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EDUCATION: STATISTICS & SURVEYS


Campus Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool Website

•  Maintained by the Office of Post Secondary Education (OPE), U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
•  “Designed to provide rapid customized reports for public enquiries relating to campus crime data;” scope of “data collection” is from “all postsecondary institutions that receive Title IV funding (i.e., those that participate in federal student aid program)”
•  Data may be retrieved for following: single campuses or groups of campuses (includes the ability for creating several options for comparative data)
•  Links to “Other Campus Security Related Links” (violence against women, alcohol/drug abuse prevention)
•  Outstanding; best federal resource for comparative data concerning campus crime


DISC: Internet Crossroads: Education

•  Maintained by the Data & Information Service Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
•  The “Internet Crossroads” section of this statistical resource center provides access to over 800 “data-related resources” for 26 topical categories in the social sciences, including education
•  Education category provides an alphabetized directory of sites for over 90 datasets/surveys; with the exception of 2 restricted databases, all of these are free-of-charge
•  Topics include educational levels (early childhood, K-12, collegiate), school demographics, assessment surveys/indicators (state and national), crime/safety surveys, literacy, libraries, faculty/ staffing, specific disciplines (science, math), education finance, student aid, private schools, social science research methodology instruments, additional topics
•  Sources include the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), professional associations/organizations, the U.S. Department of Education (and other federal agencies), academic research institutes, international organizations (United Nations, OECD, World Bank)
•  Scope is primarily the U.S.; a dozen global/national sites are also included
•  Excellent annotations accompany each link
•  Outstanding; this is one of best resources currently available online; it’s extensive and very well-organized; highly recommended


Education: Education Data and Research

•  Maintained by Stella Herzig for the O’Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University
•  Part of the “Best Information on the Net” series
•  Links to over 20 statistical sites concerned with various levels of education and specific topics (childhood education, home schooling, urban education, gender-specific education)
•  Many links are to sub-pages of the National Center for Education States (NCES) [see below]or the U.S. Department of Education (DOE); other sources include UNICEF and the World Bank
•  Each link is accompanied by a brief but useful annotation
•  Scope is primarily for the U.S., with very limited international links
•  Links to additional O’Keefe Library pages for numerous topics (8 of which are education-related
•  Excellent; not extensive, but a great site for accessing many of the most well-known, useful sites for this field


Educator’s Reference Desk: Education Statistics

•  Maintained by the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS), “the people who created ASKERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk”
•  This is a sub-page of the “Educator’s Reference Desk,” an online directory of resources in 12 primary areas of education
•  The primary focus of “Education Statistics” concentrates on the following types of resources: “archived responses,” “Internet sites,” professional associations/ organizations
•  Links to sites from the federal government (Census Bureau, National Center for Education Statistics), general directories, international resources (UNESCO, statistics from Canada and the UK)
•  Annotations accompany each link
•  Excellent; not extensive, but a good place to locate “the basics,” for many of the most popular sites dealing with educational statistics; its parent page is an outstanding resource for a great deal of practical information for professionals in the field


Guide to Information Resources in Education: Education Statistics

•  Maintained by Erica Carlson, George B. Brain Education Library, Washington State University
•  Discusses the print, database and Internet resources available in the Brain Education Library
•  Print citations and links are accompanied by brief annotations
•  Some resources are available in both print format and on the Internet
•  Links to additional education-related guides for electronic journals, research reports, lesson plans, professional associations/organizations and more
•  Excellent; not extensive, but a very good introductory guide to “the basics” for this topic


International Archive of Education Data (IAED)

•   “Supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)”
•   “The Archive acquires, processes, documents, and disseminates data collected by national, state or provincial, local, and private organizations pertaining to all levels of education in countries for which data can be made available”
•   “Seeks to serve the needs of academics, policymakers, and researchers in the field of education”
•  Data/surveys include information on educational “inputs” (funding, personnel, facilities, teaching resources, etc.), teaching/learning processes, “outputs” (test scores, drop-out rates, graduation/matriculation, job placements, etc.)
•   “Data files, documentation, and reports are downloadable from the website in public-use format”
•   “Help” provides guidance/information on navigating the site
•   “Related Sites” link to professional associations/organizations, government agencies (domestic and international), “International Social Science Data Archives”
•  Although it is international in nature, a significant portion of data/surveys are for the U.S.
•  Excellent resource for a global view for educational data


