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Download full textCity Univ. of New York, NY. Inst. for Research and Development in Occupational Education. – 1986
This collection contains a series of papers each of which deals with a key issue in vocational teacher education today. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Introduction and Colloquium Purposes," by John Pucciano; "Recruitment and Retention of Vocational Education Teachers," by Richard L. Lynch;…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Gifford, Bernard R. – 1983
The current crisis in the quality and instruction of pre-college mathematics/science education is acknowledged to be one of the major problems confronting American education. Such future demographic changes as increasing numbers of immigrant and minority-group students in the school population will make the crisis more acute. Many factors need to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1984
In early 1984, Connecticut's state board of education adopted an agenda of seven major initiatives for improving the quality of education in the state. Each initiative was further broken down into one or more specific issues. This document examines the background of each issue, presents recommendations for addressing the issue, discusses…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Education, Costs, Early Childhood Education
Illinois Project for School Reform, Chicago, IL. – 1985
Recommendations arising from the Illinois Project for School Reform are outlined in this document. First, the problem of declining academic standards is addressed and it is recommended that new curricula and rigorous standards be adopted. Local districts are urged to adopt a core curriculum, a competencies curriculum, or an integrated themes…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Community Involvement, Community Role, Curriculum Development
Tye, Kenneth A., Comp.; Costa, Arthur L., Comp. – 1986
This monograph guides administrators in developing policies that lead to improved supervision of instruction. Chapter 1, "The Mystery of Effective Teaching," by Barbara Benham Tye, focuses on improving schools' work environment through the supportive methods of clinical supervision. Arthur L. Costa describes five phases of the process…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy
National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1984
State board of education members across the country cite four essential tasks of state boards in improving school quality: (1) improving teacher quality, (2) raising academic standards, (3) improving school leadership and management, and (4) promoting effective use of school time. To combat the drain of talent from the teaching profession and to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation
Johnson, Sandy – 1987
To motivate teachers toward quality performance, administrators must follow effective organizational practices and methods for professional development. This report describes how Hampshire County, West Virginia, schools implement ideas that increase productivity. Among ideas used were those of James Lewis, Jr., whose book, Excellent Organizations,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Peer reviewedWiggins, Sam P. – Educational Leadership, 1986
Compares and contrasts the composition of the Carnegie Task Force and the Holmes Group, their reports on teacher education, and their effect on the reform movement. Both groups recommend abolishing undergraduate degrees in education, raising teachers' salaries, increasing the number of minority teachers, and other improvements in the teaching…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
McConnell, Beverly – 1983
The 1982-83 report on the Individualized Bilingual Instruction (IBI) Interstate Training Project evaluates Project activities in Washington and Texas, funded through Section 143 of the Migrant Education Interstate and Intrastate Coordination Program. The purpose of the Project is stated: to disseminate the Pasco (Washington) School District's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cooperative Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Budget. – 1983
Provided are hearings related to perfecting the goals/objectives of S. 248, the Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education Act of 1983. Various issues related to the current crisis in science/mathematics education and to improving the quality of education in these areas in the United States (with particular emphasis on New Mexico) are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Declining Enrollment, Educational Improvement
Bowen, Jeffrey M. – 1985
To improve the quality of teaching in New York State's schools, state and local policy-makers must consider a number of issues that affect teaching quality. These issues are outlined in this booklet, which also provides a number of policy recommendations. The basic concepts reviewed are (1) the assumptions that underlie the collaborative endeavor…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy
Newton, Anne, Comp. – 1987
For the past 2 years, the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands has produced issue synopses for distribution to policymakers in New England, New York, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The purpose of these publications is to acquaint policy makers and their staffs with the major educational issues their…
Descriptors: Accountability, Certification, Drug Education, Early Childhood Education
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1984
Methods of attracting, preparing, and retaining a solid cadre of dedicated, effective teachers in Wisconsin's schools are considered. Ideas and programs are offered for local school boards, the state legislature, teachers and administrators, and the general public. Specific recommendations are made on: (1) attracting competent individuals to…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Ladders, Change Strategies
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1985
New Jersey has proposed state and local programs to help solve educational problems in the areas of the teaching profession, student performance, and educational leadership. To continue a supply of talented teachers, the state has developed initiatives such as a minimum salary increase, a recruitment program for top high school graduates, reformed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Buckley, H. – 1992
This report covers progress in a Comprehensive Teacher Training Project (CTTP) from its inception in 1987 to 1992 including background, current status, problems and solutions, upcoming internal evaluation, future events, and feedback on the project. CTTP, a project of the Organization for Cooperation in Overseas Development, a Canadian-based…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, English
