PDC22: Analyzing the Civil Rights Data Collection for Education Policy Research

Session Type: Professional Development Course

Abstract

This course will provide graduate students, researchers, and practitioners with information on how to access and analyze the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), a large-scale data set managed by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the U.S. Department of Education. The CRDC is a universe collection of school districts on key education and civil rights issues in our nation’ s public schools. The data collected include student enrollment, educational programs and services, school discipline, and indicators of college and career readiness. Most data are disaggregated by race/ethnicity, sex, limited English proficiency, and disability. The course will include informational presentations, extensive demonstrations, several hands-on exercises, and group work discussions. Topics covered are: 1) an overview of the CRDC survey design; 2) demonstration of online data tools for accessing and analyzing CRDC data; and 3) sharing tricks and techniques for analyzing large-scale data sets. Participants will learn to 1) analyze CRDC data using online tools, 2) conduct statistical tests, 3) create data tables and graphs, and 4) understand how to obtain a restricted-use data license. Participants should have a general knowledge of research methods and statistics. Participants must bring their own laptop.

Sub Unit

• Professional Development and Training Committee

Instructor

• Janis D. Brown, U.S. Department of Education