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Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems
Book 1 of 4: What is an LDS?
NFES 2010-805
July 2010
Acknowledgments
Foreword
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. LDS Basics
Chapter 3. What Does an LDS Look Like? From Real to Ideal
Chapter 4. Dispelling the Misconceptions: What an LDS is, and What it is Not
Chapter 5. LDS Benefits: Why Should We Build These Systems?
Appendix A—Overview of the LDS Guide Series
Appendix B— References
Appendix C—Additional References
Appendix D—Handout: Anatomy of an LDS
Appendix E—LDS in Legislation
Appendix F—Forum and Other NCES Resources
PDF & Related Info
Contact
List of Figures
Figure 1
Summary of the Forum Guide to LDS Series
Figure 2
Three primary LDS perspectives and their associated audience groups