phrases (pencil, making a hot drink, talking), which required identifying all those dimensions of meaning involved implicitly and explicitly in how the word/phrase is used. Results revealed that subjects described their ideas…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adults, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1984
This supplementary report presents testimony on the community college transfer function given to the California Postsecondary Education Commission's Ad Hoc Committee on Community College Transfer. First, Paul Elsner discusses developments related to transfer and articulation with four-year institutions within the Maricopa Community College…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges

Lorenz, Frederick O.; Bruton, Brent T. – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Describes an introductory sociology class that used two forms of an in-class survey to conduct experiments regarding response framework: response order and question order. The results of the experiment are presented to the class. This encourages critical thinking and informed skepticism about research methodologies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Fundamental Concepts
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