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School Reform, TURN, and Teacher Compensation.
Urbanski, Adam; Erskine, Roger – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Key school reform dimensions require new forms of labor/management collaboration exemplified by Teacher Union Reform Network (TURN) affiliates. TURN promotes new union models to build and sustain high-achieving schools through improving instructional quality. Three subcommittees tackle professional development, preservice education issues, and…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement
The Challenge of Training and Credentialing Early Childhood Educators.
Phillips, Carol Brunson – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
The separate preparation traditions for elementary teachers and child care professionals have created two distinct realms fraught with problems, yet rich with resources. Preparation for early education teachers is characterized by multiple entry paths, training based on child development principles, cooperative and differentiated classroom…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Credentials, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Daddy, I'm Scared: A Prophetic Parable.
Conley, David T. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Although some small liberal arts colleges feature developmentally appropriate programs, most postsecondary institutions are more like factories that process students. This article describes limitations of the current college-admissions model and discusses the need to create common expectations and develop performance-based admission standards…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College School Cooperation, College Students
Service-Learning and Reform in the Philadelphia Public Schools.
Hornbeck, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Philadelphia schools were the first to engage all 200,000 K-12 students in meaningful service-learning activities aligned with district academic standards and learning goals. This has meant providing professional development for 6,000 teachers, forging partnerships with 2,500 community experts and agencies, and developing an efficient evaluation…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Citizenship Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Building a System of Quality Assurance for the Teaching Profession: Moving into the 21st Century.
Wise, Arthur E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The articles in this special section on quality assurance describe current and future efforts to create a coherent system of teacher preparation and development. Various experts discuss the status of the teaching profession, new accreditation and licensing developments, state reform movements, National Board Certification effects, and the need for…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
The Unfinished Agenda: Report from the National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education.
Lotto, Linda S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Reviews the National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education's findings regarding present attitudes, developing trends, and desirable goals associated with vocational education. Topics of discussion include vocational education's worth, status, flexibility, popularity, accessibility, equity, curriculum, teachers, program standards,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Curriculum, Equal Education