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Claire Cameron – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
The 'Young People from a Public Care Background: Pathways to Education in Europe' project was funded by the European Commission under Framework Programme 7 and coordinated from the United Kingdom. It brought together a multidisciplinary team of social scientists from five European Union member states representing different welfare regime…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, Social Science Research
Radwin, David; Hensley, Elisabeth – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2012
The implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) over the coming years will provide an opportunity for K-12 and postsecondary educators to share and use data effectively to support alignment between the sectors and reduce the need for remedial education. This brief describes how these groups can work together to make the most of data…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Alignment (Education), Incidence
Data Quality Campaign, 2010
Data are most useful when they are transformed into actionable information that people are able to access, understand and use. Thanks to both state and federal leadership, political commitment and investment of financial resources, states have made tremendous progress in the building of statewide K-12 longitudinal data systems. However, to ensure…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies, Progress Monitoring
Data Quality Campaign, 2010
States are looking to leverage their longitudinal data systems, particularly the teacher/student data link, to inform the policies and practices that support educator success. It is essential that states bring critical stakeholders together in partnership to determine what teacher data the state should be collecting and matching to student data…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Hoachlander, E. Gareth; Levesque, Karen A. – 1993
A series of national meetings with a professional working group were held to discuss data issues, needs, and priorities in order to determine national data needs for vocational education. The study team gathered detailed information on current federal-level data collection efforts relevant to vocational education. Local and state data collection…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
Stevens, David W.; And Others – 1992
This report presents findings of a demonstration project that tested the concepts and applications of linking student records using social security numbers with state unemployment insurance (UI) wage and other data sources. It also contains information of value to policymakers, state and local administrators, practitioners, and consumers of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Data Processing
Lamb, Stephen; Davies, Merryn; Polesel, John; Teese, Richard – 2003
This report examines issues related to the performance indicators used for international comparisons of Australia's vocational education and training (VET) system. Chapter 2 examines main sources of international comparisons of VET and main features of indicator frameworks used for comparisons. Chapter 3 presents an outline of these two main…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Data Collection, Data Interpretation