ERIC ED431821: Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics, 1999 Edition.

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Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education
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Statistics, 1999 Edition.
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington,
INSTITUTION
DC
REPORT NO
NCES-1999-027
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1999-00-00
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Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education;
International Studies; Longitudinal Studies; *Planning;
Program Descriptions; Program Development; Program
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IDENTIFIERS
Common Core of Data Program; National Assessment of
Educational Progress; *National Center for Education
Statistics; Third International Mathematics and Science
Study
ABSTRACT
This report summarizes the current statistical programs of
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), including its major
publications and plans for future work. It updates the descriptions of
long-standing data collections such as the Common Core of Data, the
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and the National Assessment
of Educational Progress. This edition also focuses on some of the new and
innovative work of the NCES, such as the Third International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMMS) and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten
(ECLS-K) cohort. An introduction describes NCES data collection efforts, and
information on NCES programs is grouped into the following sections:
(1) NCES
Center-wide programs and services;
(2) elementary and secondary education;
(3) postsecondary and adult education; (4) educational assessment;
(5)
national longitudinal studies;
(6) international statistics;
(7) vocational
(8) libraries; and (9) general publications of the NCES.
education;
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collect, and analyze,
and disseminate
statistics and other
data related to
education in the
United States and in
other nations."
Section 406(b) of the
General Education Provisions
Act, as amended (20 U.S C.
1221e-1) January 1995
U.S. Department of Education
NCES 1999-027
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Programs and Plans
of the
National Center for
Education Statistics
1999 Edition
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U.S. Department of Education
Richard W. Riley
Secretary
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
C. Kent McGuire
Assistant Secretary
National Center for Education Statistics
Gary W. Phillips
Acting Commissioner
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting, analyzing, and reporting
data related to education in the United States and other nations. It fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate,
analyze, and report full and complete statistim on the condition of education in the United States; conduct and publish
reports and specialized analyses of the meaning and significance of such statistics; assist state and local education
agencies in improving their statistical systems; and review and report on education activities in foreign countries.
NCES activities are designed to address high priority education data needs; provide consistent, reliable, complete, and
accurate indicators of education status and trends; and report timely, useful, and high quality data to the U.S. Department
of Education, the Congress, the states, other education policymakers, practitioners, data
users, and the general public.
We strive to make our products available in a variety of formats and in language that is appropriate to
a variety of
audiences. You, as our customer, are the best judge of our success in communicating information effectively. If
you have
any comments or suggestions about this or any other NCES product or report, we would like to hear from you. Please
direct your comments to:
National Center for Education Statistics
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20208-5574
July 1999
The NCES World Wide Web Home Page is:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearchfindex.asp
Suggested Citation
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics. Programs & Plans 1999 Edition, NCES
1999-027.
Project Officer, Celestine Davis. Washington, DC: 1999.
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Commissioner's Statement
Education
of Education's National Center for
Congress has given the U.S. Department
the condition of
collect and disseminate information on
Statistics (NCES) the responsibility to
meaning and
countries, to analyze and report on the
education in the United States and other
their
and local education agencies in improving
significance of these statistics, and to assist states
Center continually works
To meet each of these obligations, the
own education statistics systems.
the demands for
community to determine how it can best meet
with its "customers" in the education
provide a balanced
high statistical standards. Our goal is to
timely, useful information that maintains
recognizing the need for
data about new topics, while still
portfolio of products that reflect interest in
institutions and trends.
basic statistical information about educational
publications
statistical programs, including its major
This report summarizes NCES' current
data
updating the descriptions of our long-standing
and plans for future work. In addition to
Education Data
(CCD), the Integrated Postsecondary
collections such as the Common.Core of Data
edition focuses
of Educational Progress (NAEP) this
System (IPEDS), and the National Assessment
International Mathematics and
and innovative work, such as the Third
on some of NCES' new
cohort (ECLS
Childhood Longitudinal StudyKindergarten
Science Study (TIMSS) and the Early
K).
advanced
data sets on CD-ROM. Together with
We have increased the availability of our
electronic data
customize their search requests, these new
software packages that allow users to
NCES reports and an
and cost efficiency. In addition, most
systems greatly enhance user access
Wide Web.
accessed on the Internet through the World
increasing proportion of survey data can be
they
activity is listed along with numbers where
The NCES contact person for each study and
further information about NCES
staff members would be pleased to provide
can be reached. These
data collections and reports
comments on how we can improve our
programs. I invite you to send us
of this publication.
as well as future editions
Pascal D. Forgione, Jr.
Commissioner of Education Statistics
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Acknowledgments
by the
Programs and Plans of the National Center for Education Statistics was prepared
Crosscutting Studies Division in
Annual Reports Program of the Early Childhood, International, and
and Improvement, U.S.
the National Center for Education Statistics, Office of Educational Research
and Martin Orland,
Department of Education. Mary Frase, Acting Associate Commissioner,
Studies Division,
Associate Commissioner for Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting
provided general supervision.
the
Thomas D. Snyder, Program Director of the Annual Reports Program, oversaw
reviewed the
development of this publication. Mary Frase was consulted for technical guidance and
and Libraries
entire report. Paul D. Planchon, Associate Commissioner for Elementary/Secondary
advice and
Studies, and Peggy Carr, Associate Commissioner for Assessment Program, provided
in the
guidance for the development of the report. Sindy McGill provided technical support
document also
formatting of this document. Claire Geddes and survey staff cited throughout this
reviewed the report.
