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March 28, 2006
Call for Papers: 2nd IEA International Research Conference
Call for Papers: 2nd IEA International Research Conference
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is the sponsor of the several international comparative education assessments, including the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Supported in part by NCES and the National Science Foundation, the IEA, in cooperation with the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, is hosting a research conference focused on greater understanding of the numerous roles that education plays in the development of nations and in shaping individuals. Individual paper proposals that utilize any of the IEA international assessment datasets are encouraged. The deadline for receipt of proposals is May 31, 2006. The conference will take place from November 9-11, 2006 in Washington, DC.
Information on the submission of proposals, criteria for selection, and other details can be found at: http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=166
Posted by ronbo at 06:44 PM
NCES Newsflash: NEW NCES REPORT! - Teacher Qualifications, Instructional Practices, and Reading and Mathematics Gains of Kindergartners
This Research and Development (R&D) report uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) to explore relationships between kindergarten teachers' reports of their qualifications and instructional practices and direct assessments of children's reading and mathematics achievement during the kindergarten year. Using hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), the study estimated the degree to which specific aspects of teacher training-the teaching credential and coursework in pedagogy-and teaching experience were associated with student achievement. In addition, the study identified teacher-reported instructional practices associated with student achievement gains and examined the qualifications of teachers and aspects of teacher training that were related to the use of these practices. Spending more time on subject and working within a full-day kindergarten structure were found to be associated with relatively large gains in achievement. Also, certain teacher background variables—particularly the self-reported amount of coursework in methods of teaching reading and mathematics—were positively related to the teacher-reported frequency of various instructional practices that in turn were associated with higher achievement.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006031
Posted by ronbo at 01:26 PM
March 27, 2006
NCES Newsflash: NEW NCES REPORT! - Fifth Grade: Findings from the Fifth-Grade Follow-Up of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99
This report highlights children’s gains in reading and mathematics over their first 6 years of school, from the start of kindergarten to the time when most of the children are completing fifth grade. It also describes children’s achievement in reading, mathematics, and science at the end of fifth grade. Comparisons are made in relation to children’s sex, race/ethnicity, family characteristics (e.g., family type, poverty status, primary home language), the types of schools attended (i.e., public or private), and residential and school mobility. While all children showed progress, learning gaps persisted. Certain family background variables were found to be associated with reading and mathematics achievement, for example, poverty status and mother's highest level of education. Children living in poverty in all rounds of data collection scored lower in both reading and mathematics, on average, than students who moved into and out of poverty during the same period. Children whose mothers had not completed high school scored lower than children whose mothers had a bachelor's or higher degree. Boys were more likely than girls to score in the highest third of the distribution of mathematics achievement scores. It is the fifth in a series of reports from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006038
Posted by ronbo at 04:44 PM
NCES Newsflash: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) announces the addition of the IPEDS State Tables 2003 to the Tables Library area of the online Data Analysis System (DAS)
The National Center for Education Statistics announces the addition of the IPEDS State Tables 2003 to the Tables Library area of the online Data Analysis System (DAS). The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) is a single, comprehensive system designed to encompass all institutions and educational organizations whose primary purpose is to provide postsecondary education. The IPEDS State Tables 2003 provide state-level aggregate data on postsecondary institutions for all 50 states in areas including:
* Percentage distribution of Title IV institutions
* Price information
* Degrees conferred
* Certificates conferred
* Employees, faculty, and graduate assistants
* Enrollment
* Financial aid
* Graduation and transfer rates
* Revenue and expenses
The tables are available in HTML and Excel file formats. In addition, Table Parameter Files (TFP) for the state tables can be downloaded and used to replicate or modify them, as needed, using the online DAS
application.
To view, print, or download the tables, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/das/library/tables_listings/state2003_toc.asp
Posted by ronbo at 03:07 PM
March 23, 2006
NCES Newsflash: NCES Sponsored Seminar! Using the NAEP Database for Research and Policy Discussion
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, will sponsor a 3 1/2-day advanced studies seminar on the use of the NAEP database for education research and policy analysis. The main NAEP database contains nationally representative achievement scores on 4th, 8th, and 12th graders from public and non-public schools in a variety of academic subjects. The database also contains information on the background and learning environment of the students who were assessed. Transcripts are also available for many of the grade 12 students who were assessed.
