Higher education surveys from United States' National Center for Education Statistics
by Pilar Mendoza; Enyu Zhou; Nathan Abdelmalek; Ze Wang
International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education (IJQRE), Vol. 4, No. 1/2, 2017

Abstract: In this article, we analysed the use of surveys conducted by the United States' National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) related to postsecondary education in studies published in 2015. We discuss topics studied, methods used and limitations reported. Based on the review of the 27 published articles in 2015, we found that the most commonly used NCES postsecondary surveys are ELS:2002 and IPEDS, followed by BPS:04/09, NPSAS, NELS:1988, B&B:1993/1997/2003 and HSLS:2009. The issues studied in the articles reviewed include college access and choice, student outcomes and higher education finances. In addition, our analysis indicates that these articles applied appropriate and advanced analytical methods and the majority of them took into consideration the complex sampling designs and data structures of these NCES surveys. We concluded with a series of recommendations for both users and leaders developing these surveys in order to maximise their utility. These recommendations, if adopted, will undoubtedly result in more use of NCES data for research.

Online publication date: Sun, 10-Sep-2017

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