Ecological fallacies encountered in the use of published aggregate level basic skills achievement reports.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gardner, David Walton
Other Authors:	Erlandson, David A. (degree committee member.), Hoyle, John R. (degree committee member.), Rupley, William H. (degree committee member.), West, Phillip T. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : Gardner, 1979.
Subjects:	Education and state. Educational planning. Educational reports. School districts > Evaluation. Major educational administration. Academic theses.
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	The proliferation of aggregate basic skills achievement reporting without consideration of the problems associated with aggregate data poses potential problems for urban school districts participating in this practice. This inquiry examines one such administrative reporting system, the Houston Independent School District's Elementary School Profiles, within the context of the policy environment for which it is designed. As no previous research has attempted to link the literature dealing with the problems associated with ecological inference with the practice of aggregate basic skills reporting, this inquiry has taken the form of exploratory research. With this intent, six sequential tasks provide the structure of this inquiry. ...
Item Description:	"Major subject: Educational Administration." Vita.
Physical Description:	xi, 235 leaves : forms ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-108).