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Ryan, Sharon; Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2011
This paper reports on an interview study with directors of Head Start and child care programs who are collaborating with local education authorities to provide publicly funded preschool in New Jersey, USA. A standardized interview protocol was utilized with 98 directors chosen to represent a range of center types from across the three main regions…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Jakes, David – Technology & Learning, 2006
A report recently released by the Center on Education Policy reveals that the four-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has indeed served to shine a light on the importance of professional development for K-12 educators. Beyond that basic fact, though, any real broad-based impact on the training of educators remains inconclusive. While the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Educational Technology
Ferguson, Arthur Wesley – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1925
The chief factors in State administration of public education are the State board, the State superintendent, and the professional staff of the State departments of education. Several valuable studies have been made of the State board and the State superintendent. It is the purpose of the present study to supplement these with an investigation of…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Professional Personnel, Educational History, Educational Administration