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Arce-Trigatti, Andrea; Anderson, Ashlee B. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
With this paper we explore the practical materialization of select diversity policies in the United States via an analysis of their implementation at different institutional levels. Specifically, using a cultural studies framework that is guided by Stuart Hall's (1993) concept of distortions, we investigate how discursive conceptualizations of…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Cultural Pluralism, Political Attitudes, Educational Trends

Guiton, Gretchen; Oakes, Jeannie – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1995
Conceptual issues in developing and using opportunity-to-learn (OTL) standards to inform policy questions about equal educational opportunity are discussed. Using two national databases, OTL measures are developed according to Libertarian, Liberal, and Democratic Liberal conceptualizations, and the influence of these concepts on the information…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Databases, Democracy, Educational Research
Boe, Erling E. – 1990
Following a brief discussion on the concept of teacher incentives, several types of teacher incentive research are described in relation to the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) of the National Center for Education Statistics. Original national data from SASS relating to teacher incentive pay programs are reported. The three types of studies of…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary Secondary Education, Incentives, Merit Pay
Stonehill, Robert M.; Brandhorst, Ted – Educational Researcher, 1992
Examines the evolution of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). Presents an overview of the ERIC system. Discusses ERIC's historical development, including the three "signature strategies" at the core of its historical evolution; ERIC's redesign in 1986-87, and resultant policy emphases; current status; and eight…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research
Huang, Gary; Holt, Albert – 1995
This guide aims to facilitate research and policy analysis in rural education by linking substantive issues to the data sources of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The guide may be used in two ways: as a handy tool for scanning NCES data that are presented with immediately applicable issues; and to stimulate, with sample…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Databases, Educational Policy, Educational Research
McGrew, Kevin; And Others – 1993
This research analyzes similarities and differences in how students with disabilities are identified in national databases, through examination of 19 national data collection programs in the U.S. Departments of Education, Commerce, Justice, and Health and Human Services, as well as databases from the National Science Foundation. The study found…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Data Collection, Databases
McClure, Maureen W.; Plank, David N. – 1985
Ways in which the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) might reorient its activities to assist educational policy makers in making informed decisions are discussed. The first section discusses public school education as an investment. The outcomes of education should be followed as students enter the work force, at the local and federal…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Economics
Cooley, William W.; And Others – 1992
A state educational indicator system being developed by the Pennsylvania Educational Policy Studies (PEPS) project at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) is described. The extensive database that has been established as part of the PEPS project includes thousands of variables that are descriptive of the 500 Pennsylvania school districts.…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Analysis, Databases, Educational Change
Butler, Lorna Michael – 1980
To help government agency representatives and community leaders understand local population trends, particularly in rapid growth situations, this publication outlines a simple framework for analyzing population changes and provides useful criteria that can be applied when considering management and policy alternatives. It is noted that two…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Services, Coping, Data Analysis
Wiles, Marilyn M. – 1982
To understand and comprehend the extent of the present and potential impact of energy costs on New York State's educational system, a study sought to discover the record of schools in energy conservation; their participation in federal and state conservation initiatives; the factors that inhibit school participation in energy conservation…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Cost Indexes, Databases, Educational Trends

Stonehill, Robert M.; Brandhorst, Ted – Educational Researcher, 1992
The evolution of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC); and changes in its mission and operating policies at its creation, the redesign of 1987, and during the present planning for a second quarter century are discussed. Eight program improvement initiatives are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research
McGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – 1995
This report synthesizes the results of activities of the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) focused on determining whether secondary data analysis of state and/or national data collection programs could produce policy-relevant reports on the status of children and youth with disabilities. The report describes methodology and findings…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases
Brown, George H.; Faupel, Elizabeth M. – 1987
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the Longitudinal Studies Program (LSP) are major survey projects on educational outcomes performed by the Center for Education Statistics. NAEP is a continuing cross-sectional survey of young Americans' skills, knowledge, and attitudes. The LSP studies follow a sample of students as they…
Descriptors: Conferences, Cross Sectional Studies, Data Collection, Databases
Louis, Karen Seashore – 1981
The movement toward integration of qualitative and quantitative research methods within the same study has been most evident in social policy research. Four major approaches to integrating can be identified in recent studies. The sequential, the parallel, and the fused models have been rather widely used. The interactive model, developed during…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Databases