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Download full textCannon, John R.; Crowther, David T. – 1997
This paper takes a close look at a large county public school in northern Nevada and its implementation of a newly adopted standards-based elementary science program. The study investigates the opinions of elementary classroom teachers about the new hands-on activity-based science program for kindergarten through grade six. The results indicate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
The Principal's Role in Standards-Based Reform: Linking Accountability to Instructional Improvement.
Chance, Patti L.; Anderson, Robert B. – 2003
In 1997, the Nevada Legislature enacted the Nevada Education Reform Act to implement standards-based reform in all academic subjects in Nevada's schools. The act required that both teachers and principals be engaged in the process. This report describes a study of secondary principals' and secondary science teachers' perceptions of the impact that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Agents
