Developing a Research Database
To explore the environment in which network managers operate, we are using longitudinal
data from an ABE policy network in a state we have pseudonymed ‘‘Newstatia.’’ For the
purposes of this study, we define ABE policy as those decisions that affect the funding or
regulation of organizations that provide educational services to individuals 16 years of age or older who are seeking: (a) to raise their reading, writing, or computations skills to a secondary school level, (b) to attain their General Educational Development credential