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Valcik, Nicolas A.; Stigdon, Andrea D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
Although institutional researchers devote a great deal of time mining and using student data to fulfill mandatory federal and state reports and analyze institutional effectiveness, financial and personnel information is also necessary for such endeavors. In this article, the authors discuss the challenges that arise from extracting data from…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Educational Finance, Barriers, Personnel Data
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Walters, James J. – Educational Considerations, 2008
The goal of this study was to estimate the effects of district efficiency on student achievement in Michigan with the hope that objective analysis might serve to ease progress through the troublesome political process any transition to an adequacy-based school finance model will encounter. This study draws upon the methodology used by Phelps and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2000
This Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report documents the growing demand for learning around the world. A quantitative description of the functioning of education systems allows for international comparisons and the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to providing quality education. Chapter 1,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Analysis