SOC 470: The Sociology of Higher Education
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Discovering & Accessing: Data: United States
Data produced by the U.S. Department of Education:
- Institute of Education Sciences/IES: "The nation’s leading source for rigorous, independent education research, evaluation and statistics."
- National Center for Education Statistics/NCES: "The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations."
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System/IPEDS: Access to a variety of surveys and programs available via the NCES.
- DataLab: a platform of web-based tools that provide the public with access to data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
- The Tables Library application is an online repository of over 8,000 data tables published by NCES that users can search to answer critical questions about education across the nation.
- The PowerStats application provides access to over 100 NCES datasets and, through an interactive online interface, empowers users to generate custom statistical analyses and data visualizations. To use PowerStats, choose a dataset from the DataLab or PowerStats homepage and click the orange launch button.
- The Tables Library application is an online repository of over 8,000 data tables published by NCES that users can search to answer critical questions about education across the nation.
- Digest of Education Statistics: Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System/IPEDS: Access to a variety of surveys and programs available via the NCES.
- National Center for Education Statistics/NCES: "The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations."
Data produced by other U.S. government agencies:
- The Census Bureau: Education: Features statistical data on: educational attainment, school enrollment, public school system finances, school districts, and educational services.
Discovering & Accessing: Data: Global and U.S.
• UNESCO/The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: Institute for Statistics/UIS: Education
Features data from 200+ countries and territories, for all levels of education.
- UNdata This link opens in a new window"A world of information" is at your fingertips by browsing data series or researching by keyword more than 55 million records from the databases of the UN on employment, education, energy, environoment, health, population, refugees, and much more.
- OECD/Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development"The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. OECD uses its wealth of information on a broad range of topics to help governments foster prosperity and fight poverty through economic growth and financial stability. We help ensure the environmental implications of economic and social development are taken into account." Click on the link "Data" at the top of the page to access OECD's vast collection of information.
- World DataBank This link opens in a new windowA data source that includes information on the global economy, finance, gender, education, health, natural resources, and environmental indicators. This resource, published by the World Bank, contains statistical data for over 600 development indicators and time series data from 1960 to the latest compiled for over 200 countries as well as 18 country groups.