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Rodriguez, Maria A.; Niaz, Mansoor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Recent research in science education has recognized the importance of history and philosophy of science. The objective of this study is to evaluate the presentation of the Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr models of the atom in general physics textbooks based on criteria derived from history and philosophy of science. Forty-one general physics…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Physics, Science History, Science Education
Bottcher, Jean; Ezell, Michael E. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 2005
The boot camp model became a correctional panacea for juvenile offenders during the early 1990s, promising the best of both worlds--less recidivism and lower operating costs. Although there have been numerous studies of boot camp programs since that time, most have relied on nonrandomized comparison groups. The California Youth Authority's (CYA's)…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Followup Studies, Program Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention
Landrum, Timothy; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Archwamety, Teara – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
The authors analyzed student data from the U.S. Department of Education's "Annual Reports to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" to asses patterns and trends in the educational placement of students with emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD), as well as their means of school exit and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Student Placement, Emotional Disturbances, Annual Reports
Creighton, Theodore B. – Corwin Press, 2006
Since the first edition of "Schools and Data", the No Child Left Behind Act has swept the country, and data-based decision making is no longer an option for educators. Today's educational climate makes it imperative for all schools to collect data and use statistical analysis to help create clear goals and recognize strategies for…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Program Evaluation, Educational Technology, Decision Making
Burstein, Leigh; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes results from research aimed at improving the quality of information collected about school curriculum. The research sought to design and pilot a model for collecting benchmark data on school coursework. These more indepth data, such as course textbooks, assignments, exams, and teacher logs, can serve as anchors against which…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education
Corrallo, Sal – 1996
This report summarizes proceedings and conclusions of a two-day national planning workshop to further the assessment of national postsecondary outcomes, as suggested by Goal 6.5 of the National Education Goals, and to determine how the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the states might work more effectively to develop…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment
Ma, Yan – 1995
This study applies reader-response criticism to investigate subject positions of gender, age, ethnicity, and profession through the poststructural analysis of an art work entitled "A Book from the Sky," and examines the relationship among viewer, text (the art work), and artist. A description of the art work is provided as an…
Descriptors: Age, Art Criticism, Art Education, Chinese
Binkley, Marilyn, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This report discusses various methodological issues confronted in the Reading Literacy Study conducted under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and issues relating to analysis of the data. The study analyzed in the report involved fourth- and ninth-grade students (9-year-olds and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Interpretation, Global Approach
Newman, Isadore; MacDonald, Suzanne – 1993
The methodology of interpretation of qualitative data was explored using a grounded theory approach to the synthesis of data, examining the construction of categories in particular. The focus is on ways of organizing data and attaching meaning, as research problems embedded in cultural context are explored. A qualitative research training task…
Descriptors: Classification, Comics (Publications), Cultural Context, Data Interpretation
Hoachlander, E. Gareth; Levesque, Karen A. – 1993
A series of national meetings with a professional working group were held to discuss data issues, needs, and priorities in order to determine national data needs for vocational education. The study team gathered detailed information on current federal-level data collection efforts relevant to vocational education. Local and state data collection…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
Graue, M. Elizabeth; Walsh, Daniel J.; Ceglowski, Deborah; Dyson, Anne Hass; Fernie, David E.; Kantor, Rebecca; Leavitt, Robin Lynn; Miller, Peggy J.; Ting, Hsueh-Yin – 1998
Studying or finding out about children is exceptionally difficult--intellectually, physically, and emotionally. Physical, social, cognitive, and political distances between adult and the child make their relationship very different from the relationships among adults. This book explains the art and science of doing qualitative research involving…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Case Studies, Children, Context Effect
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1991
In 1989 and 1990 the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to standing committees in the U.S. Congress identified and explored issues for consideration in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and Title IV programs. Through 18 months of information gathering the Committee uncovered three problem areas. The first problem is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Delivery Systems
Campbell, Patricia B. – 1986
This brochure highlights the role of the school counselor in using educational research, and emphasizes the relationship between bias (racism and sexism) and past and present research. The tests counselors use, the ways test results are interpreted, and counseling techniques are all based on educational research. Counselors are cautioned to…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
McKinney, Richard L.; And Others – 1986
New roles for college institutional researchers in the area of data administration and management that have resulted from developments in computer technology are reviewed. These developments include easily accessed databases, user-friendly software, and powerful and inexpensive hardware. The growing demand for data, combined with a general lack of…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1986
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes the official unemployment rate on the first Friday of each month based on a sample survey of 59,500 households called the Current Population Survey. Unemployment data for states and local areas are published monthly by the BLS in cooperation with the state employment security agencies. The primary…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns