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INQUIRE data toolkit

Resource Type: Methods
Author(s): Friese, Sarah; King, Carlise; Tout, Kathryn;
Date Issued: December, 2013
Publisher(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Description: The Quality Initiatives Research and Evaluation Consortium (INQUIRE) Data Work Group was convened to address a request from stakeholders for information on building an effective data infrastructure to support activities including monitoring, continuous program improvement, reporting, validation and evaluation in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) and other quality initiatives. The INQUIRE Data Toolkit was designed to provide tools to support effective data collection and the use of data to answer important policy and reporting questions through the use of common data elements. (author abstract)
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Funder(s): United States. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Source: (OPRE Report No. 2013-58). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Retrieved February 7, 2014, from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/inquire_data_toolkit_final_dec_2013_submitted_1_8_13.pdf
Note: The project officer is Ivelisse Martinez-Beck. The contractor is Child Trends. The project director is Kathryn Tout. This resource was developed by the Quality Initiatives Research and Evaluation Consortium (INQUIRE)
Topics: Research & Evaluation Methods

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