Experience the Power: Network Technology for Education.

Overview & Synopsis

This booklet provides a basic introduction to the application of electronic telecommunications networks to the challenge of meeting the nation's education goals. Topics covered include telecommunications networks; the Internet; the Network Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and network technology, including SPEEDE/ExPRESS (Standardization of Postsecondary Education Electronic Data Exchange/Exchange of Permanent Records Electronically for Students and Schools) and INet (Institutional Communications Network); and related NCES initiatives, including the National Cooperative Education Statistics System, the National Data Resource Center, student and staff data handbooks, and the Course Classification System. Sources for further information are listed. (JLB)