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Download full textMcLaughlin, Don; William, Paul K.; Glander, Mark C. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2004
One of the challenges limiting the capability for analysis of educational issues is that data on school enrollments, staffing, and financing are collected through separate but annually conducted universe surveys. Because the data are collected and provided by separate agencies, the available data from the nation's school districts are often…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Database Design, Public Schools
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1990
To establish a comprehensive national database on postsecondary student financial aid, the National Center for Education Statistics conducted the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS). Objectives were to: (1) determine the costs of postsecondary education for aided and non-aided students; (2) evaluate how students finance their…
Descriptors: College Students, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Database Design
