NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Glover, Gyles – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of sources are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Public Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
Shaw, Debora – 1976
Results of a survey on the classification and arrangement of microforms in 147 moderate sized college and university libraries in the United States are presented. Statistics on the size of microform holdings and arrangement of microforms are given. The absence of standards for arrangement of and access to microforms is discussed, and treatment of…
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Standards
Hyatt, James A.; And Others – 1980
Proceedings of a study group that considered the utility of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) finance data for institutional and higher educational sector comparisons are presented, as are issue papers and descriptive information. The study group of representatives from higher education institutions and organizations outlined…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Andrew, Loyd D.; And Others – 1980
An attempt was made to determine who uses data from the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) and for what purposes. The study objective was to learn if HEGIS is a necessary and useful data base for determining the condition of higher education and developing policy. The quality of the HEGIS data perceived in terms of accuracy,…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Information Needs
Queensland Univ., Brisbane (Australia). Dept. of Education. – 1972
An extensive evaluation was made of secondary school libraries in Australia at the end of each of two 3-year funding periods. A multitude of figures, charts, tables, and graphs were compiled to document the evaluation. The two major areas examined were provision of library facilities and use of library facilities. In the first area allocation of…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Librarians, Library Collections, Library Facilities
Cambre, Marjorie A. – 1987
This reappraisal of the situation of instructional television (ITV) in education begins by defining the field, providing background information, describing the various roles that ITV can fill, and discussing the structure of ITV as a profession. Various aspects of ITV use are then discussed in the context of: (1) national use statistics on ITV…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation
Black, D.V.; And Others – 1973
To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Information Needs