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Dahl, Rene F. – 1990
This paper examines the extent to which legitimacy affects program continuation, and focuses on the process by which programs attempt to maintain legitimate status through conformity with the larger environment. Legitimacy is defined as cultural support from a program's larger environment, such as the school district or community. An innovative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Support, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textSchweinhart, Lawrence J. – 2002
This paper presents some ideas to preschool educators and policy makers about how to make validated educational models central in standards for preschool education and care programs that are available to all 3- and 4-year-olds. Defining an educational model as a coherent body of program practices, curriculum content, program and child, and teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Definitions, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Guthrie, Hugh – 1988
Intended for policymakers, administrators, and others involved in determining how the efficiency and effectiveness of technical and further education (TAFE) should be measured, this monograph contains the following sections: (1) "Introduction," including a explanation of the origins of the push for performance indicators and the response…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Ananda, Sri; Rabinowitz, Stanley – 2001
Educational reform is becoming synonymous with accountability. However, designing an effective accountability system poses serious challenges for states as is clear from the progress and pitfalls experienced by states such as Texas, Kentucky, and California. For example, many states tend to overload their new accountability programs, resulting in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Planning and Development. – 1983
The criteria listed in this manual are designed to evaluate teacher education programs in Georiga colleges that voluntarily agree to meet these standards. The standards were designed so that each institution has the opportunity to reflect its philosophy in programs offered, since most of the criteria reflect broad experiences that should be…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Program Evaluation
Schmitt, Marshall L.; Rubak, Seymour S. – 1983
This guide defines the objectives and procedures of the United States Department of Education's Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) and the National Diffusion Network (NDN). The authors discuss the JDRP's methods of identifying successful educational programs and informing other schools nationwide about them. The major questions asked about…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Diffusion (Communication), Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
