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University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
Districts now have access to a wealth of new information that can help target students with appropriate supports and bring focus and coherence to college readiness efforts. However, the abundance of data has brought its own challenges. Schools and school systems are often overwhelmed with the amount of data available. The capacity of districts to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Indicators, College Preparation, School Districts
Stevens, David W. – 1976
Intended to inform administrators of vocational-technical education programs, and other interested persons, what the state of the art is in producing and using employment projections for educational planning purposes, this essay focuses on labor market concepts which should be used, but are now frequently abused, in the development and operation…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum Development, Employment Projections, Essays
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Center for Human Resource Research. – 1977
Designed as a comprehensive guide to the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience (NLS), this handbook is intended for two major categories of readers. For persons who wish to ascertain whether their research interests can be served by the NLS data, the handbook can provide the detailed description of the objectives of the surveys,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Processing, Documentation, Employment Statistics
Center for New Schools, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1973
This research guide is designed to help people who are working on the development of new educational programs for public schools. By outlining some of the major questions and problems that relate to research of new programs and by suggesting some practical steps, this guide attempts to aid planning groups in the use of research techniques.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Planning, Educational Programs, Educational Research
Mosher, Edith K. – 1968
A 1968 appraisal of the effectiveness of the school research office as a channel for the dissemination of research and development information to school personnel is the main concern of this report. The paper is a product of the Communication Program at Far West Laboratory which is designed to fill three main research needs: the investigation of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices
Wedul, Strand – 1974
The field tested instructional package introduces the student to industrial research and development. Defining behavioral objectives, the course description includes a media section, suggested classroom activities, and student evaluation materials, as well as the basic information section. Included is a working definition of research and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Creative Thinking