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Direct linkAmerican Youth Policy Forum, 2009
This issue brief is focused on state efforts to improve education in science, technology, engineering, and math--collectively known as the "STEM" disciplines. The brief is largely based on a March, 2009 American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) field trip to Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, and describes Ohio's success in advancing STEM education…
Descriptors: Statewide Planning, Educational Strategies, Strategic Planning, Youth Opportunities
Allum, Keith F. – 1991
Based on personal experiences in conducting intensive ethnographic fieldwork, the social, emotional, and personal aspects of fieldwork that are often neglected in the literature are considered. The fieldwork involved observations within five diverse secondary schools during a 2-year period in conjunction with a project on microcomputer…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Assessment, Ethnography, Field Studies
Cappon, Paul – Education Canada, 2008
Canada has one of the most highly educated populations in the world, but its position is increasingly vulnerable, particularly when considered against the deliberate measures that other leading nations are taking to enhance their postsecondary education (PSE) systems. The absence of national data makes it difficult for Canada to measure its PSE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedDillon, J. T.; Starkman, Stanley S. – Education, 1981
A teacher education program evaluation model incorporates six features: program modification; field-based perspective; longitudinal approach; involvement of all related program personnel; reliable and comprehensive data; and examination of importance or values as well as effectiveness. Operation of the model, reaction of participants and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies, Higher Education
Download full textNachtigal, Paul M. – 1980
The methodology used during the 2-year project involving 14 case studies of rural education improvement programs consisted of 4 sets of overlapping activities: (1) gearing up and completing the study design; (2) site visits, data collection, and case study write ups; (3) data analysis; and (4) technical assistance. The gearing up period was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedBresler, Liora – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1996
Discusses a number of ethical dilemmas encountered during different stages of qualitative research. Outlines problems specific to entering the field, being in the field, leaving the field, writing, and dissemination. Recounts an incident from ethnographic research that illustrates problems concerning conflicting roles and maintaining objectivity.…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Conflict of Interest, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Reed, Vincent E. – 1978
The philosophy of the District of Columbia Public School System is that evaluation should help to determine what was intended, what was done, and what was the result. It should contribute to improvement and should involve students, staff, and parents. Two essential components of the District's evaluation system are the data bank and field studies.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection
