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Xiang, Yun; Hauser, Carl – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to offer an analytic perspective to policy makers and educational practitioners regarding how to use longitudinal achievement data to evaluate schools. The authors further discuss the potential practical applications of their models for superintendents, researchers, and policy makers. The premise of the study is that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Policy Formation, Data Analysis
Vinsonhaler, Jeane C.; Vinsonhaler, John F. – 1991
This project examined the use of quantitative statistical models to bridge the gap between commonly available university data and knowledge for decision making. A method using a multivariate statistical model is discussed in the context of academic quality in higher education. A "problem-oriented" data base designed to study quality and…
Descriptors: Databases, Decision Making, Differences, Educational Quality
Rouse, Albert H. – 1987
The current success and acceptability of the Design for School Excellence (DSE) in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools is due largely to the seriousness in which the Board of Education and the Superintendent communicated with school employees and the entire community in planning the final outcome of this program. From the original suggestion of a…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Camp, William G.; And Others – 1987
A model for evaluating agricultural teacher education programs was developed and tested. The quality of the program was indicated by members of the profession, who were asked to list, in rank order, the top 10 college programs and to give reasons for their rankings. Program rankings were also compared with the faculty rank of the respondents,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, College Faculty, Evaluation Criteria
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McHugh, Richard; Morgan, James N. – Economics of Education Review, 1984
Data on 2,156 nonresident students indicate (1) little difference in decision factors between the sexes, (2) less sensitivity to tuition levels than expected, (3) importance of the economic climate in the destination state, and (4) explanation of many factors by data on students' home-state and destination-state. (MLF)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Decision Making, Economic Climate, Economic Opportunities
Torbert, William R. – Human Systems Management, 1981
After a brief introduction offering three reasons people and institutions hesitate to commit themselves to a continuing process of "self-study-in-action," four types of administrative leadership activities are distinguished, those that: (1) respond to external emergencies/opportunities, (2) accomplish role-defined tasks, (3) define and…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change