Values and State Ratings: An Examination of the State-by-State Education Indicators in

Camilli, Gregory; Firestone, William A.

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ERIC Number: EJ604324

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Values and State Ratings: An Examination of the State-by-State Education Indicators in "Quality Counts."

Camilli, Gregory; Firestone, William A.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v18 n4 p17-25 Win 1999

Examined the education indicators used in the "Quality Counts" report published by Editorial Projects in Education in 1998. Discusses the degree to which persuasive or normative uses stemmed from the value judgments being made on the basis of the indicator data. (SLD)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Utilization, School Statistics, State Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Note: Research supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts.