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Sheridan, Susan; Dynarski, Mark; Bovaird, James – Decision Information Resources, Inc, 2017
This guide provides experienced education researchers with suggestions for conducting high-quality effectiveness studies to overcome research challenges common to rural settings. The guide addresses four factors that researchers must consider when conducting educational effectiveness research in rural settings: (1) study design, (2) recruitment of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Effectiveness, Guides, Educational Research
Jones, Gary – SAGE Publications Ltd (UK), 2018
There is a vast amount of research on what goes on in schools, but how can school leaders sort credible findings from dubious claims and use these to make informed decisions that benefit their schools? How can abstract ideas from research be translated into dynamic plans for action? This book is a practical guide to evidence-based school…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Instructional Leadership, Middle Management, Decision Making
Akers, Lauren; Resch, Alexandra; Berk, Jillian – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2014
This guide for district and school leaders shows how to recognize opportunities to embed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) into planned policies or programs. Opportunistic RCTs can generate strong evidence for informing education decisions--with minimal added cost and disruption. The guide also outlines the key steps to conduct RCTs and responds…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Research, Guides, Program Evaluation
Riley-Ayers, Shannon – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
This policy report provides a guide and framework to early childhood policymakers considering formative assessment. The report defines formative assessment and outlines its process and application in the context of early childhood. The substance of this document is the issues for consideration in the implementation of the formative assessment…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
North Central Comprehensive Center, 2012
Schools and school districts are data-rich environments, with heaps of data on student demographics, achievement, outcomes, and perceptions. With so much data available, it can be easy to get caught up in the sheer enormity of the data sets. A cohesive data analysis and decision-making process can help schools, districts, and additional…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Guides, Inquiry
North Central Comprehensive Center, 2012
Schools and school districts are data-rich environments, with heaps of data on student demographics, achievement, outcomes, and perceptions. With so much data available, it can be easy to get caught up in the sheer enormity of the data sets. A cohesive data analysis and decision-making process can help schools, districts, and additional…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Guides, Inquiry
McLaughlin, Milbrey, Ed.; London, Rebecca A., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2013
This book is a welcome guide for educators, civic leaders, and researchers looking for ways to leverage data to identify the most effective policies, interventions, and use of resources for their communities. In the current era of reform, much has been made of the fact that there are many influences that shape children beyond the walls of the…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Longitudinal Studies
Killion, Joellen – Learning Forward, 2013
Given what system leaders must accomplish with limited resources, they must make bold decisions about their current investments to achieve high-priority goals related to implementing college- and career-ready standards. This workbook is designed to guide users through a five-step process of understanding what professional learning is available in…
Descriptors: Workbooks, Professional Education, Professional Development, Learning Activities
Jones, Phyllis, Ed.; Whitehurst, Teresa, Ed.; Egerton, Jo, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
In recent years, the concept of teachers as researchers in both special and mainstream school settings has become part of our everyday language. Whilst many educational practitioners will see the need for research within their setting, many may not be familiar with the technical elements they believe are required. "Creating Meaningful Inquiry in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Alternative Assessment, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Researchers
Farrell, Glen M. – Commonwealth of Learning, 2009
Results-based management (RBM) is an approach to programme planning and management that integrates strategy, people, resources, processes and measurements to improve decision-making, transparency and accountability. The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) began the adoption of a RBM model with its 2003-2006 Three-Year Plan. This led to a significantly…
Descriptors: Models, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning, Guides
Heppen, Jessica B.; Therriault, Susan Bowles – National High School Center, 2008
The high school dropout problem has been called a national crisis. Educators, researchers, and policymakers continue to work to identify effective dropout prevention approaches. One important element of such prevention efforts is the identification of students at highest risk for dropping out and then the targeting of resources to keep them in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts

LeCompte, Margaret D.; Goetz, Judith P. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
A critical guide is offered regarding ethnographic evaluation data: the analytical descriptions or reconstructions of intact cultural scenes and groups which delineate the shared beliefs, practices, artifacts, folk knowledge, and behaviors of some group of people. (PN)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Research, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
IMMEGART, GLENN L. – 1967
THE CASE STUDY IS ASSUMING AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICE IN PRESERVICE AND INSERVICE PREPARATION OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS. THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES TO ASSIST THE WRITER IN PREPARING CASE MATERIALS. FIVE KINDS OF INSTRUCTIONAL CASE STUDIES--CONCEPT, INCIDENT, DILEMMA, RELATIONSHIP, AND…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Data Collection, Educational Administration
Gropper, George L. – 1973
This document is the second in a series of 11 subvolumes of a handbook providing training for educational research and development personnel in the development of instructional materials. This subvolume deals with the task of collecting and analyzing data about criterion behavior. The document content is divided into the following five steps for…
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavioral Objectives, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Milley, Jane E. – 1979
The problems, procedures, and benefits of case-study program evaluation are investigated. An evaluation plan that included several data collection methods (document review, interview, content analysis, attitude questionnaire survey, sociogram analysis) and emphasized the role of the evaluator as participant-observer, collector and synthesizer of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Faculty, Conference Reports, Data Collection
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