1. MAXIMIZING
OPPORTUNITIES USING
THE OHIO LONGITUDINAL
DATA ARCHIVE
Sunny L. Munn, PhD
OERC Postdoctoral Researcher & Project Manager
Lisa Neilson, PhD
OLDA Research Associate
D a t a D r i v e n ’ 1 3 | 9 . 27. 2 01 3

2. AGENDA
 OERC Introduction
 Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive Overview
 Longitudinal Data in the News
 Data and Access Procedures
 Opportunities for research and policy development
 Question and Answer
9.27.2013
1

3. CREATING AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
The Ohio Education Research
Center is a network of Ohiobased researchers and research
institutions, that develops and
implements a statewide,
preschool-through-workforce
research agenda to address
critical issues of education
practice and policy.
9.27.2013
2

4. OERC OBJECTIVES
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
 Build data archive (OLDA)
 Conduct research and evaluation
projects
 Translate research into actionable
practices
 Increase access to high quality
knowledge
9.27.2013
3

5. OERC OBJECTIVES
PRIMARY MISSION
Make research practical
Relevant to current
problems of practice
Connect research to
current policy issues
Provide evidence for policy
decisions
Build relationships with
education stakeholders
Practitioners and policy
leaders
9.27.2013
4

6. OERC RESEARCH
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
1) State Success Factors:
2) Standards and Assessments
3) Improving with Data
4) Teachers and Leaders
5) Improvement and Innovation
6) STEM Education Initiatives
7) Early Childhood Education
8) Future-Ready Students
9.27.2013
5

7. OHIO LONGITUDINAL DATA ARCHIVE
Comprehensive data
System linkages
Testing and outcome
data
Access to consistent
and updated
documentation
Health &
Family
Workforce
Higher
Ed.
Education
9.27.2013
6

8. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS AS DATA
Purpose
Coverage &
Content
Quality
Control
Cost of Data
Collection
Respondent
Burden
Administrative Records
Administrative
Defined by administrative
requirements
Variable
None outside of program
administration
None outside of program
administration
Survey Data
Research
Defined by research
objective
More tightly
controlled
Variable
Variable
9.27.2013
7

9. 9.27.2013
8

10. WHAT ABOUT OHIO?
9.27.2013
9

11. PRACTICAL RELEVANCE
9.27.2013
10

12. 9.27.2013
11

13. 1-Yr Earnings of Ohio’s Higher Education Graduates
Median Annual Total Wages (Unadjusted)
$60,000
THE DATA
$50,000
$40,000
Natural Sciences
Physical Sciences
Education
$30,000
Business
Health
$20,000
Social Sci/Humanities
Public & Other Services
Arts
$10,000
$0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Highest Degree Graduation Year
9.27.2013
12

14. THE DATA
9.27.2013
13

15. THE DATA BEHIND THE ANALYSIS
Select Graduates
(HEI)
Link Grads to Their
Employers
(UI Wages)
Link Employers to Industries
(QCEW Employer Enterprise)
9.27.2013
14

16. WORKFORCE DATA QUALIT Y INITIATIVE
Focus on integration of workforce and
education data
Development of longitudinal data systems
Improved data quality and breadth of
workforce data systems
Useful information to guide policy and
consumer decisions
9.27.2013
15

17. WDQI GRANTEES
9.27.2013
16

18. DATA ACCESS PROCESS
Request agency approval
Secure access to approved de-identified
variables
Share findings
9.27.2013
17

19. USING THE OLDA
Request agency
approval:
IRB
Research Request
for Data
Data Sharing
Agreements
9.27.2013
18

20. USING THE OLDA
9.27.2013
19

21. OLDA PROJECTS
Apprenticeship
outcomes
Financial Aid
outcomes
STEM graduate
outcomes
Teacher supply and
demand
Dropout experiences
in higher education
Shale industry
economic outcomes
STEM school
evaluation
Economic outcomes
of higher education
graduates
9.27.2013
20

22. CONTACTS & INFORMATION
 Josh Hawley, OERC Director, hawley.32@osu.edu
 Sunny L. Munn, munn.12@osu.edu
 Lisa Neilson, Lisa.Neilson@chrr.osu.edu
 OERC website, oerc.osu.edu
 Ohio Analytics website (TBA), ohioanalytics.gov
 OLDA Investigator (metadata), chrr.ohio-state.edu/investigator
9.27.2013
21