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de Jong, Terry A.; Cullity, Marguerite; Haig, Yvonne; Sharp, Sue; Spiers, Sue; Wren, Julia – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
"Teacher education ill prepares pre-service teachers for the classroom." Research conducted in a teacher education program at Edith Cowan University (ECU) responded to this criticism. This longitudinal case study selected group work (i.e., group-based learning) to investigate the quality of its teacher education program. Phase one…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Focus Groups, Student Experience
Surloff, Andrew – Principal Leadership, 2008
One of the most challenging tasks a principal must accomplish every year is the construction of the master schedule. Free from the magnetic scheduling boards and wall charts of yesteryear, principals now have technological tools--such as programs that offer schools solutions for their scheduling needs--that can save time and enable them to work…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Scheduling, Student Responsibility, Participative Decision Making
Moloney, William J. – 1993
Pennsylvania school reform in the decade following the publication of "A Nation at Risk" can be divided into three distinct phases. As these phases parallel those of the nation, Pennsylvania is a representative state in which to explore the nation's efforts to repair its ailing school system. The first phase was that of adding inputs, of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Kemp, Cassandra Richardson – Principal Leadership, 2005
Like most states, Pennsylvania has a state accountability system that is aligned with the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and requires that students reach adequate yearly progress (AYP) goals on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in reading and mathematics at the end of grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Reading Programs, Public Schools, Graduation Requirements