VT Census Case Studies : Indiana Higher Education/Workforce

Created and last modified by ziemer on 27 May 2015

Variables included in the Dataset:

K-12

  • Demographics
  • School
  • District
  • Attendance/Dropout
  • Grades/GPA
  • Courses
  • Test scores
  • ACT/SAT
  • Disciplinary action
  • Teacher info (salaries, etc.)

Higher Education

  • Demographics
  • Type of college
  • Enrollment
  • Courses
  • Major
  • Grades
  • Tuition/Scholarships

Workforce

  • Demographics
  • Salary
  • Industry

Link: http://in.gov/ink/index.htm

 

Date Inventory Completed: 5/21/15

Screening

  • Is there data available for 2013?
  • Can we access the data by August 15th? Unclear

Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? UNDECIDED

Explanation: Unclear if the data links with K-12 data. Need to submit a request in order to obtain the data and it is unclear how long this process would take.

Full Inventory

Purpose

  • What is the purpose of the organization collecting the data?

Purpose is to coordinate education for the state and make policy recommendations.

  • Who else uses the data? (make a note if they sell the data to companies)

Researchers, policymakers, and interested citizens


Description

  • What is the general topic of the data?
  • K-12 Student Information
  • Higher Education Student Information
  • Workforce Information
  • Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)

 

  • What are the earliest and latest dates for which data is available?

2007-2013 for some data sets.

  • How soon after a reference period ends can a data source be prepared and provided?

Appears to be one year.


Method

  • What is the data collection method (portal, other)?

Unknown

  • What is the raw source of the collected data (teacher, superintendent)?

Unknown

 

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

  • What is the universe (e.g., population) that the data represents?

All students in Indiana who attend a public university, or individuals who are part of the workforce


Stability/Coherence

  • Note any changes to the universe of data being captured (e.g., including private schools).

Unknown

  • Note any changes to the data capture method or sources of data.

Unknown

 

Metadata

  • Is there a description of each variable in the source along with their valid values? 

No

  • Are there unique IDs for unique elements that can be used for linking data? 

Yes

  • Can K-12 be linked to higher ed or higher ed to workforce? 

Unclear if it can be linked to K-12.

  • Links to codebooks: 

N/A

 

Accuracy

  • Any known sources of error?

Unknown

  • Describe any quality control checks performed by the state (or data manager).

Unknown

 

Accessibility

  • How is the school-level data accessed (note if it needs to be screen scraped)?

Data requests must be submitted to the Indiana Network of Knowledge at ink@ink.in.gov

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

Data requests must be submitted to the Indiana Network of Knowledge at ink@ink.in.gov

  • Note if IRB is needed or any other restrictions on accessing data. 

Unknown

  • Any records or fields collected, but not included in data source? 

Some values of less than 10 are hidden for some reports at the school level.

  • Cost? - One time or annual or project based payment? 

Unknown

Privacy and security

  • Note any confidentiality policies or legal limitations other than FERPA: 

N/A

    • What do they consider personally identifiable information? 

Unknown


Research

  • What research has been done with this dataset? 

Research on student readiness, return on investment of education, occupational demand, among many other reports

  • Research links: 

http://in.gov/che/3155.htm

http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov/dpage.asp?id=60&page_path=&path_id=&menu_level=smenu1&panel_number=2&view_number=2

http://in.gov/ink/index.htm


Describe any other notes you have or any gaps/concerns you see with this dataset: