The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been conducting comparative studies for 50 years. SITES 2006 is the fifth wave of surveys related to information and communication technology (ICT), a wave that IEA started with its Computers in Education Study (two studies with data collection in 1989 and 1992),…

Database documentation is provided for users of a data file consisting of a directory of all main public libraries in the United States. The directory development survey began with the mailing of a computer printout containing listings of each state's public libraries to the chief officer of the appropriate state library agency for updating. A…

The High School and Beyond 1980 Sophomore Cohort First Follow-Up (1982) data file is presented. The First Follow-Up Sophomore Cohort data tape consists of four related data files: (1) the student data file (including data availability flags, weights, questionnaire data, and composite variables); (2) Statistical Analysis System (SAS) control cards…

The High School and Beyond 1980 Senior Cohort First Follow-Up (1982) Data File is presented. The First Follow-Up Senior Cohort data tape consists of four related data files: (1) the student data file (including data availability flags, weights, questionnaire data, and composite variables); (2) Statistical Analysis System (SAS) control cards for…

The High School and Beyond Senior Cohort Second Follow-Up (SCSF) data file (1984) is presented. The file consists of 11,995 records. The SCSF data tape contains five related files: (1) the raw data file (including the randomized identification number; first follow-up flags and composites; base-year questionnaire data; first follow-up questionnaire…

The High School and Beyond 1980 Sophomore Cohort Second Follow-Up (1984) data file is provided. The data file consists of 14,825 records contains the following files: (1) the raw data file (including the randomized identification number; first follow-up flags and composites; base-year questionnaire data; first follow-up questionnaire data; dropout…

The National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) Teaching Supplement Data File (TSDF) is presented. Data for the machine-readable data file (MDRF) were collected via a mail questionnaire that was sent to all respondents (N=1,517) to the fifth follow-up survey who indicated that they had a teaching background or training…

High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the cohorts of 1980 high school seniors and sophomores in the United States, intended to provide information through the early adulthood of these students. The Language File contains data on each student who responded that he or she had experience in a language other than English in the…