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Solmon, Melinda A.; Garn, Alex C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2014
In our reflection on Rink's (2013), McKenzie and Lounsbery's (2013), and Ward's (2013) characterizations of effective teaching in physical education (PE), 2 themes emerged that permeate these diverse perspectives: policy and accountability. In our commentary, we focus our initial discussion on the implications that policy and accountability have…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy
Earley, Penelope M., Ed.; Imig, David G., Ed.; Michelli, Nicholas M., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
What constitutes a high quality teacher education program and what standards teacher candidates should meet before receiving their teaching credential? This volume advances deep understanding of the nature and sources of policy affecting the preparation of teachers in the U.S. and the conflicts or interconnections of these policies with the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Social Justice, World Views, Teacher Education Programs
Johnson, Dale D.; Johnson, Bonnie – 2002
This book connects the educational conditions created by high-stakes testing to the students and teachers who are influenced or victimized by the currents driving this movement. The authors left their positions as teacher-educators and taught grades 3 and 4 for 1 year as regular teachers in one of America's most impoverished schools. Redbud…
Descriptors: Accountability, Black Education, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Environment
Geenen, Kristin; And Others – 1995
This monograph summarizes educational policy trends of the past 5 years in terms of their implications for the educational outcomes of students with disabilities. The first section reviews the gradual development of federal and state policies concerning goal and standard-setting activities, accountability, and large-scale and alternative…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Alternative Assessment, Data Collection