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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1985
Drawing from a bibliographic survey of statistical data on two-year colleges, this digest indicates what kinds of data are available, what data are not readily accessible, and the limitations that affect the available information on two-year college finances, curriculum, students, and personnel. The digest recognizes the availability of data on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Information Needs, Information Sources, Research Problems
Wagner, Judith O. – 1993
Although the ERIC database includes descriptions of documents containing education statistics, it is not designed to provide answers to specific statistical questions. The single best alternative source for statistics regarding all aspects of education and literacy is the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Educational Trends
Bangert-Drowns, Robert L.; Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1991
Meta-analysis is a collection of systematic techniques for resolving apparent contradictions in research findings. Meta-analysts translate results from different studies to a common metric and statistically explore the relations between study characteristics and findings. Since G. Glass first used the term "meta-analysis" in 1976, it has…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Educational Research
Siler, Carl R. – 2001
World War II was a turning point in global history, an event that had a large and lasting impact on many people and places across broad areas of the earth. Compared to other wars, World War II involved the largest armed forces, the longest battle lines, the most destructive weapons, the most casualties, the most destruction of cities and other…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, High Schools, Historical Interpretation, History Instruction
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1991
This digest presents summary statistics addressing the following questions: (1) "How are children with disabilities defined?" (2) "Who are the students served?" (3) "Where are these students receiving their special education?" and (4) "How many teachers are needed?" The digest also examines past and present…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Shavelson, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
Educational indicator systems are similar to indicator systems used to monitor the economy, the criminal justice system, or other social systems. Governments recognize the value of statistics that provide current information and make trend analysis and forecasts possible. Education statistics will qualify as indicators only if they serve as…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Wagner, Judith O. – 1998
This ERIC Digest is an annotated list of 40 websites and listservs devoted to adult, career, and vocational education. The following websites and listservs are included: six ERIC sites (ACCESS ERIC; AskERIC; the Education Resource Organizations Directory; the ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education; ORYX Press/Current Index…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Annotated Bibliographies
