POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION QUICK INFORMATION SYSTEM (PEQIS): |
The Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS) was established in 1991 to quickly collect limited amounts of policy-relevant information from a nationally representative sample of postsecondary institutions or a census of state higher education agencies. Policy analysts, program planners, and decisionmakers in postsecondary education frequently need data on emerging issues quickly. It is not always feasible for NCES to use its large, recurring surveys to provide such data quickly, due to the length of time required to implement large-scale data collection efforts. In addition to obtaining information on emerging issues quickly, PEQIS surveys are used to assess the feasibility of developing large-scale data collection efforts on a given topic or to supplement other NCES postsecondary surveys. Surveys are generally limited to three pages of questions, with a response burden of about 30 to 45 minutes per respondent. To date, 19 PEQIS surveys have been completed, covering such diverse issues as services and support programs for military service members and veterans, dual enrollment programs for high school students, educational technology in teacher education programs, occupational programs, distance learning, precollegiate programs for disadvantaged students, remedial education, campus crime and security, services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and students with disabilities.
Policy analysts, program planners, and decision makers in postsecondary education frequently need data on emerging issues quickly. It is not always feasible for NCES to use its large, recurring surveys to provide such data quickly due to the length of time required to implement large-scale data collection efforts. NCES has established PEQIS to collect timely data on focused issues needed for program planning and policy development with a minimum burden on respondents.
Surveys are generally limited to three pages of questions, with a response burden of 30 to 45 minutes per respondent. Most PEQIS institutional surveys use a previously recruited, nationally representative panel of institutions.
Most PEQIS surveys are only administered once. Some surveys, like surveys on distance education, have been conducted more than once in the past, but may or may not be conducted again in the future.
Data are available for selected PEQIS collections at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/peqis/downloads.asp.