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Download full textKean, Michael H. – 1975
The major objectives of this paper are to identify and examine those areas most critical to the effective management of a research and evaluation department in a large urban school system. The paper focuses on the organizational structure and management concerns of the Philadelphia school district's Office of Research and Evaluation. The scope,…
Descriptors: Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Kean, Michael H. – 1981
The success of Philadelphia's "What Works in Reading?" report shows how educational research can be a catalyst for school change and indicates a way for school districts to institutionalize this process. Ten factors were associated with the report's immediate impact on educational policy: identification of the research clients, topical…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Kean, Michael H. – 1977
This paper deals with the Community Legal Services law suit and the role played by a large city office of research and evaluation in bringing about its resolution. This law suit was waged on behalf of the Welfare Rights organization against the State Department of Education and, most directly upon the recipient of state-managed Title I funds, a…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Court Litigation, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedKean, Michael H. – Urban Review, 1983
Describes "What Works in Reading?," a study of the variables that contribute to reading achievement. Provides an analysis of the study's impact, and examines why its findings were translated into policy. Isolates and discusses factors associated with research utilization. (CMG)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Grade 4
Kean, Michael H. – 1980
A study conducted by the School District of Philadelphia and that city's Federal Reserve Bank, entitled "What Works in Reading," was used as a case study to determine what factors influence the translation of research findings into educational policy. The Philadelphia study, which examined variables associated with achievement growth in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Diffusion, Educational Policy
Kean, Michael H. – 1981
The purpose of "What Works in Reading?" was to identify the factors that contribute most strongly to achievement growth in reading. The study, which investigated fourth graders in 25 schools, was run jointly by the Philadelphia School District and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and the respect and understanding that developed…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Multiple Regression Analysis, Predictor Variables
Franchak, Stephen J.; Kean, Michael H. – 1981
This handbook is designed to help state and local vocational education evaluators and persons using evaluation results by presenting strategies and procedures for improved use of vocational education evaluation results. It is divided into five sections, followed by a glossary and annotated bibliographies. Chapter 1 contains an overview of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Collection
