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Download full textCreager, John A. – 1968
The experience of the American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program indicates that large-scale national surveys in the domain of higher education can be performed with scientific integrity within the constraints of costs, logistics, and technical resources. The purposes of this report are to provide complete and…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Research, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedWilson, Mark – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1989
An empirical sampling approach was used to assess the accuracy of a Taylor approximation for the estimation of sampling errors. The sampling errors were in the statistics involved in estimating a path model based on medium-sized samples gathered using five sample designs commonly used in educational research. (TJH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models
Sheridan, Terrance John – 1974
A system of individually guided education in the multiunit elementary school organizes the school into instruction and research units headed by a unit leader. This study determined the extent of agreement among and between principals, teachers, and unit leaders regarding expectations held for the unit leader role; examined the relationship between…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Boldt, R. F. – 1978
Problems of obtaining a representative sample for a national survey are discussed, and the experiences of Educational Testing Service are used as examples of some methods used to cope with these problems. It is suggested that researchers: (1) capitalize on some existing program; (2) establish in the minds of the possible examinees and the possible…
Descriptors: Bias, Data Collection, Educational Research, Motivation
Center for Education Statistics (ED/OERI), Washington, DC. – 1987
This notebook contains 21 standards established by the Center for Educational Statistics (CES); CES legislation; and a description of the CES publication and publication review processes. The publication clearance procedures and the external advice and peer review policies are established by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Codification, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Karst, Ralph R. – 1996
This brief report summarizes the results of a survey of professors of educational administration in the southern region of the United States, which sought to determine whether preparation programs were democratically administered. The survey included some demographic questions, 12 questions that asked respondents to rank preparation programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Democratic Values
