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Tran, Yune Kim – Multicultural Education Review, 2014
The increasing numbers of ELLs (English Language Learners) in U.S. classrooms has prioritized into building quality teacher education programs for teachers so that they have the pedagogical tools necessary to support their students. A continued focus with professional development at the local, state, and national level has gained momentum to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development, English Language Learners, Mixed Methods Research
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Lutz, Frank W. – Theory into Practice, 1988
This article considers different ways in which research and policy are connected in an era of educational reform. The relationship between public policy, school reform, and educational research is examined from a political perspective. The article focuses on the uses of research in recent state-level reform activities in Texas. (JL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1993
This report of the Committee on Student Learning to the 73rd Texas Legislature addresses committee structure and membership, the charges to the committee as established in House Bill 2885, and the committee's key actions during its first year. The committee focused on receiving research and discussing issues related to outcomes-driven education,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Educational Policy
Robinson-Caire, Donnie; And Others – 1980
An invitational conference brought experts and concerned, active individuals together to review and identify research and program needs for rural Texas health care. The goals of the conference were to prioritize the top five program and research activities for rural health care in the 1980's, to develop a network of communication and cooperation…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Health Personnel
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX. – 1986
Volume 7, the seventh of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project" focuses on study methods and procedures. It includes all surveys, protocols, and instructions and documentation of procedures used in the Texas Dropout Survey Project. Included…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cultural Differences, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX. – 1986
Volume 2, the second of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project," focuses on the issue of the computation of a dropout rate. Three important factors which influence the mathematical computation of a dropout rate are identified: time…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Computation, Cultural Differences, Dropout Rate