Descriptor
Source
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 2 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Community | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Location
| Oregon | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBerkowitz, Monroe, Ed.; And Others – 1985
This report suggests feasible alternatives to the present methods of calculating benefits and costs of the joint federal-state vocational rehabilitation program. "Summary and Guide to Reading This Report" (Monroe Berkowitz) appears first. Part I, Background, Theory and Models, includes "The Cost Benefit Tradition in Vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Databases
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
Evans Associates, Thiensville, WI. – 1993
This document consists of the final report and executive summary of a distance education technology study conducted on behalf of the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board (WECB) during 1992-93 in order to provide information to assist the educational institutions of the state in formulating strategic directions for the development of distance…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Databases, Distance Education
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1977
This report describes a project designed to (1) develop models for use of vocational education data available from the Oregon Management Information System (MIS) to implement decision making at key points in program planning and curriculum development, and (2) design, develop, and test a system to improve the competencies of state and local…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Consortia, Curriculum Development
PDF pending restorationMerrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1984
A study was initiated to investigate the current status of technology initiatives in terms of their impact on six adult education centers in Massachusetts. It was designed to provide new insights into the educational effects of computer instruction upon adult basic education students. A second effort focused on the presentation of a model of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Bond, Linda; And Others – 1993
This publication explores the relationship between state systemic reform initiatives and state student assessment programs using a database established by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and interviews with state assessment directors in California, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Texas, and Vermont. States throughout the country are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Databases, Educational Assessment
