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Threats to Data Quality in Developing Country Settings.

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Chapman, David W.; Boothroyd, Roger A. – Comparative Education Review, 1988

Contends that, in developing countries, attention must be paid to the quality of data going into computer-based information management systems; otherwise implementation of the system may provide only a deceptively systematic procedure for making random decisions. Examines errors, assumptions, inabilities, and omissions that threaten data quality…

Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Database Management Systems, Developing Nations

Developing Educational Information Systems and the Pursuit of Efficiency in Education: Eight Years of IEES Project Experience.

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Holmes, Dwight R., Ed.; Williams, C. Howard, Ed. – 1992

Six papers on educational management systems and indicators development are presented in this document. Research was conducted under the Improving the Efficiency of Educational Systems (IEES) Project, which provided assistance in several countries, some of which include Indonesia, Botswana, Haiti, Guinea, and Nepal. The papers include:…

Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Developing Nations, Educational Planning, Efficiency