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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Developing a Statewide Student Tracking Tool
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Pai, Wendell; Moschos, Marina; Detlev, Angela; Robinson, Ophelia; Lanneau, Sumi – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
This chapter describes the development of a state-level student tracking system that enables the state and institutions to follow various cohort types of students across institutional boundaries. The system was developed by the Policy Research and Data Warehousing section of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). SCHEV is the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Academic Achievement, Recordkeeping
Collaborating on State-Level Institutional Research in New Hampshire: NH PAPER
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Lemaire, Ingrid; Knapp, Judith A.; Lowe, Sarah – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
In 2001, the grant and research coordinator of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH) was inspired to create an informal collaborative with representatives from other organizations who had similar interests in collecting and sharing data that related to postsecondary education aspirations and participation. Representatives were…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Community Colleges, Data Collection
Using Personnel and Financial Data for Reporting Purposes: What Are the Challenges to Using Such Data Accurately?
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Valcik, Nicolas A.; Stigdon, Andrea D. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2008
Although institutional researchers devote a great deal of time mining and using student data to fulfill mandatory federal and state reports and analyze institutional effectiveness, financial and personnel information is also necessary for such endeavors. In this article, the authors discuss the challenges that arise from extracting data from…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Educational Finance, Barriers, Personnel Data
Finding Social Justice in Education Policy: Rethinking Theory and Approaches in Policy Research
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St. John, Edward P. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2007
Employing a critical-empirical approach to the study of college access, the author explores the role of policy researchers in seeking educational equity. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Justice, Educational Policy, Research, Equal Education