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System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA. – 1983
This volume represents the results of an effort to reconsider school desegregation research from a "situational" perspective--one that recognizes macro and micro processes, objective and subjective forces, and proximal and distal influences. Part I is an introduction, "The Desegregation Situation," written by Jeffrey Prager,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology, School Desegregation
Vroman, Wayne – 1988
In the period since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act Blacks have continued to experience severe disadvantages relative to Whites in such areas as family stability, unemployment rates, average income, poverty rates, and dependence on government transfer payment programs. From the diverse statistical indicators of relative status two sharply…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Employment Level, Employment Patterns

Henderson, Kathryn Luther – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1987
This presentation of issues involved in the education of catalogers and classifiers includes discussions of training versus education, theory versus practice, appropriate faculty for and enrollment in cataloging classes, the importance of cataloging and classifying in hiring new librarians, and the responsibility for recruiting, retaining, and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, College Faculty, Curriculum Evaluation
Burke, Joseph C. – 1998
This study examined how closely 11 accepted principles for managing budgets were followed at 98 public college campuses during the first half of the 1990s, a period of budget problems. The colleges reviewed were in six states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. The study found that (1) planning was not inclusive,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Decision Making, Educational Finance

Perry, Nancy E.; McNamara, John K.; Mercer, K. Louise – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2001
Analysis of special education services in British Columbia (BC) for students with learning disabilities in light of a current legal challenge finds the province's policies and practices are supported by theory and research on best practices. However, BC's Ministry of Education is urged to ensure policies are enacted consistently and to increase…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education

Kukic, Steven J. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1989
The paper argues for noncategorical certification of special educators drawing on the effective schools literature, educational philosophy, legal precedent, research, and practical considerations. The Utah experience in establishing noncategorical certification is described. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Philosophy, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education

Cipra, Barry A. – Science, 1990
Discussed is wavelet theory, which provides ways to rearrange data to reveal features of a physical or mathematical system which might otherwise be hidden. This theory is compared to fourier analysis and the advantages of wavelet theory are stressed. Applications of this technique are suggested. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts

Kaplan, Mark S. – Society, 1990
Criticizes the development of current Federal policy for dealing with the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic based on the individual responsibility of minority group victims. Argues that AIDS should be combatted through a materialist-realist perspective that acknowledges the influence of social and environmental pressures. (FMW)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attribution Theory, Illegal Drug Use, Minority Groups

Collins, James – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Examines the effects of linguistic and cultural diversity on the educational achievement of working class and minority students by reappraising the deficit/difference controversy of the 1960s and 1970s and examines how class and politics shape both cultural-linguistic and school-based assumptions about language and literacy. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1989
Summarizes several intervention efforts and programs dealing with the underrepresentation and lower achievement levels of minorities and women in mathematics. Suggests five directions for new approaches and an expanded research base. (YP)
Descriptors: Intervention, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 1992
Research indicates that token rewards of students have negative consequences. Using this as an example, school board members who are asked to support proposals for new programs should refuse to consider programs not grounded in substantive research and to expect staff members to develop a program-planning process that includes indepth research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Role, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Cline, Zulmara; Necochea, Juan – American School Board Journal, 1998
School and union officials in California's Lompoc Unified School District turned what was an adversarial and distrustful process into highly collaborative one. The Lompoc experience suggests certain elements are crucial in transforming labor relations: (1) critical number of visionary key players; (2) sense of trust throughout the organization;…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Nycyk, Michael; Redsell, Margaret – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
Influencing government policy in adult learning areas requires consistent efforts in having findings noticed by educational policymakers. Submissions by Adult Learning Australia and researchers have called for unified educational policies and practices across Australia. This paper argues that, whilst it is important to address macro issues of…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Adult Learning, Older Adults, Information Technology
Bottrill, Pauline – 1995
The main objective of this publication is to raise awareness of the capacity of elementary students to learn using a process termed designing activity. The text is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 describes the principles of designing activity. The difference between design activity and design educational activity is discussed in Chapter 2.…
Descriptors: Design, Educational Theories, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
Reed, Dorothy D.; Franks, Melvin G. – 1989
Educational research is designed to generate valid and reliable information needed by decision-makers. The issue of research utilization is of utmost importance, especially as it relates to the federal government; however, much of the research has not found its way into the policymaking process. This issue precipitated a survey of 141 Mid-South…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Educational Researchers