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Download full textMinistry of Advanced Education, 2016
The Ministry of Advanced Education, post secondary institutions, and others require data for a variety of purposes, including research and analysis, as a basis for decision-making, and to satisfy accountability requirements. The Central Data Warehouse (CDW) was developed to serve those purposes by collecting a standard set of data from public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Public Colleges, Databases
Blanden, Jo; Hansen, Kirstine; McNally, Sandra – Centre for Economic Performance, 2017
Childcare quality is often thought to be important for influencing children's subsequent attainment at school. The English Government regulates the quality of early education by setting minimum levels of qualifications for workers and grading settings based on a national Inspectorate (OfSTED). This paper uses administrative data on over two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Care, Educational Quality, Quality Control
And Others; Roos, Leslie L., Jr. – Evaluation Quarterly, 1979
Methods of organizing and checking administrative databanks to increase their usefulness for research and evaluation are discussed. Examples are drawn from the studies using the Manitoba Health Services Commission databank. The various uses of both manual and computerized checks are explained. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Databases, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Health Services
Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V. S., Ed.; Kennedy, Ann M., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2007
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)'s Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides internationally comparative data about students' reading achievement in primary school (the fourth grade in most participating countries). PIRLS also provides extensive information about the home and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Translation, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4
Hughes, Norm – 1998
The Distance Education Center (DEC) of the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) has developed a unique materials database system which is used to monitor pre-production, design and development, production and post-production planning, scheduling, and distribution of all types of materials including courses offered only on the Internet. In…
Descriptors: Certification, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems, Databases
Armstrong, C. J. – 1995
The Centre for Information Quality Management (CIQM) was set up by the Library Association and UK (United Kingdom) Online User Group to act as a clearinghouse to which database users may report problems relating to the quality of any aspect of a database being used. CIQM acts as an intermediary between the user and information provider in…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Clearinghouses, Coding, Consumer Protection
White, J. L. – 1987
This paper seeks to provide a rationale for evaluating Technical and Further Education (TAFE) programs by using a management system approach that is based on corporate planning. The first section reviews the sources of increased demands for accountability in TAFE (societal, economic, government, and legislative sources) and examines various…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Audits (Verification)