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Table of Contents
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Commissioner's Statement
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Acknowledgments
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1. Introduction
2
Who Uses NCES Statistics?
3
What Kind of Data Does NCES Collect?
4
Table 1.NCES survey data available by level of education
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How to Access NCES Data
8
National Education Data Resource Center
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2. NCES Center-Wide Programs and Services
11
Statistics
13
Customer Service
15
Training
15
Technology
21
3. Elementary and Secondary Education
21
Data Uses
22
Studies
22
Common Core of Data
25
Schools and Staffing Survey
29
Teacher Followup Survey
31
Private School Universe Survey
33
National Household Education Survey
36
Fast Response Survey System
38
School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey
39
Other Activities
39
1990 Census Mapping Project and School District Data Book
40
Decennial Census School District 2000 Project
41
Education Finance Statistical Center
42
Elementary and Secondary Handbooks
44
National Cooperative Education Statistics System
47
Plans for Elementary and Secondary Education
50
Data Collection Calendar for Elementary and Secondary Education
53
4. Postsecondary and Adult Education
53
Data Uses
54
Studies
54
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
60
National Household Education Survey (Adult Component)
63
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
66
National Study of Postsecondary Faculty
68
Survey of Earned Doctorates Awarded in the United States
69
Postsecondary Education Quick Information System
70
NCES Items in the Current Population Survey
72
Other Activities
72
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative
73
NCESState Postsecondary Education Coordination Network
74
Postsecondary Handbooks
75
Plans for Postsecondary and Adult Education
77
Data Collection Calendary for Postsecondary and Adult Education
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5. Educational Assessment
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Data Uses
80
Studies
80
National Assessment of Educational Progress
80
High School Transcript Studies
84
National Assessment of Adult Literacy Survey
86
Plans for Educational Assessment
88
Data Collection Calendar for Educational Assessment
89
6. National Longitudinal Studies
91
Data Uses
91
Studies
92
Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies
92
Early Childhood Longitudinal StudyKindergarten Cohort
92
Secondary Longitudinal Studies
95
National Longitudinal Study of 1972
95
High School and Beyond
97
National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988
100
Postsecondary Longitudinal Studies
105
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study
105
Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study
107
Plans for Longitudinal Studies
109
Early Childhood
110
Data Collection Calendar for Longitudinal Studies
111
7. International Statistics
113
Data Uses
113
Studies
114
IEA Reading Literacy Study
114
International Adult Literacy Survey
115
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
117
Other Activities
119
OECD International Education Indicators Project
119
Plans for International Education Statistics
120
Data Collection Calendary for International Statistics
121
8. Vocational Education
123
Data Uses
123
Plans for Vocational Education
125
9. Libraries
127
Data Uses
127
Studies
128
Public Libraries Survey
128
Academic Library Survey
130
School Library Statistics
131
Library Cooperatives Survey
132
State Library Agencies Survey
133
Federal Libraries and Information Centers Survey
134
Plans for Library Statistics Surveys
135
Plans for Crosscutting Activities
136
Data Collection Calendar for Library Ststistics Program
137
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10. General Publications of NCES
139
The Condition of Education
140
Digest of Education Statistics
142
Projections of Education Statistics
145
Appendix: The Reorganization of NCES
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1
Intr ductio
(NCES) collects statistics on the condition of
The National Center for Education Statistics
meaning and significance of these statistics,
education in the United States, analyzes and reports the
postsecondary institutions in improving their
and assists states, local education agencies, and
activities, providing policy-relevant data on issues
statistical systems. NCES supports a wide range of
education, the academic
trends, access of minorities to postsecondary
as diverse as: enrollment
the
education with systems in other countries, and
achievement of students, comparisons of U.S.
productivity.
impact of education on employment and economic
NCES' programs are directed toward:
cross-sectional databases: at the
Maintaining and analyzing the following major
Data, the Schools and
elementarysecondary levelthe Common Core of
the
at
Private School Universe Survey; and
Survey, and the
Staffing
Education Data System, the
postsecondary levelthe Integrated Postsecondary
National Survey of Postsecondary
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, the
Awarded in the United States.
Faculty, and the Survey of Earned Doctorates
and relevant data on the
Together, these studies provide accurate, timely,
it has changed over time. In
condition of American education as well as how
Education Survey covering
addition, NCES conducts a National Household
and adult education, program
various educational topics such as early childhood
in education.
participation, home activities, and parental involvement
studies: the National
Producing and analyzing data from NCES' longitudinal
Beyond Study; the National
Longitudinal Study of 1972; the High School and
with cohorts in grades 8, 10,
Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, which began
Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study and
or 12; and the Beginning
follow students attending
Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, which
institutions. These studies address a variety of
or completing postsecondary
student achievement, effects
important education issues including differences in
education, youth employment, high
of financial aid on access to postsecondary
and the quality of education in
school dropouts, discipline and order in schools,
public and private schools.
Progress (NAEP), which
Producing the National Assessment of Educational
in a number of domains, including reading,
assesses academic achievement
NAEP is administered
mathematics, writing, science, history, and geography.
selected
8, and 12 at the national level, and at
every 2 years in grades 4,
choose to participate.
combinations of these grades and domains in states that
achievement and programs to
Participating in international surveys of educational
the Third
education data and indicators such
as
develop cross-national
(TIMSS), the largest, most
International Mathematics and Science Study
students ever undertaken.
comprehensive international study of schools and
examine various aspects of
TIMSS goes beyond comparisons of test scores to
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