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Holt, Carleton R.; Smith, Roland M.; Capps, Matthew A. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2004
Of the challenges facing educational leaders, among the most pressing is the need for suitable facilities. School buildings in the US are aging at an alarming rate. The obstacles to acquiring needed resources are formidable. In this document, the authors focus on the importance of consulting with your state department of education regarding…
Descriptors: State Regulation, Consultation Programs, Facility Guidelines, Educational Facilities Planning
Delaware Department of Education, 2006
The document identifies changes to the Delaware state plan for meeting Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) goals as set forth by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, including: (1) Analysis of the core academic subjects currently not being taught by highly qualified teachers, particularly addressing schools and districts not making adequate yearly…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, State Departments of Education, Strategic Planning
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Sandberg, Håkan – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
Previous work has identified a lack of focused research in the field of team working in university continuing education (UCE). However, teamwork could be seen as self-evident in UCE, in part because UCE is of interest to employees, employers, universities and society. The aim of this study is to "describe" teamwork in UCE at three…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Teamwork, Case Studies, Universities
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Griffith, Derek M.; Childs, Erica L.; Eng, Eugenia; Jeffries, Vanessa – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Racism is part of the foundation of U.S. society and institutions, yet few studies in community psychology or organizational studies have examined how racism affects organizations. This paper proposes a conceptual framework of institutional racism, which describes how, in spite of professional standards and ethics, racism functions within…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Racial Bias, Systems Approach, Social Status
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Sargeant, Joan; Allen, Michael; O'Brien, Brian; MacDougall, Eileen – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2003
Introduction: Grand rounds are a traditional means of continuing education for specialist physicians. The purpose of this study was to determine the need for and feasibility of interactive videoconferenced grand rounds between an academic health center and community specialists practicing in the three provinces served by the health center.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Physicians, Learning Activities, Needs Assessment
Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Ma, Boya; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) was interested in evaluating components of a statewide pilot program to support instruction in World Languages (particularly Spanish and French). The first component was an online student assessment, the Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) to measure the learning outcomes. The DDOE also…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Faculty Development
Esch, Camille E.; Shields, Patrick M.; Young, Vicki M. – Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2002
Because California lacks a statewide teacher data system, serious gaps in the collection, use, and availability of teacher workforce data compromise efforts to plan and monitor the workforce at both the state and local levels, leaving policymakers and education officials with little in-depth understanding of the current shortage of qualified…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Public Policy, Management Information Systems, Systems Analysis
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Rice, Ann – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005
Change in Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Australia is being driven by government initiatives that must be operationalised at the college level. Head teachers are the frontline managers in these colleges, who have to ensure their sections are responsive to the changes while also meeting the educational requirements of their traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
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Kerry, Trevor – London Review of Education, 2005
This paper examines three concepts relating to the role of heads of department (HoDs) in secondary schools: boundary management; the roles of subject leadership and departmental functioning as HoD activities; and the place of HoDs in evolving school hierarchies. To throw light on the last an empirical study is reported that explores hierarchies in…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Role Perception, Teacher Role, Department Heads
Gaumnitz, W. H. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
This study attempts to show the parts played by the State departments of education relative to general comprehensive programs of adult education, illiteracy eradication, and Americanization; adult-education programs of the Works Progress Administration and the National Youth Administration; educational programs of the Civilian Conservation Corps…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Illiteracy, Vocational Rehabilitation, Out of School Youth
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Pange, Jenny – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
During the last five years one of the main goals of Educational Departments in Greece has been to prepare teachers who, amongst other tasks, must be able to apply New Technologies to their everyday teaching and use Information and Communication Technologies to retrieve information about many classroom activities. This study refers to the courses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Technology Uses in Education, Information Technology
Orvis, Mary Burchard – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
For many years, colleges, universities, and State departments of education have become more and more conscious of the importance of extension education, and of the obligation resting upon them to promote it in every way practicable. This is especially true of the State university, which, in many States, is now making an honest effort to extend the…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Advertising, Correspondence Study, Letters (Correspondence)
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
US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1952
This 1951 Annual Report of the Federal Security Agency for the Office of Education is divided into five parts. Part 1, Education and Mobilization for Defense, includes: (1) Defense Information Bulletins; (2) Claimant Agency Function Under the NPA; (3) College Students Under Selective Service; (4) Defense Training Programs; (5) Assistance in…
Descriptors: Civil Defense, College Students, Military Service, Training
Keesecker, Ward W. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1929
During the biennium 1926-1928 approximately 1,200 educational acts of general application were passed in the continental United States. The outstanding general feature is the increased tendency to employ educational surveys and state-wide investigations as bases for educational legislation. In recent years legislatures and school officials have…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Superintendents, Counties, School Support
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