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Meckstroth, Alicia; Resch, Alexandra; McCay, Jonathan; Derr, Michelle; Berk, Jillian; Akers, Lauren – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
This report describes in detail how researchers, policymakers, and program administrators can recognize opportunities for experiments and carry them out. Specifically, the report focuses on opportunistic experiments, defined as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that study the effects of initiatives, program changes, or policy actions that…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Educational Experiments, Randomized Controlled Trials
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Ingels, Steven J.; Pratt, Daniel J.; Herget, Deborah R.; Burns, Laura J.; Dever, Jill A.; Ottem, Randolph; Rogers, James E.; Jin, Ying; Leinwand, Steve – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is the fifth in a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) secondary longitudinal studies. The core research questions for HSLS:09 explore secondary to postsecondary transition plans and the evolution of those plans; the paths into and out of science, technology, engineering,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Secondary Education, School Statistics
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Farrell, William T.; And Others – 1976
The specific objective of the research described in this report was to develop guidelines for decisionmaking by the Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU), Marine Corps Headquarters, in the selection of occupational field (OF) sample sizes to which task inventories will be administered. The report is designed to provide action-oriented answers to…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Guidelines, Labor Utilization, Military Personnel
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Curtin, Thomas R.; Ingels, Steven; Wu, Shiying; Heuer, Ruth – National Center for Education Statistics, 2002
A nationally representative sample of eighth-graders were first surveyed in the spring of 1988. A sample of these respondents were then resurveyed through four follow-ups in 1990, 1992, 1994, and 2000. On the questionnaire, students reported on a range of topics including: school, work, and home experiences; educational resources and support; the…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Guides, Grade 8
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Riccobono, John; Henderson, Louise B.; Burkheimer, Graham J.; Place, Carol; Levinsohn, Jay R. – National Center for Education Statistics, 1981
The National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972 is a large-scale long-term survey effort supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement in the U.S. Department of Education. NLS is designed to provide statistics on a national sample…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Followup Studies, High School Graduates