VT Census Case Studies : Illinois Higher Education

Created by berk, last modified by ziemer on 31 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://www.ibhe.org/Data%20Bank/default.htm 

 

Date Inventory Completed: 5/29/15

Screening

  • Is there data available for 2013? No
  • Can we access the data by August 15th?

Does this dataset appear to meet our needs for the Census study? NO

Explanation: 

There is no data for 2013 currently available, there does not seem to be a data request for student level data, and it cannot be linked to primary education.


Shortened Inventory

Purpose

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

Their goal is to “create an agency with the expertise, credibility, and statewide perspective to map an efficient and orderly course for the dramatic growth of higher education”

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

All data is available to the public

 

Description

  • What is the general topic of the data?
  • K-12 Student Information
  • Higher Education Student Information
  • Workforce Information (Has data on faculty employed by universities they have student data on)
  • Longitudinal Education Information (includes K-12, Higher Ed, and/or Workforce)

 

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

1998-2011

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

More than one year.

 

Selectivity (conversely, the representativeness)

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

Bachelor and Post-bachelor students at independent for profit and not-for-profit institutions, community colleges, and public university.


Accessibility

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

Needs to be screen scraped from online codebooks and summaries that are available

  • How is the student-level data accessed?

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A