When: June 20 through June 23, 2006
Where: Washington, DC
Registration: by May 8
More information about the seminar and instructions on how to apply are available at: http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=40
To learn about support for research using NAEP data, see: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/researchcenter/funding.asp
Posted by ronbo at 06:00 PM
NCES Newsflash: NEW NCES REPORT! - Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey
The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is the nation’s most extensive sample survey of elementary and secondary schools and the teachers and administrators who staff them. This report introduces the data from the fifth administration (2003-04) of SASS. It is intended to give the reader an overview of the SASS data for the school year 2003-04 through tables of estimates for public, private, and BIA-funded schools and their staff. For example, one of the findings from the data is that 77 percent of public school districts required full standard state certification in the field to be taught when considering teaching applicants. Also, 82 percent of all public school teachers reported having 4 or more years of full-time teaching experience. These highlights, and others in the report, were not selected to emphasize any particular issue, and they should not be interpreted as representing the most important findings in the data. They are simply examples of the kinds of data that are available in the 2003-04 SASS. In addition, complex interactions and relationships have not been explored.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313
Posted by ronbo at 05:58 PM
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - March 23, 2006
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
4266 Southern Grassroots Party Activists Project, 2001
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04266.xml
4270 Determinates of Vertical Integration in the Egyptian Garment Industry, 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04270.xml
4359 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, 2002 [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04359.xml
4382 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base, 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04382.xml
4384 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, January 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04384.xml
4385 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, February, 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04385.xml
4386 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, March 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04386.xml
4387 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, April 1997
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04387.xml
4404 Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-2003
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04404.xml
4412 National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1979-2000: Multi-Year Public Use File
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04412.xml
13611 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Child Behavior Checklist, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13611.xml
13615 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Deviance of Peers, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13615.xml
13628 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Household Composition, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13628.xml
13652 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Stanford-Binet, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13652.xml
13663 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13663.xml
13664 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13664.xml
13665 Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Wide Range Achievement Test, Wave 2, 1997-2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13665.xml
UPDATES:
2038 State Court Processing Statistics, 1990-2002: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02038.xml
3791 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03791.xml
3894 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), 2001 Panel
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03894.xml
4216 Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2003: [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04216.xml
4348 Federal Court Cases: Integrated Data Base, 2004
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04348.xml
6499 General Social Survey of the Russian Federation and Central Asia, October-December 1992
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/06499.xml
7940 Experiments in Question Wording, Form, and Context in Attitude Surveys, 1971-1980
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/07940.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last
ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 05:55 PM
March 21, 2006
NCES Newsflash: NCES Sponsored Conference! - 2nd IEA International Research Conference
Call for Papers: 2nd IEA International Research Conference
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) is the sponsor of the several international comparative education assessments, including the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). Supported in part by NCES, the IEA, in cooperation with the Brookings Institution in Washington DC, is hosting a research conference focused on greater understanding of the numerous roles that education plays in the development of nations and in shaping individuals. Individual paper proposals that utilize any of the IEA international assessment datasets are encouraged. The deadline for receipt of proposals is May 31, 2006. The conference will take place from November 9-11, 2006 in Washington, DC.
Information on the submission of proposals, criteria for selection, and other details can be found at: http://nces.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/confinfo.asp?confid=166
Posted by ronbo at 12:01 PM
NCES Newsflash: NEW WEB TOOL! - Finance Longitudinal Data Tool
A new Finance Longitudinal Data Tool has been added to the Education Finance Statistics Center (EDFIN) website.
The EDFIN site now has two searchable data tools. The Peer Search Tool allows comparisons of the finances of school districts with its peers based on the latest available fiscal data. Peers can be selected manually, or automatically based on total students, student/teacher ratio, percent children in poverty, district type, and locale code. The new Longitudinal Data Tool allows comparisons of fiscal and nonfiscal school district data over time from 1989-90 to 1999-2000.
To access and use either of these finance tools please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/edfin/search/datatools.asp
Posted by ronbo at 11:57 AM
March 20, 2006
From the IPUMS list: Summer workshop on IPUMS databases
Dear IPUMS Users,
I am pleased to announce the first annual IPUMS Summer Workshop, to be held in Minneapolis on July 19th-21st. This training session will cover four major databases: IPUMS-USA, IPUMS-International, IPUMS-CPS, and the North Atlantic Population Project (NAPP).
For more information, please visit http://www.pop.umn.edu/training/summer.shtml.
I hope to see some of you in Minneapolis this summer.
Sincerely,
Steven Ruggles
Principal Investigator
IPUMS Projects
Posted by ronbo at 02:57 PM
March 17, 2006
From the GeoDA list: GeoDa html based help system available (Luc Anselin)
Thanks to Julia's extensive efforts over the summer, the (draft) help system for GeoDa is now available from https://geoda.uiuc.edu/support.php. You can open it up as a separate window on line, or download the whole thing as a zipped file to run on your own system. Open the index.html file in your browser and you can run it side by side with GeoDa.
Comments and suggestions are always welcome, remember this is still a draft and we continue to fine tune it. Btw, last week we crossed the 10,000 mark in terms of unique GeoDa downloads from our site. Thanks for your continued support.
L.
Posted by ronbo at 02:26 PM
March 16, 2006
Roper Center Data Acquisitions Update, February 2006
Click here for a list of new additions to the Roper Center data archive that are now available to Center Members via Roper Express.
Stanford University Libraries maintains a membership to the Roper Center and Stanford faculty, staff, and students can now download data directly accessible via Roper Express. For instructions on requesting data not available via Roper Express, click on the "Data Services - Roper" link on our SSDS web site.
This month the attached PDF contains:
* A new Time Magazine Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc, February 15-16, 2006
* Stony Brook University Center for Survey Research Poll conducted September 1-25, 2005.
* 3 new Gallup News Service Polls conducted from June-August, 2005.
* 10 new Opinion Dynamics/Fox News Polls conducted from November, 1998-August, 1999.
These notices have been archived on the Roper Center website at:
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/dataacq/yeartodate.html
Posted by ronbo at 05:50 PM
2006 Virtual Summer Institute in Political Psychology
APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE
2006 VIRTUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE IN POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
at Stanford University
July 10 - 21, 2006
APPLY TODAY BY CLICKING HERE
<http://acomptesterg4.stanford.edu/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1>
Stanford University is very pleased to announce that it will host the first Virtual Summer Institute in Political Psychology. Continuing the SIPP tradition created by Margaret Hermann at Ohio State University in 1991, Virtual SIPP will provide participants with an opportunity to receive specialized training in political psychology by world-renowned faculty over the course of the two-week Institute. VSIPP 2006 is sponsored by Stanford's Institute for Research in the Social Sciences (IRiSS).
This year, the Summer Institute will offer 2 weeks of online training in political psychology to up to 60 participants including graduate students, faculty, professionals, and advanced undergraduates. The VSIPP 2006 training will include streaming audio lectures drawn from a unique world class collection of faculty lecturers and accompanying slideshow materials, an extensive reading list and materials to accompany the lectures, online discussion groups, and personal space online to post your own research interests, ideas and projects and to network with fellow participants.
Contingent on participant interest, Stanford University will host an informal two-day conference at the end of Virtual SIPP (July 22-24) where participants will continue their conversations with fellow participants and faculty, connecting with each other at Stanford. See the VSIPP WEBSITE
Political psychology is an exciting and thriving subdisciplinary specialty that explores the origins of political behavior and the causes of political events, with a special focus on the psychological mechanisms at work. The principal contributors to the field include political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, psychiatrists, and other researchers who cross bridges between disciplines in efforts to enrich their scholarship.
A wide range of topics will be explored, including terrorism, the causes and dynamics of war, the determinants of election outcomes, public perceptions of the legitimacy of their governments, the influence of the news media on political affairs, processes of individual and collective decision-making by political elites, bargaining and negotiation between and within nations, the impact of leaders' personalities on their actions, and much more.
Stanford University is the home of a large group of faculty experts studying political psychology, including Larry Bobo (public opinion, racial attitudes), Jon Krosnick (survey design, public opinion, voting behavior), Lee Ross (conflict and dispute resolution), Hazel Markus (cultural influences on political attitudes), Albert Bandura (moral disengagement), Phil Zimbardo (terrorism), Douglas McAdam (social movements and protest), Deborah Gruenfeld (political organizations, bargaining and negotiation), Claude Steele (stereotypes and the psychology of diversity), Rod Kramer (collective identity, leadership), Michael Tomz (international relations) and others as well.
Applications from interested participants will be accepted beginning on March 6 and are due by April 15, 2006. All admissions decisions will be finalized by May 1, 2006 and participants will be notified by this date.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about the 2006 Summer Institute, please visit the VSIPP WEBSITE <http://www.stanford.edu/group/sipp> .
TO APPLY, please complete this APPLICATION <http://acomptesterg4.stanford.edu/phpsurveyor/index.php?sid=1>.
Posted by ronbo at 01:54 PM
ANES Announcement: Opening of the Online Commons
ANES Announces the Opening of the Online Commons. Scholars can use it to influence the design of future studies.
On March 8, 2006, The American National Election Studies inaugurated the ANES Online Commons (OC). The goal of the OC is to improve the quality and scientific value of each of our data collections, to encourage the submission of new ideas, and to make such experiences more beneficial to, and enjoyable for, individual investigators.
The OC is a collection of proposal and message board web-pages designed to foster innovation and debate about the most effective ways to measure electorally-relevant concepts and relationships in upcoming ANES surveys. It is faithful to best practices in “open source” development, with the special adjustments made for the ANES.
The OC is open to anyone who wants to make a constructive contribution to the development of ANES data collections. Any Internet user can view the OC, but posting proposals, comments, or other study-relevant materials will require OC membership. To learn how to register, visit: http://www.electionstudies.org/onlinecommons.htm
After registering, members may write proposals advocating for the inclusion of new questions in the questionnaires or suggesting that we continue to ask questions that have been asked in the past or suggesting that particular questions not be asked again. Members are also eligible to post comments about each proposal, and proposal authors can update or revise their proposals in response to advice they receive.
In addition to proposals and comments, OC members can write short essays about research topics that they view as important for the ANES and its user community to consider. These essays may be no more than 500 words in length. The essays differ from the formal proposals that are the OC’s focal elements. OC proposals must specify the exact wording for a proposed question accompanied by a scientific rationale, whereas the essays need only offer advice for others about potentially valuable lines of inquiry. The OC is devoted to the improvement and development of scientific election studies, and all essays should adopt the same focus.
For each survey we will conduct, a specific period of time will be specified during which proposals and comments may be posted. After the period of public comment concludes for a survey, a subcommittee of the new Board of Overseers will write an evaluation of the Commons’ contents, which will be posted on the website and discussed at length at a meeting of the full Board. The Board will then provide advice to the Principal Investigators about how to design each survey. The Principal Investigators will make the final decisions and will issue a report announcing and justifying those decisions. Each proposal author will receive written feedback about his or her proposal.
We hope that this process will produce decisions about study content in ways that are more transparent and public than ever before, and we hope that this approach will inspire substantial public debate and input about conceptualization, theory, and measurement before each survey is fielded. The first survey on which we seek input is the Pilot Study to be conducted during November, 2006.
Please pass this invitation along to anyone (e.g., your students) who you think might be interested. We hope to hear from you now and in the coming years as we strive to enhance the study of elections through the ANES.
Jon A. Krosnick and Arthur Lupia
Principal Investigators
American National Election Studies
Posted by ronbo at 01:48 PM
NCES Newsflash: NEW REPORT - Characteristics of Private Schools in the United States: Results From the 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey
This report on the 2003-2004 Private School Universe Survey presents data on private schools in the United States with grades kindergarten through twelve by selected characteristics such as school size, school level, religious orientation, association membership, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis. The number of teachers and students are reported by the same categories and the number of students is reported by grade level. In the fall of 2003, there were 28,384 private schools in the United States, enrolling 5,122,772 students, and employing 425,238 FTE teachers. Private school students represented approximately 10 percent of the total elementary and secondary enrollment in the United States in 2003-2004.
Posted by ronbo at 01:42 PM
2006 Workshops on GIS & Population Science - call for applications
GIS & Population Science Workshops 2006
The Population Research Institute (The Pennsylvania State University) and the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (University of California, Santa Barbara) are offering workshops in the NICHD-funded GIS Population Science Training Program. The two-week long workshops provide intensive training in geographic information science (GIS) specifically tailored toward population science.
The primary audience for these workshops is interdisciplinary pre-doctoral students of demography at NICHD-supported population training centers in the United States, institutional members of the wider Association of Population Centers (APC), graduate students in demography-related disciplines from both APC and non-APC institutions (including agricultural economics, anthropology, economics, geography, public health, rural sociology, and sociology), as well as faculty and researchers employed in population-related agencies.
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State College, PA: The Population Research Institute (www.pop.psu.edu)
Pennsylvania State University, June 4-16, 2006
Instructors: Stephen Matthews (coordinator), James Detwiler, Yosef Bodovsky, Steve Graham, and Michelle Zeiders, plus presentations by local and invited distinguished demographic researchers.
Santa Barbara, CA: The Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (www.csiss.org)
University of California, Santa Barbara July 10-22, 2006
Instructors: Michael Goodchild and Donald Janelle (coordinators), Keith Clarke, Jeremy Crampton, James Detwiler, William Pan, Stuart Sweeney, Waldo Tobler, plus presentations by local and invited distinguished demographic researchers.
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There are no fees associated with these workshops - participation is determined through a competitive application process. Participants in the program are eligible for scholarship support for travel and subsistence.
Application Process
1. Review detailed information about the workshop program and the requirements for applicants and accepted participants at www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops
2. Review the workshop agenda and the expertise of instructors at the host institutions to select your preferred workshop
3. Apply on-line at www.csiss.org/GISPopSci/workshops/2006/apply
Important Dates
Application Deadline: 10 April 2006
Notice of Acceptance to Applicants: 17 April 2006
Must Confirm Participation by: 25 April 2006
Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) as an R25 award (R25 HD047744-01).
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GIS & Population Science Program
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
c/o the National Center for Geographic Information & Analysis (NCGIA)
3510 Phelps Hall
Department of Geography
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060 U.S.A.
Tel: (805) 893-8224 Fax: (805) 893-3146
csiss@csiss.org www.csiss.org/GISPopSci
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GISPopSci is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) as an R25 award titled "GIS Training Program for Population Scientists" (R25 HD047744-01).
Posted by ronbo at 01:36 PM
March 14, 2006
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - March 08, 2006
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
4246 Current Population Survey, March/April 2002 Match File: Child Support
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04246.xml
4317 CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES New York State Poll, February 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04317.xml
4321 CBS News/NEW YORK TIMES Monthly Poll #1, March 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04321.xml
4325 ABC News/USA TODAY/Stanford University Pain Poll, April 2005
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04325.xml
4336 Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD), 1999: Cross-Sectional File
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04336.xml
4364 Size of Horses in the Habsburg Military, 1781-1820
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04364.xml
4368 Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), 1995-1997:
Cross-Sectional Screener Dataset
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-CDROM/04368.xml
4381 Survey of Community, Crime, and Health, 1995, 1998 [United States]
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04381.xml
13574 Census of Population and Housing, 2000 [United States]: Modified Race Data Summary File
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/13574.xml
UPDATES:
2350 Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth (8th- and 10th-Grade Surveys), 1996
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/02350.xml
3064 Eurobarometer 53: Racism, Information Society, General Services, and Food Labeling, April-May 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03064.xml
3083 Alameda County [California] Health and Ways of Living Study, 1994 and 1995 Panels
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03083.xml
3209 Eurobarometer 54.1: Building Europe and the European Union, The
European Parliament, Public Safety, and Defense Policy, November-December 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03209.xml
6693 National Comorbidity Survey: Baseline (NCS-1), 1990-1992
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/06693.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 06:40 PM
NCES Newsflash: New NCES Report Released! - Instructional Focus in First Grade
This brief uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 (ECLS-K) to examine how often per week and how much time per day first-graders were instructed in subjects such as reading, mathematics, and science. The brief also focuses in more detail on students’ in-class work on reading and language arts. The major findings of the brief are that more than 90 percent of first-graders received daily instruction in reading and mathematics, while the most common length of time spent per day on reading is more than 90 minutes and on mathematics is between 31 and 60 minutes. The most common reading or language arts activities used in first grade classrooms were working on phonics and instruction in capitalization and punctuation.
To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006056
Posted by ronbo at 06:32 PM
2006 SPACE Summer Workshops- call for applications
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
Spatial Perspectives on Analysis for Curriculum Enhancement (SPACE) program Summer Workshops 2006
For Instructors of Undergraduate Courses in the Social Sciences
The following SPACE workshops are intended for instructors of undergraduate students in the social sciences. They offer content knowledge in methods of spatial analysis, instructional resources, and professional development support for curriculum planning and learning assessment. Successful applicants must commit to implementing spatial perspectives in their undergraduate courses and to providing feedback and documentation to evaluate the SPACE workshop program.
There are no fees associated with these workshops - participation is determined through a competitive application process. The deadline for applications is 18 April 2006. Participants in the program are eligible for scholarship support for travel and subsistence. More details are available at www.csiss.org/SPACE/workshops .
* GIS and Spatial Modeling for the Undergraduate Social Science Curriculum
18-23 June 2006, Columbus OH
* Remote Sensing and GIS Technologies for Undergraduate Curricula in the Social Sciences
23-28 July 2006, Norman OK
* Spatial analysis in the Social Science Curriculum: Enhancing Undergraduate Learning
31 July-5 August 2006, Santa Barbara CA
This program is funded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, under its program for Course, Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement - National Dissemination.
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Spatial Perspectives on Analysis for Curriculum Enhancement (SPACE) Program
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
c/o the National Center for Geographic Information & Analysis (NCGIA)
3510 Phelps Hall
Department of Geography
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4060 U.S.A.
Tel: (805) 893-8224 Fax: (805) 893-3146
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Posted by ronbo at 06:08 PM
NCES Newsflash: Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2004; Graduation Rates, 1998 & 2001 Cohorts; and Financial Statistics, Fiscal Year 2004
This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) spring 2005 data collection, which included four components: Student Financial Aid for full-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students for the 2003-04 academic year, Enrollment for fall 2004 and 12-month counts for 2003-04, Graduation Rates for full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students beginning college in 1998 at 4-year institutions or in 2001 at less-than-4-year institutions, and Finance for fiscal year 2004. These data were collected through the IPEDS web-based data collection system.
To download, view and print the publication as a PDF file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006155
Posted by ronbo at 06:01 PM
ICPSR Secure Data Enclave Officially Opened
ICPSR is pleased to announce the opening of its Secure Data Enclave. Located at ICPSR's home office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Enclave is a secure non-networked environment in which data analyses can be conducted on restricted data not available through other means. You can find out more information about the Enclave, including Frequently Asked Questions, at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/access/restricted/index.html.
To inquire about using the Enclave services, please contact ICPSR User Support at netmail@icpsr.umich.edu.
Posted by ronbo at 05:42 PM
March 03, 2006
SIPP Longitudinal Data at risk due to budget cut.
Excerpted from a message from the Association of Public Data Users (APDU) on March 3, 2006:
"We want to make you aware of a significant issue, affecting data users, in the President's Proposed FY 2007 budget. The Survey of Income and Program Participation -- SIPP -- has been cut out of the Census Bureau's budget as submitted to Congress. This means that most data collection for the SIPP program would end in September. There is $9.2 million in the FY07 budget request to finish collecting data for the final Wave (so that the data through 2006 can be published) and to redesign the survey."
"A number of SIPP users, led by Heather Boushey of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, has put together a letter to Congress. It was submitted earlier this week, but should be open for new signatures. For more information, contact Heather at hboushey@cepr.net."
"As far as we can tell based on available information, the cut was made because the Census Bureau was told to cut something, and SIPP was vulnerable. They viewed this as better than an across-the-board cut in all programs. However, the data are used by other agencies in a number of federal programs, and are viewed as extremely valuable to many data users. The bureau is proposing to substitute use of administrative records and to think about design of a new survey which might begin in two or three years."
"The unique thing about SIPP, aside from its subject matter, is that it's a longitudinal survey--therefore offering the opportunity to measure the "before" and "after" effects of policy changes. If it's killed, we may never get another longitudinal survey that useful for policy analysis. This is not to say that SIPP is a perfect survey. There are good reasons for improving SIPP but it should be done in a way that minimizes the data gaps, maintains public access to the data and maximizes the likelihood that a successful SIPP replacement is actually put in place."
"An article about this issue appeared in the March 1 Washington Post ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/28/AR2006022801334.html ) and there was some discussion of it at a Congressional Hearing on the census which took place the same day. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) are planning to ask other Members to sign a letter to the White House in an effort to save the survey."
"The cost is estimated at $40 million per year."
Posted by ronbo at 04:09 PM
March 02, 2006
ESRI GIS - new virtual campus training seminar
New No-Cost Virtual Campus Training Seminar: Understanding Spatial Statistics in ArcGIS 9
In this introduction to the newest spatial statistics tools included with ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9, you'll learn how to easily identify the geographic center of a set of features, determine if a set of features is clustered or dispersed, find hot spots or spatial outliers, and examine other critical analysis functions. Learn more.
Posted by ronbo at 08:06 PM
Roper Center Newsletter, March 2006
Tip of the month!!
