Protecting Student Records and Facilitating Education Research A Workshop Summary (2009) / Chapter Skim
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6 Reflections and Next Steps
6 Reflections and Next Steps
Pages 75-82
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Robert Boruch reiterated his earlier call for researchers to use more uniform language to communicate with the public and clarify the distinction between statistical and administrative uses of administrative data. He said that the discussions about models of research access were very helpful, asking researchers and public agencies to share their formal datasharing agreements and memoranda of understanding.
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observed that federal agencies have developed innovative approaches to providing access to data for research purposes, including research data centers, data enclaves, and the data licensing agreements pioneered by the National Center for Education Statistics. However, these innovations at the federal level have not yet been tried by state or local education agencies.
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Schneider repeated her earlier call for professional development about privacy and confidentiality in the education research community. REFLECTIONS BY KENNETH PREWITT The workshop planning committee invited Kenneth Prewitt, a former Census Bureau director and long-time member of the Committee on National Statistics, to provide concluding reflections at the end of the workshop.
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This leads to creation of very large data sets that are thin in the number of variables and are not designed to test any particular theory. In contrast, survey data are "theory embedded" -- that is, the design of the survey and therefore the characteristics of the resulting data are informed by theory -- and rich in variables.
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Prewitt urged the research community to assume responsibility for protecting data confidentiality, along with the data providers, in order to avoid harm to both research and agency missions. Prewitt called for greater clarity about the different uses of administrative data.
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Felice Levine responded that, as currently administered, FERPA does not address responsible research access to the data and is "almost exclusionary." Levine responded to Prewitt's comments about the different uses of administrative data by observing that, while there has been more attention to these different uses for large administrative data sets, the federal government has provided little guidance. For example, the Common Rule provides guidance on how institutional review boards should review research proposals, but it devotes far less attention to how to protect privacy and confidentiality as the research plan is executed and when the results are being disseminated.
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Observing that the team was in the process of creating a formal research consortium, he said that the information gathered at the workshop about confidentiality and privacy would be very valuable. Stephen Plank said that the workshop participants had seen the team of researchers and school officials from Baltimore try to practice the process of building trust and developing shared understandings.
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