This report presents six papers originally prepared for a policy panel meeting which explored the data ramifications of changes within postsecondary education brought about through the expanded use of technology. Following an executive summary and an introduction, the major papers are: (1) "The Growth of Technology-Based Educational Delivery…

J. Vella, P. Berardinelli, and J. Burrow (1998) described the "accountability process" of program evaluation. This process was implemented to evaluate a Parents as Teachers program after a year of operation. Evaluation included determining goals, identifying objectives, and determining the focus. Critical elements were identified for…

This working paper, part of an ongoing national study, presents preliminary analysis of public service professionalism among state public administrators in many states on the basis of data already produced by a continuing survey research project. Information about the data source and sample profiles are provided. Additionally, the research…

This technical report covers almost every aspect of the United States component of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's (IEA) International Reading Literacy Study, from the inception of the project to the production of the reports. The report notes that since much has already been learned from studies such…

This report provides data on Hispanic representation within the U.S. workforce in such areas as administrative, professional, and sales as well as in the service industry, farming, law enforcement, manufacturing, and transportation. In addition, various fact sheets are provided that present specific labor force status numbers, earnings, and…

Third in a series, the monograph summarizes the key evaluation issues, design approaches, and statistical techniques used in conducting the 1980-1983 impact evaluation of Indian Education Act Title IV Part A programs. The monograph describes the major problems in evaluating the program to determine the degree of its positive contribution to…

The use of the data files contained in the High School and Beyond (HSB) research project is discussed. The comments are based on an analysis of the HSB material and are specifically directed at the language file, high school bilingual program participation, and HSB tests. In an evaluation of the language file, the question of whether Hispanic…

This report is a pilot effort to understand how knowledge imformation is effectively imparted in a classroom. The work is built on a study of the cognitions of effective teaching. Expert teachers were identified by monitoring the gain scores of students in classrooms over a 5-year period. All teachers were interviewed, observed, and videotaped…

This study focused on normal junior high school students in the natural school environment. Its purpose was to determine if different token delivery systems would differentially affect the disruptive behavior patterns of students in the normal classroom. (Author/RK)

The inadequacies of the report by the Commission of Inquiry into High School Journalism are reported here, and some sources of help for those concerned with secondary school journalism are cited. (Editor)

The management development program should respond to diagnosed needs of current and relevant data; the man responsible for it must have a variety of skills, and be able to gather data, analyze it, and intervene in the management process at the right moment with the right methods. (Author)

Designed to help institutional researchers transform data into useful information, this paper discusses principles for presenting research results to administrators in the top levels of management. The first section describes ten fundamental principles of data presentation: knowing what information is needed; knowing when the information is…

This annotated bibliography lists publications of interest to curriculum researchers. It includes publications related to ways of speeding up the data collection and analysis phase of curriculum development as well as some publications relating to quantitative analysis methods. Papers, manuals, guides, workshop materials, learning modules,…

The study described in this paper produced a comprehensive model for the design of micro- or minicomputer systems containing concepts and practices that educational administrators can use for the successful design of school district computer systems. This report focuses on the methodology used to build the model, which included the following…

San Diego City Schools completed a study to determine: (1) the number of school leavers (dropouts) from district schools during 1982-83 for grades 9 through 12; (2) characteristics associated with school leaving; (3) overall rates of attrition; and (4) attrition rates for students with certain characteristics. The study was intended to update and…