The 2003 and 2004 TransAtlantic surveys are now available to members via RoperExpress. Fielded in June of each year, these studies offer a wide range of foreign policy questions asked of adult samples of about 1,000 in France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the US; the 2004 study also includes samples from Turkey, Slovakia, and Spain.
Public Opinion Matters!--"The Economy"
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_special_topics?Topic=economy
How do people feel about the economy today? Compare that to same question from ten years ago. Check out how people feel about current business conditions and personal finances. Are people optimistic about the economy getting better? Find out this and more in this month's POM topic--The Economy.
Based on a new topic each month, POM offers a generous free sampling of related polling data and details of survey datasets held by the Roper Center, along with articles previously published in Public Perspective magazine.
Experience the depth of information housed in the Roper Center archives - The complete list of "Public Opinion Matters!" topics. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/Roperweb/pom/pom.htx;start=HS_pom_list
Newly spotlighted datasets http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/cgi-bin/hsrun.exe/roperweb/Catalog40/Catalog40.htx;start=HS_surveyspot
Updated as of March 1, 2005
Special studies of interest recently added to iPOLL. The database now contains nearly a half million questions!
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/ipoll.html
Title: Avian Flu Survey [January,2006]
Source: Survey by Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security.
Methodology: Conducted by ICR-International Communications Research, January 17-January 25, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,043.
Search for: Organization: 'Harvard School of Public Health'; Date: '01/17/2006 to 01/17/2006'
Title: Health Poll Report Poll [February,2006]
Source: Survey by Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, February 2-February 7, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,203.
Search for: Organization: 'Kaiser'; Date: '02/02/2006 to 02/02/2006'
Title: Research! America Medical Research Poll [January, 2006]
Source: Survey by Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company, January 4-January 9, 2006 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 800.
Search for: Keyword: 'research'; Date: '01/04/2006 to 01/04/2006'
Title: Metlife Foundation/Civic Ventures New Face of Work Survey [March,2005.]
Source: Survey by Metlife Foundation, Civic Ventures.
Methodology: Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, March 7 April 11, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult ages 50-70 sample of 1,000
Search for: Keywords: 'work & retire%'; Date: '03/07/2005 to 03/07/2005'
Title: Parade/Research! America Longevity Survey [October,2005]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company, October 23-November 3, 2005 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Date: '10/23/2005 to 10/23/2005'
Title: Parade/Research! America Woman's Health Survey [September,2004]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company during September, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult women sample of 1,000.
Search for: Keywords: 'women% & health'; Topic: 'women'; Date: '08/31/2004 to 10/01/2004'
Title: Parade/Research! America American Men's Health Survey [April,2004]
Source: Survey by Parade Magazine, Research! America.
Methodology: Conducted by Charlton Research Company during April, 2004 and based on telephone interviews with a national adult sample of 1,000.
Search for: Keywords: 'men% & health'; Topic: 'men'; Date: '03/31/2004 to 05/01/2004'
Additional resources - Web sites with special survey samples
Pew Hispanic Center Survey of Mexicans Living in the U.S. on Absentee Voting in Mexican Elections
http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=60
Prescription Drug Affordability: AARP Survey of Hispanic New Yorkers
http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/health/ny_rx_hisp.pdf
Posted by ronbo at 06:36 PM
March 01, 2006
Recent ICPSR updates and additions - February 23, 2006
Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated:
NEW ADDITIONS:
3893 American Community Survey (ACS): Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03893.xml
4245 American National Election Study, 2004: Panel Study
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04245.xml
4333 National Business Associations, United States, 2003
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04333.xml
4342 Varshney-Wilkinson Dataset on Hindu-Muslim Violence in India, 1950-1995, Version 2
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04342.xml
4405 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04405.xml
4406 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2003
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04406.xml
UPDATES:
3208 Eurobarometer 54.0: The Euro, Financial Services, and Information Communication Technologies, October-November 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03208.xml
3482 California Vital Statistics and Homicide Data, 1990-1999
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03482.xml
3546 SABE-Survey on Health, Well-Being, and Aging In Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/03546.xml
3891 Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), 1998-2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-CDROM/03891.xml
4176 National Health Interview Survey, 2002
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/04176.xml
6718 National Survey of Self-Care and Aging: Baseline, 1990-1991
http://webapp.icpsr.umich.edu/cocoon/ICPSR-STUDY/06718.xml
You can also view a list of all studies added and updated in the last ninety days by visiting the ICPSR Web site at http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/.
Posted by ronbo at 10:01 PM