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Download full textMulholland, Lori A. – 1996
As of January 1996, 20 states had enacted charter school laws. This brief summarizes the history of charter school laws and updates their current status across the country. The brief presents the findings of various charter school research projects conducted at the state and national levels. When substantive changes have been made to existing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
Chubb, John E.; Moe, Terry M. – 1989
Parental choice represents a promising approach to school improvement; it eliminates the excessive regulation, inefficient operation, and ineffective service that characterize the public monopolies that American schools and school systems have become. However, school reformers should bear in mind the following key points: (1) school performance…
Descriptors: Competition, Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
El-Khawas, Elaine – Research Briefs, 1994
This study describes the actions taken by public institutions of higher education over the last several years to respond to severe financial pressures. It is based on the responses of 296 public colleges and universities to 24 questions included in the 1994 Campus Trends survey that were relevant to actions taken in expenditure control, new…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Grover, Paul L.; And Others – Professions Education Researcher Notes, 1985
Changes within Offices of Research in Medical Education are reported, based on surveys conducted in 1979 and 1983. Thirty-nine of 53 offices responded. Most were state-supported institutions: 32 were U.S. medical schools, and 7 were Canadian schools. Office directors provided information on goals, organizational relationships, funding, effort…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Educational Trends
McLaughlin, Milbrey W.; Pfeifer, R. Scott – 1986
The study reported in this paper builds upon earlier research designed to examine issues associated with initiating an effective teacher evaluation effort and integrating it into district practices. The paper describes four districts which have made substantial progress in initiating and organizing teacher evaluation programs and presents the view…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement
Ekholm, Mats; And Others – School Research Newsletter, 1986
This monograph presents an overview of reports from a 4-year intensive research study of internal life among 3 Swedish compulsory schools and includes discussion of a 10-year follow-up study of 12 senior-level compulsory schools. The 4-year project sought to understand innovative processes, but because few innovations were observed, research…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Decision Making, Educational Development, Educational Environment
