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Pole, Christopher J., Ed.; Chawla-Duggan, Rita, Ed. – 1996
The 1988 Education Reform Act precipitated major educational change in the United Kingdom. This book is a compilation of papers originally presented at the 1994 Centre for Educational Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) conference at the University of Warwick (England). The papers focus on changes that have occurred and are occurring in the…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Economics, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
Download full textWatson, Hugh – 1985
This volume is part of a series of monographs from Australia devoted to outlining an alternative approach, based on neo-Marxist concepts, to educational administration. The introductory essay in the volume is an argument for the democratization of education by establishing a case for changing schools: by discussing industrial democracy as a…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedBredo, Eric; And Others – Harvard Educational Review, 1989
Includes responses to an earlier issue's symposium on computers in the classroom. Bredo focuses on different levels of learning environments. Winn and Coleman discuss urban and rural schools. Cuban contends that introduction of new technologies cannot lead to educational reform without organizational changes. LaFrenz and Friedman emphasize the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Birnbaum, Robert, Ed. – 1984
Supplementary text materials for graduate courses in the field of higher education are presented in 29 chapters on organization, governance, and internal and external constraints on governance. Chapter titles and authors include: "Alternative Models of Governance in Higher Education" (J. Victor Baldridge, David V. Curtis, George P.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, College Presidents, Governance
Epstein, Joyce Levy, Ed. – 1981
This is a collection of articles about student attitudes toward schools. Articles include: (1) a foreward by Philip W. Jackson; (2) "Patterns of Classroom Participation, Student Attitudes, and Achievements," and "Developing a Research Agenda on the Quality of School Life(QSL)," by Joyce L. Epstein; (3) "QSL School Problem…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Telzrow, Cathy F., Ed.; Tankersley, Melody, Ed. – 2000
This publication is intended as a practical resource to assist school-based teams in effective implementation of the new provisions to the Individuals with Disabilities Education (IDEA) Act. Chapters include: (1) "The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997: Implications for School-Based Teams" (Mitchell L. Yell,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Publications
Peer reviewedChubb, John E.; And Others – Teachers College Record, 1991
Five articles comment on Chubb and Terry M. Moe's book "Politics, Markets, and America's Schools": (1) Choice in Education: Examining the Evidence on Equity; (2) Politics, Markets, and America's Schools: A Review; (3) Political Pollyannas; (4) Degrees of Imperfection: A Note from a Political Pollyanna; and (5) Thoughts on Choice. (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Book Reviews, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Hallinan, Maureen T., Ed. – 1995
Chapters in this book focus on a wide array of educational issues that command attention at the end of the 20th century. Various aspects of contemporary schooling are explored, and models of school organization and functioning are proposed in the following chapters: (1) "Achievement-Oriented School Design" (James S. Coleman); (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Hoy, Wayne, Ed.; Miskel, Cecil, Ed. – 2003
This collection of research reports is intended to advance the understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis. The reports are as follows: "The Punctuated Equilibrium of National Reading Policy: Literacy's Changing Images and Venues" (Celia Sims and Cecil Miskel); "Productive Campus Leadership Responses to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Educational Administration
PDF pending restorationBates, Percy, Ed. – 1981
The nine author contributed chapters are intended to provide a basic introduction to the rationale and processes of mainstreaming handicapped children. The first paper, "The Whys and Hows of Mainstreaming" by T. Tice, provides a philosophical examination of the basic principles of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attitude Change, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities
Erb, Thomas Owen, Ed. – 1982
This sixth collection of research on middle schools is divided into three sections. Section I comprises five research articles, each with a practitioner's reaction discussing the article's implications for practice and suggesting further research. The articles include "Perceptual Styles of Pupils in Grades 5 through 8," by Grover…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Biofeedback, Cognitive Style, Discipline Problems
Copley, Lisa D.; Meehan, Merrill L.; Howley, Caitlin W.; Hughes, Georgia K. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
The major purpose of the second field test of the AEL MSCI instrument was to assess the psychometric properties of the refined version with a larger, more diverse group of respondents. The first objective of this field test was to expand the four-point Likert-type response scale to six points in order to yield more variance in responses. The…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods, Teachers
Direct linkDavis, Donna M., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2007
The goal of this book is to generate discussion not only about how individuals can create meaningful educational experiences for all learners, but to challenge systems that necessitate a resilient nature. Ultimately, the authors promote the need for a foundation of socially just policies and practices in all educational settings and respond to the…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), African American Children, Urban Schools, School Culture
1984
Included are presentations on (or entitled): (1) role of schools of education (Lia Gelb); (2) teacher education programs (Katherine Sid); (3) "Quality and Quality Control in the Teaching Profession" (Hugh J. Scott); (4) "Educational Reform and Teacher Education" (Hugh G. Petrie); (5) teacher recruitment (Gladys M. Hannon); (6)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Teichler, Ulrich – 1986
Higher education in the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) is addressed in six papers written between the years 1981 and 1985. The papers are as follows: (1) "Changing the Pattern of Higher Education Systems: An Account of Access and Structural Policies in the Federal Republic of Germany in Comparative Perspective;" (2) "The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Faculty, College Graduates, Comparative Education
