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Data for Action, 2011
Nearly every high-priority item in national, federal, state, and local discussions about education--and policy proposals across the political spectrum--requires high-quality longitudinal data to inform its design, implementation, and evaluation. This factsheet shares Data Quality Campaign's (DQC's) analysis of what "Data for Action 2011:…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Alignment (Education), Labor Force Development, Educational Improvement
Urbana School District 116, IL. – 1974
This evaluation report summarizes data collected from pupil questionnaires, teacher questionniares, and parent interviews on the success of a recently implemented elementary school reorganization plan designed to enhance academic achievement. Five evaluation instruments were developed as a collaborative effort of teachers, parents, evaluators, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Interviews
Walker, Robert W.; Hemp, Paul E. – 1978
A study was made of Phase 1 of the long-term standards program for agricultural occupations programs for Illinois community colleges. The unique feature of this project was the procedure used to maximize the input of community college teachers in the validation and revision of the national standards. Survey instruments were sent to community…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education, Community Colleges
Fults, Anna Carol – 1972
The document presents an evaluation of: (1) consumer homemaking education programs in Illinois high schools and their role in helping economically disadvantaged youth in assuming the dual role of homemaker and wage earner, (2) strengths and weaknesses of these programs, and (3) current and projected needs of professional education programs and…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Felstehausen, Joyce L.; And Others – 1973
The follow-up study evaluating the effectiveness of occupational education programs in Illinois focused on six principal dimensions: the basis on which occupational decisions were made; the post-high school status of occupational program completers; employment experience of program completers; alumni assessments of program helpfulness and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Data Analysis, Educational Programs
Dobrovolny, Jerry S.; Stark, Robert L. – 1975
The purpose of the study was to conduct a survey of all the public community colleges in Illinois to evaluate how the colleges develop and approve vocational-technical education programs. Objectives included evaluation of the criteria used in selection and approval of programs, getting information to improve management processes used in selecting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Educational Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Williams, Robert A.; And Others – 1990
The Illinois Rivers Project was developed as an integrated, multidimensional science/technology/society pilot project designed to introduce water quality dimensions into Illinois high schools. The project involved high school science, social science, and English teachers in an integrated study of their local river and community. Science students…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development