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Wilkerson (Tom) and Associates, Ltd., Louisville, KY. – 1995
This report describes the attitudes of parents, the general public, school principals, and teachers across Kentucky about the implementation of school reforms based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). Data were gathered from random telephone surveys in the eight geographic regions of the state for each targeted audience based on…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Community Attitudes, Educational Assessment
Louisville Univ., KY. School of Education. – 1995
This report describes what schools and educators across Kentucky are doing to implement school reform in performance assessment based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). It provides research-based suggestions about how implementation of programs can be enhanced and how the benefits of reform increased for the Kentucky youth.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Based Assessment, Program Evaluation
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1994
This guide is designed to provide direction for school districts required to develop their own competency-based education programs in social studies. The ultimate purpose is to enhance the quality of social studies learning in the state of Ohio. The introductory sections, while useful for social studies teachers, also are designed to provide…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Public Policy
Daly, Fran; Townsend, Barbara K. – 1992
The purpose of this paper was to determine faculty perceptions about the role a department chair does and should play in a faculty member's movement toward tenure. A group of 485 full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty from 13 U.S. doctorate-granting universities participated in the study. Answers to the following questions were solicited:…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads, Faculty Promotion
Farrugia, Charles J.; Attard, Paul A. – 1989
Of the 48 members of the Commonwealth, 28 have a population of under 2 million. This handbook is intended for senior personnel in ministries of education in small states, including those with responsibility for the management of personnel, finance, and physical resources. Major themes related to educational administration in small states are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Curriculum Development
Urzillo, Robert; And Others – 1993
As the year 2000 approaches, the need for rural schools to rise to the challenges of the future becomes more pressing. This paper articulates: (1) the concept of inter-state collaboration in teacher education; (2) how colleges and public schools can work together to meet the needs of students in rural areas; (3) the New York State and Vermont…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Mott, Maxine C. – 1994
In times of budget constraints and cutbacks, it is especially important to promote staff and faculty development activities since they may not be viewed as college priorities and employee morale and motivation can suffer during such times. Department chairs must engage in a "treasure hunt" to search for hidden resources to meet professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Planning, Community Colleges, Department Heads
Holmes, Rose, Ed.; And Others – Wisconsin Ideas in Media, 1983
These two documents contain a variety of articles on media use in education. The first provides 16 articles that focus on justifying media programs in the 1980's. Topics include selling your program to administrators; reorganization of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; video literacy; student-made videotape recordings; interactive…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Media, Educational Television
Klein, Freada; Wilber, Nancy – 1986
This fourth edition of a manual originally published in 1982 provides curriculum materials or sexual harassment in secondary schools. It defines sexual harassment, explains the legal issues involved, describes administrative strategies, and presents student activities and classroom lessons. Specific suggestions are offered for administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Change Strategies, Curriculum Guides, High School Students
Hunter, Charles M. – 1983
This paper examines the characteristics of the Louisiana Compensatory/Remedial Education Student Profile form and the nature of the compensatory education program evaluation served by the Student Profile. The Student Profile is a one page, triplicate form prepared by the Louisiana State Department of Education for each grade 2 student who failed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Eligibility
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1987
This mathematics curriculum guide is to serve as a model and resource to Iowa school personnel as they develop or refine mathematics curriculum. It is based on research about how students learn mathematics and on recommendations from recent reports and studies. The philosophy and eight goals are identified. The second section of the guide concerns…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Hord, Shirley M.; Murphy, Sheila C. – 1985
This report, one of four studies on roles of participants in high school change, presents data about activities of department heads in 30 schools throughout the nation. The report analyzes background research on the subject as well as popular perceptions, perceptions of teachers and administrators, and perceptions of department heads themselves…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Department Heads, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Disinger, John F. – 1987
During 1987 the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (ERIC/SMEAC) conducted a survey of the state education agencies, asking respondents to summarize their perceptions as to how schools include environmental topics in their curricula by responding to a questionnaire. Also requested was information concerning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Barber, Brenda, Comp.; Michell, Mick, Comp. – 1987
This publication is one in a series of 12 giving the recommendations that were made for a broad and balanced education program in science for young people. This guide attempts to answer the questions regarding what science is taught in primary schools, what skills good primary science gives children, and how secondary schools build on primary…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Apodaca, Mary E.; And Others – 1988
In 1983, Colorado began a project to augment its pool of qualified French and Spanish teachers, enhance the foreign language programs of participating schools, improve the skills of French and Spanish teachers already teaching, meet the need of isolated rural districts, and develop alternative and accelerated teacher certification. A task force…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, French, Institutional Cooperation, Language Skills
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