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Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 2003
Because migrant students are among the most educationally disadvantaged students in our nation, Congress created the Migrant Education Program in 1966. Identification and recruitment are critical activities since migrant funding is based, in part, on an annual count of eligible migratory children. Funds come directly to the state, which contracts…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Federal Programs
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. Div. of Management Audit. – 2001
This audit report addresses whether New York school districts have established comprehensive school safety plans and completed necessary violence-prevention and response steps, and whether the New York State of Board of Education and State Education Department provided sufficient monitoring over school districts' efforts to keep schools safe from…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications, Planning

Johnson, Roberta – ADFL Bulletin, 1997
Rather than try and shield themselves from organizational change, language departments should turn current administrative attempts to streamline the campus to their advantage, particularly in the trend toward internationalization of the curriculum. Areas for expansion include languages across the curriculum, area studies, study abroad, comparative…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Curriculum Development, Departments

Smith, Robert – Higher Education Management, 1996
A study of the faculty evaluation system at Nene College (England) is reported and compared with studies in other British universities. Evaluator, faculty, and administrator views of the program were generally positive, particularly concerning the opportunities the evaluation interviews present for discussing issues. Assessment by line manager…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Administration

Imrie, Bradford W. – Higher Education Management, 1996
Discussion of systematic faculty evaluation for performance and career development looks at government policy changes in the United Kingdom and compares two institutional programs. The City University of Hong Kong views the faculty performance plan/appraisal as its contribution to the institution; the University of Glasgow (Scotland) treats the…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning, Departments

Nelson, Eileen S.; Johnson, Kelly A. – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Presents the results of an assessment of undergraduate courses and instruction-related services. Students answered a 148-item questionnaire concerning advising services, career services, departmental communications, research and field experiences, and departmental courses. Discusses the results and includes statistical tables of the collected…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Departments, Educational Assessment, Educational Counseling

Ludwig, Gail S. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that, despite great strides in geographic education, many social studies methods professors still are using outdated geographic materials, methods, and techniques. Describes an intensive four-day conference bringing together social studies methods and geography professors. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperation, Departments, Educational Change

Fountoukidis, Dona; And Others – Planning for Higher Education, 1995
The efforts of the biology department at William Paterson College, a state college in New Jersey, to use strategic planning at the department level are chronicled. Planning focused on establishing a direction for hiring faculty, developing curriculum, purchasing equipment, and training students. Results, unanticipated outcomes, and lessons learned…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Biology, Case Studies, College Administration

Richardson, Steven M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1999
By helping faculty collaborate to enrich their teaching abilities and by supporting them when faculty/student relationships occasionally fail, the department chair models leadership skills that faculty themselves can use. The skills of leadership correspond very closely to good teaching skills, and can be combined with the skills of principled…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment, College Faculty

de Haan, Sander – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
Discusses the response of Hope College (Michigan) language departments to shifts in language enrollments, particularly the rise in Spanish enrollments and declines in other languages. Strategies include using the smaller classes as an opportunity to enhance the teaching-learning environment and make those courses more attractive, placement…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Class Size, Classroom Environment, College Second Language Programs
Palomba, Catherine A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1997
Gives an overview of the Ball State University (Indiana) academic assessment program, from its origins through present and future efforts. Several current assessment activities are described--university-wide, in general education, and discipline-specific. Areas of strength in the program and challenges to conducting successful assessment are…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, Core Curriculum, Departments
Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Evaluation Center. – 1995
This document contains the executive summary and the detailed report which provide an independent evaluation of Kentucky's new system for assessing student performance, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The summary gauges progress to date, highlights some strengths to be built on and problems to be solved, and provides…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Information Systems
National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1991
A nine-state survey determined fiscal policies regarding educating children with disabilities residing in state institutions of mental health or mental retardation. States included California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. It was found that predominantly state-appropriated dollars…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Financial Policy
Hashway, Robert M.; Cain, Karen Sue – 1993
This document describes a procedural alternative to current practice predicated on a critical analysis of the literature concerning the funding of public institutions of higher education. The document is partitioned into five sections. The first section describes the development of the formula concept. The next section describes how funding…
Descriptors: College Administration, Computation, Cost Estimates, Departments
Murray, John P. – 1994
While the concept of the teaching portfolio is variously defined, portfolios generally provide the opportunity to display teaching abilities and accomplishments, as well as reflect on one's teaching. In using teaching portfolios, the departmental chairperson must create a climate in which faculty understand that putting together a portfolio will…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Department Heads, Evaluation Methods