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Westmoreland, Helen; Bouffard, Suzanne; O'Carroll, Kelley; Rosenberg, Heidi – Harvard Family Research Project, 2009
As evidence supporting the benefits of family involvement in learning mounts, there is an increasing demand for evaluation of family involvement initiatives and for additional research to inform practice and policy. Those designing and implementing family involvement programs must be responsive to calls to bolster the quality of the evidence base…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Data Collection, Measures (Individuals), Surveys
State Univ. of New York, Oneonta. Coll. at Oneonta. Eastern Stream Center on Resources and Training. – 1992
Receiving and Processing Information Directly (RAPID) is a directory designed to facilitate the identification of interstate migrant families. The directory contains instructions for using the RAPID notification form, a means of rapidly communicating intended destinations of migrant families. Use of the form is designed to help identify interstate…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Directories, Family (Sociological Unit), Identification
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Christal, Melodie E.; Wittstruck, John R. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1987
Data on which to base interinstitutional comparisons can be obtained directly from institutions or from a variety of secondary and tertiary sources such as national surveys, statistical publications, newsletters, directories, and organizations. Lists of these sources are included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Sell, G. Roger – 1980
The concepts of need and needs assessment are examined in the context of information needs for college administrators. A description is included of the conceptual framework underlying the Needs Assessment Information System (NAIS), which was developed by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. Attention is directed to: (1)…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Data Analysis, Data Collection