From: CASSELL@UNCVM1.BITNET (Jim Cassell)
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Subject: OERI: List of Data Sets (99 lines)
Date: 26 Jul 92 12:43:44 GMT
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Here is a very nice summary of data available from OERI, reposted from
ERL-L. -- Jim

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Jim Cassell                                    CASSELL@UNCVM1.OIT.UNC.EDU
Institute for Research in Social Science       CASSELL@UNCVM1.BITNET
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill       Phone:  919-962-0782
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355                    Fax:    919-962-4777
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                  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
         OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

NEW DATA ON TAPE AND DISK

For more information about any data set, including more complete
data descriptions, electronic formats, availability of user's
manuals, order forms, and prices, write Education Information
Branch, OERI, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20208-5641. Please include the announcement number listed at the
end of each entry.

Basic Statistics From Noncollegiate Institutions, 1990 contains
data collected on a consolidated survey (CN) form as part of the
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). It
includes information on fall enrollment for 1990, 1989-90
completions data, FY 90 financial data, and 1990 library
statistics. NCES 92-053.

Completions in Postsecondary Institutions, 1989-90 includes data
on two component surveys of IPEDS: Completions 1989-90 and
Consolidated Form 1990. Data include the numbers of certificates
and diplomas, associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor's, and
first-professional degrees awarded by all postsecondary
institutions in the US, except those in the private,
less-than-2-year sectors. Data from these sectors are available
for a national representative sample. NCES 92-056.

Fall Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, 1990 is part of
IPEDS and, representing 9,879 postsecondary institutions,
provides enrollment counts by institution for various student
characteristics including sex and race-ethnicity, year of study
(undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional), and by
institutional characteristics such as control and level. NCES
92-048.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Mathematics
Almanacs, 1990 contain computer-generated tables of information
on a nationally representative sample of 4th-, 8th-, and
12th-grade students, and representative data on 8th graders in 40
participating states and territories. Available for each grade
and state, the almanacs contain contextual information on the
performance of students in mathematics based on background
questionnaires administered to students, principals or school
administrators, and 4th- and 8th-grade students' mathematics
teachers. NCES 92-062.

NAEP Trend Almanacs, 1990. These almanacs of the NAEP 1990 trend
assessments in mathematics, reading, writing, and science include
computer-generated tables of information on a nationally
representative sample of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students. They
contain information on the performance of students in mathematics
based on questionnaires answered by students. They responded to
questions about race-ethnicity, language spoken in the home,
parental education, homework, views toward subject matter, and
use of skills related to the subject, providing a context for
understanding information on the students' proficiency. NCES
92-061.

NELS:88 Follow-Up Survey includes student data collected as part
of the 1990 first follow-up of the National Education
Longitudinal Study of 1988. It contains data from 20,706
individuals, including 18,221 participating students; 1,043
dropouts; and 1,442 first follow-up nonrespondents. NCES 92-030a.

NHES:91 includes data from the Early Childhood Education and
Adult Education components of the 1991 National Household
Education Survey (NHES:91), a random-digit-dial telephone survey.

NHES:91 collected data on 3- to 8-year-old children's experiences
in a wide range of settings, including their homes, childcare
arrangements, early education programs, and schools. A survey of
participation in adult education among individuals 16 years of
age and older was conducted simultaneously. NCES 92-057a.

Salaries, Tenure, and Fringe Benefits of Full-Time Instructional
Faculty contains data from the 1990 IPEDS, including salary data
representing 3,581 institutions that are accredited at the
college level by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of
Education; or grant a bachelor's, master's, doctoral, or
first-professional degree. The tape contains data for 2,198
4-year schools; 1,366 2- year schools; and 17 less-than-2-year
schools in the 50 states, DC, and the outlying areas. NCES
92-052.

Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Teacher Followup Survey,
1988-89 provides data on teachers' employment and teaching
status, educational activities and future plans, and opinions on
school climate and job perceptions. It also includes information
from the 1987-88 SASS Teacher Questionnaire on the teachers'
educational and professional background, teaching assignments,
certification, years of experience, salary, and demographic
characteristics. NCES 92-058a.
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