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Leinwand (C.M.) Associates, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1980
This volume of "Archiving Methodology" provides contractors with standards for developing project-level documentation. This volume is designed to acquaint a potential data user with the research and/or evaluative effort that generated the archived data. It serves as both an introduction to and an overview of a collection of data files by…
Descriptors: Archives, Data Collection, Databases, Delivery Systems
Brown, Dale W.; And Others – 1978
The experiences with ERIC which are profiled for three public school systems reflect specific user requirements in different environments. In "Meeting Professional Education Information Needs: A Profile of How the Alexandria, Virginia City Public Schools Use the ERIC System," Dale Brown discusses the types of searches used by…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Information Utilization
Cross, Cynthia; And Others – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1988
The nature and source of problems in distributing access to student data, the strategies adopted for dealing with them, five successful applications implemented by the Office of the Registrar in cooperation with the Information Center, and lessons learned from these projects are described. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, Databases, Higher Education
Lawrence, John E. S. – 1976
Project EDNEED II (Empirical Determination of Nationally Essential Educational Data), conducted from July 1975 to September 1976, was designed to document the extent to which data currently collected by State vocational education agencies could be used to answer prioritized Project EDNEED I questions. (Project EDNEED I identified and prioritized…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases

Ahumada, Martin M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Discusses the importance of databases and information systems in efforts to examine the interinstitutional transfer of credits, courses, curricula, and students. Highlights the achievements of selected states and institutions in developing systems to monitor student flow and academic performance and to evaluate and enhance transfer/articulation…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Databases, Information Needs

Burstein, Leigh – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
The purpose of this article is to comment on practice in the use of existing data bases in program evaluation and school improvement and to explore directions for increased and improved use. (BW)
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Information Utilization
Fox, Robert B.; Groff, Warren H. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1979
The relationship between data and their use in a planning, management and evaluation system in a higher education institution is discussed. Elements of the institutional planning process are detailed as well as the budgeting process and a method for relating fiscal resources to institutional goals and objectives. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Budgets, College Administration, College Planning, Computers
Dillon-Peterson, Elizabeth; And Others – 1980
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education and the Lincoln, Nebraska, Public School System undertook a cooperative project to raise teachers' awareness and use of the ERIC data bases. The report describes project background and planning, project execution, and evaluation. Suggestions for future replication are also provided. Appendices provide a…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government

Zunde, Pranas – 1976
Science education can be enhanced by facilitating student interactive access to scientific data bases. The main objective of the Science and Technology Information Transfer for Education (STITE) project was to study man-machine mechanisms for improving the transfer of science information from its present repositories into science learning systems,…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Information Centers, Information Needs
Davidson County Community Coll., Lexington, NC. – 1973
Educational institutions typically have data filed in many forms in many locations, making the task of gathering relevant data for any purpose a difficult process. The Davidson Community College approached the problem by studying management information systems in other North Carolina institutions, searching ERIC, and pursuing leads in journals of…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Collection, Data Processing
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1977
This report describes a project designed to (1) develop models for use of vocational education data available from the Oregon Management Information System (MIS) to implement decision making at key points in program planning and curriculum development, and (2) design, develop, and test a system to improve the competencies of state and local…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Development
Steel, Lauri – 1977
The Project TALENT Data Base described in this paper provides a source of information on the personal characteristics, educational experiences, and subsequent career outcomes of a representative sample of 400,000 individuals who were in high school in 1960. (These data provide a basis for analysis and development of policies relating to the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Career Development
Dunn, Wynonia L. – 1982
Intended as a resource document as well as a status report on all the statewide career information delivery systems (CIDS) in operation, this report examines the status of 39 statewide information systems. (Career information delivery systems are computer-based systems that provide national, state, and local information to individuals who are in…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Programs