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Education as a Data-Driven Enterprise: A Primer for Leaders in Business, Philanthropy, and Education
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
With advances in research, technology, and assessments, and with a focused effort, the U.S. education system can lead the world in becoming a data-driven enterprise. This publication provides leaders from business, philanthropy, and education with background on data issues; describes challenges that must be overcome; and makes recommendations for…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies
Laird, Elizabeth – Data Quality Campaign, 2008
The momentum behind building high-quality data systems to harvest better information about student, school and district performance has never
been stronger. To meet the goal of improving student achievement, policymakers and educators need longitudinal data systems capable of providing timely, valid and relevant data. Although…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Data, Information Systems, Information Utilization

Joedodibroto, Roehjati; Martono, Andrini – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1987
Specific conditions and information needs of the engineer in Indonesia are described. Much foreign input is applied in development projects resulting in a continuous need for transfer of technology. Most libraries and information services are not adequately equipped to provide for the engineer's information needs. Steps are being taken to help…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineers, Higher Education, Information Needs
Anderson, Jim – School Administrator, 1987
Selecting an appropriate school district information system means obtaining the best features while sacrificing few that are desirable. Evaluation criteria include scope of work; integration of modules; accuracy of attendance module; checking "power" for attendance; a fast scheduler; graduation requirements capabilities; and before adoption,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Information Needs
Ewell, Peter T. – 1983
The use of student outcomes data in higher education is discussed. Consideration is given to a widely recognized taxonomy of student outcomes developed by Alexander Astin and his associates, and a classification of outcomes developed by Oscar Lenning and his associates at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS). Issues…
Descriptors: Classification, College Graduates, Databases, Educational Assessment
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Learning Systems Inst. – 1992
This program contains four training modules on the development and use of the education management information system. It is designed primarily for planners and administrators at the provincial level in Indonesia, who are responsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing statistics for educational planning and management. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC. – 1985
Directed to the heads of executive departments and establishments, this circular establishes policy for the management of federal information resources. Procedural and analytic guidelines for implemented aspects of these policies are included as appendices. The policies apply to the information activities of all agencies of the executive branch of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Government, Federal Regulation, Government Publications
Sheehan, Bernard S.; Newsted, Peter R. – 1984
Computer-based support services needed by individual planners/managers in small academic units (deans' and department heads' offices) within a larger higher education environment should provide the capability to interact easily and inexpensively with powerful information systems which allow the planner to integrate data from several sources, test…
Descriptors: Deans, Department Heads, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Bank, Adrianne; Williams, Richard C. – 1983
The components of existing district instructional information systems are identified and illustrated by examples from field studies and descriptions of work with two districts in defining their instructional information systems and assigning costs. Instructional information systems are loosely organized methods of providing past and present…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Planning
Miller, Frank L. – 1986
This report presents nine steps, followed by work plans, for administrators when implementing a dropout prevention initiative. These nine steps are: (1) conduct a needs assessment to establish a database that identifies students who leave school early; (2) draft descriptors that identify elementary students who are at risk of dropping out later;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Owen, Jane; Alterman, Jeff – 2003
The use of target setting in conjunction with good information systems in colleges and work-based learning (WBL) providers can lead to improved service provisions across the sector in the United Kingdom. Target setting must be carried out in a systematic way in which providers must develop target- setting processes with a focus on learner success;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Benchmarking, College Faculty

Seppanen, Loretta J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1995
College and university institutional researchers can use unemployment insurance wage and related files to describe and compare students' workplace status before, during, and after enrollment. However, some issues must be addressed, including data delays, uncovered employment and other work status, confidentiality of records, information…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Confidential Records