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A Tale of Two Colleges

by Lilly Nguyen; Lisa Petrides

Mar 11, 2005
  • Education and Literacy
  • Government Reform

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This story of two community colleges tells how they have dealt with the demands for data that state-mandated accountability requires. The story is based on research conducted at a large community college district in California. On the surface, the story might seem straightforward: accountability mandates led to the expansion of the Institutional Research Department, causing the schools to try to replace an outdated Student Information System in order to improve the district's overall access to data. However, the underlying story is more complicated. If it had a headline, it might be one of these: Why can't we get the data we need? A new system? What system? Is access to data really that important? This story looks at the community college district on multiple levels, weaving together anecdotes and experiences along with the underlying themes and tensions. It is an attempt to look at one component of the educational environment -- the one that links state policy-makers to the schools they oversee -- tracing the drive toward accountability through to its consequences in practice.

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  • Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

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  • (c) 2004 ISKME. All rights reserved.

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  • CaseStudy
  • Text

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  • English

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  • North America / United States (Western) / California
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Title: A Tale of Two Colleges
Publication date 2005-03-11
Publication Year 2005
Authors Lilly Nguyen , Lisa Petrides
Copyright holder(s) Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education
Geographical Focus North America / United States (Western) / California
Keywords data , back page , student information system , western suburban , budget crisis
Document type CaseStudy , Text
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/a-tale-of-two-colleges.html
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