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Geverdt, Douglas E. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2015
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates (EDGE) program develops geographic data to help policymakers, program administrators, and the public understand relationships between educational institutions and the communities they serve. One of the commonly used geographic data items is the NCES…
Descriptors: Demography, Geographic Distribution, Classification, Geographic Location
Interagency Council on Natural Resources and the Environment, Austin, TX. Texas Natural Resources Information System. – 1977
Descriptions are given for the 164 computerized files that comprise the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS). The system provides natural resources information to federal, state, regional, and local and private entities. File descriptions are organized under the following data and information content areas: (1) base data, (2)…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Information Processing, Information Sources
National Center for Health Statistics (DHEW/PHS), Hyattsville, MD. – 1976
This report presents recommendations for compiling inventories of state health data sources in an attempt to stimulate preparation and publication of a "Compendium of State Data Sources for Health Planners" for each state. Areas considered are: (1) planning the project; (2) technical assistance available; (3) kinds of data needed; (4)…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Guidelines, Health
Wilson, Barbara Lazarus; And Others – 1975
One of a series of manuals developed by the Home and Community-Based Career Education Project, the publication presents the processes involved in reviewing and compiling information about educational, training, and supportive resources for career-related materials for adults. Principal focus is on materials created by the project's information…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Career Development, Data Collection, Directories
Allman, Katherine A. – 1975
A number of publications, articles, and data bases that contain data related to the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems' (NCHEMS) Statewide Measures Inventory are identified and described. This document does not contain the actual data, but it does describe and reference various sources where the data can be found. In addition,…
Descriptors: Data, Data Collection, Databases, Directories
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Bess, James L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1979
Improving the quality of classroom, academic, and management decisions through more intelligent and systematic use of student data is addressed. Kinds of student-data users are classified, variables of student attitudes and behavior relevant to each user are identified, and relevant published instruments are listed. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Data Collection, Decision Making
Burkhardt, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1977
This guide is one of a set of twelve documents describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system designed to provide information for local high schools to design, implement, and evaluate an upgraded career guidance program. CPSS describes how existing activities can be…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Committees
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1976
An international numerical coding structure is presented for classification of data on education according to level category, educational field, and program type. Explanation of the overall system and a guide for its use is followed by a listing of levels, fields, and programs of education in coded order. The various educational program…
Descriptors: Classification, Codification, Comparative Analysis, Data
Amesquita, Marshall; And Others – 1977
Instruction for faculty/staff members on the needs assessment task force to lead others in preparing, administering, and collecting questionnaires is contained in this guide, one of twelve documents describing the Career Planning Support System (CPSS) and its use. (CPSS is a comprehensive guidance program management system designed to provide…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning
McClain, Thomas W., Ed. – 1977
This booklet for educational and training planners is designed to increase understanding of labor market processes and thus to improve vocational education planning. As model illustrations, two local Massachusetts projects are described. The Worcester model, presented in chapter 1, is used by Boston University's Regional Manpower Institute to…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Demonstration Programs
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1977
This second in a series of five learning modules on guidance is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in identifying the types of student data that can be gathered through personal contacts and in developing skill in planning for and gathering appropriate data. The terminal objective for the module is to gather…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Competency Based Teacher Education, Conferences, Data Collection
Kanetzke, Howard W., Ed. – 1977
Elementary school pupils are introduced to a genealogical approach to state and local history. Although the examples in the booklet pertain to Wisconsin, the format can be easily adapted for classroom use by teachers in other locations. A teacher's supplement accompanies the booklet and offers a bibliography, background information, additional…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education