Protecting Student Records and Facilitating Education Research A Workshop Summary

Designed to protect the privacy of individual student test scores, grades, and other education records, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 places limits the access of educational researches, and slows research not only in education but also in related fields, such as child...

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Main Author Hilton, Margaret
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C National Academies Press 2009
Edition1
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Academic Standards
Child Welfare
Confidentiality
Education
Educational Research
Educational Researchers
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 1974
Longitudinal Studies
Privacy, Right of
Public Agencies
Student Records
Workshops
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Balancing Privacy, Confidentiality, and Access at the U.S. Department of Education -- 3 The Value of Education Research Using Student and School Records -- 4 Reconciling the Access, Privacy, and Confidentiality of Education Data -- 5 Reconciling Access and Confidentiality in Federal Statistical and Health Data -- 6 Reflections and Next Steps -- References -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members