NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Chudagr, Amita; Luschei, Thomas F. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
The objective of this commentary is to call attention to the feasibility and importance of large-scale, systematic, quantitative analysis in international and comparative education research. We contend that although many existing databases are under- or unutilized in quantitative international-comparative research, these resources present the…
Descriptors: Information Sources, International Education, Comparative Education, Educational Policy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gorin, Joanna S. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background/Context: Principles of evidential reasoning have often been discussed in the context of educational and psychological measurement with respect to construct validity and validity arguments. More recently, Mislevy proposed the metaphor of assessment as an evidentiary argument about students' learning and abilities given their…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Barriers, Evidence
Roistacher, Richard C.; And Others – 1981
The project was designed to investigate sources of available data on the incidence, prevalence, diagnostic conditions, functional limitations, and activity restrictions of the disabled population in the United States, and to design a comprehensive data system. Difficulties, both conceptual and practical in estimating incidence and prevalence are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence, Information Systems
Hyatt, James A.; And Others – 1980
Proceedings of a study group that considered the utility of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) finance data for institutional and higher educational sector comparisons are presented, as are issue papers and descriptive information. The study group of representatives from higher education institutions and organizations outlined…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Yu, Elena S. H.; Liu, William T. – American Journal of Public Health, 1992
Explores ways to improve the capability of the National Center for Health Statistics to collect national health data on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Standardized interview instruments and data collection procedures offer the possibility of capitalizing on the geographic distribution of these populations in the United States. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Agenda Setting, Asian Americans, Data Collection
Oaxaca, Ronald L. – 1978
Although government social and economic policy, where women and minorities are concerned, is largely focused on income and earnings, specific types of data on the occupational affiliation of women would be useful for research. It is necessary to have a theoretical frame of reference in order to ask the right questions about women's occupational…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Economic Research, Employed Women, Employment Level