Measuring Up 2006: The National Report Card on Higher Education

•  Sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (NCPPHE)
•  Allow ample time to download the 32-page report in PDF format
•   “Consists of the national report card for higher education and fifty state report cards”
•   “Higher education … refers to all education and training beyond high school, including all public and private, two- and four year, for-profit and nonprofit institutions”
•   “State Reports” analyzes a state’s performance in higher education in 6 categories: performance, participation, affordability, completion, benefits, learning
•   “Compare States” allows users to compare two (or more) states’ performance in the 6 categories
•   “National Overview: Improvements, Declines, Disparities” tracks national trends and states’ compliance with them
•  Outstanding; one of the best sites for statistical information on the performance status of states’ systems of higher education


National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

•   “Located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences,” the NCES “… is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations”
•  Primary audiences for the NCES’s data/survey products include Congress/federal agencies, state education agencies/government officials, professional educational associations/organizations, media, business, “general public”
•   “Annual Reports” include the “Digest of Education Statistics,” the “Condition of Education,” and “Projection of Education Statistics,” three of the most useful overviews of American educational data/trends currently available
•  Scope is primarily on the U.S.; there are a limited number of data/surveys on international topics
•  Includes numerous surveys for all levels of American education (including early childhood education, assessment surveys)
•  Data reports/surveys cover a wide variety of educational topics, including the impact of crime on schools, vocational education, educational finance, rural schools, student aid, faculty/staffing, literacy
•   “Subject A-Z” (under “Publications & Products”) provides access to hundreds of NCES reports/documents which are archived from the early 1990s; there are over 160 topics (many of which are divided into sub-topics); excellent annotations accompany most links
•  Includes locator feature for school districts, public schools, private schools, colleges; includes school’s characteristics (student body composition, education level/”span,” affiliation, “enrollment characteristics”); includes locator feature for public libraries
•   “State Education Data Profiles” include numerous data indices on all educational levels, demographics, and “National Assessment of Educational Progress” for each state; also provides comparative data concerning national averages
•  Provides information on NCES’s organization/structure, events, initiatives, employment opportunities, conferences/workshops/training resources, publications/products, services
•  For best navigation, browse the “Site Index”
•  Outstanding; this is the best resource (official or otherwise) for data/surveys on education in the U.S.; it is comprehensive, very well organized and it should be the first place for undertaking any research in this area; highly recommended


Social Statistics Briefing Room: Education

•  Sponsored by the White House
•  Provides recent U.S. statistical data for the following education-related topics: math/reading/science achievement, computer/internet use, dropout rates, graduate enrollment, advanced degrees, technical education
•  Each link is accompanied by a graph
•  Parent site – Social Statistics Briefing Room – also provides data on crime, demography, health
•  Excellent; not extensive but a great place for quick access to “the basics” for statistics on U.S. education


Statistical Resources on the Web: Education

•  Maintained by the University of Michigan Documents Center (UMDC)
•  Browsable directory of over 100 sites for education-related statistics
•  Content includes sites for many facets of elementary/secondary and higher education; also includes topic-specific sites for educational attainment, literacy, test scores, school violence
•  Many sites are maintained by the federal government; others originate from academia, professional associations/organizations (NEA, Edwork.org) and NGOs (U.N., O.E.C.D.)
•  Excellent annotations accompany each link
•  Approximately 80% of the sites are for the U.S.; the remainder are international
•  Outstanding; like other UMDC sites, this is one of the best of its kind, for its clarity, comprehensiveness and organization; useful for researchers at all levels


Websites listed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the accuracy, content or stability of any website linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 8/07

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