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Peer reviewedLenth, Charles S.; Christall, Melodie E. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1991
Major categories of national higher education data are outlined and descriptions and sources are provided for over 50 databases. Categories include institutional descriptors, enrollments/completions, student demography, student longitudinal data, financial aid, institutional financial support, tuition/fees, faculty/staff salaries and benefits,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Higher Education, Information Sources
Download full textChristal, Melodie E. – 1984
Data holdings of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems as of November 30, 1984, are described. For each set of data, the following items are included: name, originating organization, contact person for originating organization, frequency of issue, time span covered by the data, subject matter and scope of the data,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Directories, Educational Research
Pugh, Elizabeth; Embry, Jonathan D.; Brandhorst, Wesley T. – 1976
This document lists and describes briefly the organizations which provide computerized searches of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) data base. All sites providing search services on a regular basis are included. The survey of 212 entries is organized geographically and entries are grouped by state and city. Foreign entries…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Directories, Educational Research
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
This directory is designed to give a brief, non-technical synopsis of the data files available at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Information regarding tape prices, technical specifications, and ordering information are provided on the opening page. Eleven surveys are listed under the heading Elementary and Secondary, nine…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Zill, Nicholas, Ed.; Daily, Margaret, Ed. – 1993
This guide catalogs and describes over 60 major survey and statistical databases containing useful information about the characteristics, experiences, and behavior of U.S. families and is designed to assist researchers in locating suitable databases. The surveys described deal with substantive issues, including health, education, employment and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Crime, Databases, Demography
Rodriguez, Esther M., Ed.; Lenth, Charles S., Ed. – 1991
This compendium provides a guide to data collections in higher education focusing on sources that are national in scope, and updated and made available on a regular or periodic basis including surveys, data bases, reports, and statistical digests. These sources are divided into nine broad categories, each category contains separate entries for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Databases
