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Fels, Rendigs – The Journal of Economic Education, 1974
Alternatives to the standard lecture course in introductory economics are presented in this series exploring new teaching methods in college level economics. In this issue "elementary" or introductory economics taught at Vanderbilt University is described. It relies on two techniques: case method and self-paced instruction. Self-paced…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, College Instruction, Course Content
Birkhead, Guthrie S.; And Others – 1970
This presentation comprises an account of the years from 1966 to 1970 during which a proposal to construct four educational parks or compus schools to accommodate all elementary school (K-6) children was made, discussed, researched, publicized, and ultimately defeated. As defined in the literature, educational parks are clusterings of educational…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Campus Planning, Case Studies, Community Support
Charters, W. W., Jr.; And Others – 1973
Five of the six papers in this monograph describe case studies of four schools in the initial year of implementing differentiated staffing. These studies attempted to identify issues and generate hypotheses regarding the process of innovation implementation that would be worthy of more precise subsequent investigation. Researchers ended the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Differentiated Staffs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Schumacher, Sally – 1972
This study of the first year of an inter-organizational diffusion effort by a national educational laboratory, a state department of education, and nine local school districts focuses on the implementation phase within the Research, Development and Diffusion (RD and D) strategy of an aesthetic education program which uses the arts as the…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Aesthetic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies
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Armacost, Peter – New Directions for Higher Education, 1986
Eckerd College overcame its financial and enrollment problems through a comprehensive strategy involving creation of a multigenerational learning community, improvement of the overall college environment for education, generation of substantial revenues from new sources, and reduction of expenditures. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Administration, College Environment
Biswas, Radha Roy; Mills, Jack; Prince, Heath – Jobs for the Future, 2005
In their 2004 State of the State speeches, the nation's governors cited many issues competing for their attention and their states' resources, including health care, education, crime, and security (Nodine 2004). Among the most compelling challenges were those related to economic development and the ability of a state's workforce to meet the needs…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Economic Development, Labor Force Development, Case Studies
Bond, Iris, Ed.; Ayers, Jeremy, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
To change American high schools, new collective imagination is needed. In an age where the word "teenager" or "adolescent" often inspires fear or frustration, leaders must overhaul the public's attitude about their high school students. In a time when many teachers believe their efforts cannot overcome poverty and other barriers to learning…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Educational Change, Essays
University Coll. Worcester (England). Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education. – 1998
Building upon the work of the Effective Early Learning (EEL) Project in raising the quality of early learning for young children in the United Kingdom, the 3-year Accounting Early for Life Long Learning Project (AcE Project) focuses on enhancing in 3- to 6-year-olds those attitudes and dispositions that are important to life-long learning. This…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Childhood Attitudes, Early Childhood Education
Morris, Roger N. – 2002
Noting that the growing popularity of year-round schools (extended calendar without increasing the number of school days) has coincided with an increase in school accountability, this report provides a descriptive case study on one year-round school located within a large elementary school district in central Virginia. An optional year-round…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Change
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Darling-Hammond, Linda – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
An introduction to five case studies of mathematics teachers and ancillary essays on implementation of instructional policy change at the classroom level is provided. The case studies and associated discussions focus on California's new Mathematics Framework, which features changes in textbooks, tests, and commonly held conceptions of subject…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
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Sykes, Gary – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
A commentary on five case studies of implementation of instructional policy change at the classroom level by elementary school mathematics teachers is provided. The case studies focus on California's new Mathematics Framework. An organizational control perspective is taken in this commentary. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
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Wiemers, Nancy Jennings – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
This case study depicts a "traditional" fifth grade teacher's approach to implementing the California Mathematics Curriculum Framework. This teacher's beliefs and knowledge and their interplay with the state curriculum directives, his accountability to his students, and his commitment to their success are examined, with emphasis on the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Richardson, Cathy; Blanchet-Cohen, Natasha – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 2000
Four case studies illustrate three approaches to Aboriginal postsecondary education in Canada: the add-on approach, the partnership approach, and the First Nations control approach. Overcoming challenges related to access, completion rates, Indian control, and cultural relevance relies in large part on the political will of Canadian governing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Case Studies
Salpeter, Judy, Ed. – Consortium for School Networking, 2006
The 2006 Compendium looks at six issues of vital importance to education technology leaders today: (1) Measuring the Value of One-to-One Computing (Leslie A. Wilson and Eric L. Peterson with contributions from Tammy Fry, Rich Kaestner and Andrew Zucker); (2) Open Technologies in K-12 Schools (a collaborative effort coordinated by Jim Hirsch with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Management, Educational Technology, Policy Analysis
Davies, Alan – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1993
"Edinburgh Working Papers" is intended to show a yearly cross-section of current work in Edinburgh's Department of Applied Linguistics and to elicit reactions and criticism. Articles in this volume include the following: "MSC Common Room Conversations: Topics and Terms" (Joan Cutting); "Speculation and Empiricism in Applied Linguistics" (Alan…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
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