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Carroll, Joseph M. – 1987
The Copernican Plan is a way to organize high schools on the basis of research and experience concerning more effective and efficient instruction. Research indicates that large-block scheduling has proven to be very successful. In the plan, each student will enroll in one class at a time for about 4 hours each day for a period of 30 days. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Class Organization, Educational Change
Download full textLevin, Henry M. – 1987
This paper outlines the types of schooling programs that will build on the strengths of educationally disadvantaged students to bring them into the educational mainstream as well as to prepare them for economic, political, and social participation. Without intervention on behalf of the disadvantaged, the following results may occur: (1) a dual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Change
Shapira, R., Ed.; And Others – 1981
Issues and developments concerning the education of Israeli youth in residential schools are summarized in this report of a seminar which brought together educators from the United States and Israel. The first part of the report describes the residential school and gives its history as both part of a long tradition, and as it particularly evolved…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Compensatory Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1921
A historical review of the institutional beginnings of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education from 1912-21 is presented, with emphasis on the Commission's objectives to help the American high school become a better instrument of democracy and reflect the highest ideals of American life. In 1921, when this report was written,…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Advisory Committees, Citizenship, Educational Change
Department of the Secretary of State, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1977
This report on the state of education in Canada is comprised of two parts. Part I deals with the administration and organization of education within the ten provinces, and lists developments and trends from 1974-76. Structure, curricula, teacher education, and certification are discussed. Educational developments include public involvement,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Community Education, Comparative Education
Bullivant, B. M. – 1978
This anthropological and sociological study of a Jewish school (the Lubavitcher School) in Victoria, Australia examines the problems of an ethnic group trying to preserve its culture and values within a multicultural society. The study focuses on pressures facing both students and teachers over 15 months. The three major parts of the book discuss…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Educational Anthropology, Educational Objectives
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1993
This document details state-level actions taken in Texas during 1990-92 as part of the state's continuing education-reform efforts. Following the state's educational mission statement and long-range plan for public education (1991-1995), nine sections detail the state's educational goals and objectives, which include: (1) all students will achieve…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
Trusty, Francis M. – 1985
Eight issues affecting the ability of the schools to meet the public's expectations and concerns are explored in this address. It examines problems, proposed solutions, barriers to change, and possibilities for reform in each of the eight areas. The topics considered are (1) school organization, the need for flexible structuring, and enhancement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Educational Assessment
Chubb, John E.; Moe, Terry M. – 1985
Based on the results of an "Administrator and Teacher Survey" (ATS) administered to approximately 500 of the schools included in the "High School and Beyond" (HSB) longitudinal study (which showed that private schools produce significantly greater gains in achievement than public schools), the present study is a detailed…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Comparative Analysis, Educational Administration, Educational Environment
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1987
This volume consists of reports on the status and function of lower secondary comprehensive school systems in four countries with contrasting cultures and educational traditions: Denmark, France, the United Kingdom as represented by Scotland, and the United States as represented by Maryland and Minnesota. The volume begins with an analysis by…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adolescents, Class Size, Comparative Analysis
Campanella, Frank B.; And Others – 1981
Boston College's Management Development Program, which provides 12 weeks of formal management education, is described, and examples and models of materials are presented. Attention is directed to program planning, design, and results; problems encountered; and issues pertaining to advanced-level management development, particularly as it relates…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Church Related Colleges, College Administration, College Environment
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, NC. – 1968
This application for continuation of an ESEA, Title III, grant to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., Schools' Experimental Model School Unit (a senior high school and its two junior high and six elementary feeder schools with a program of research, experimentation, innovation, and dissemination designed to act as a catalyst for curriculum,…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Education Service Centers, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Dickson, George E.; And Others – 1968
Chapter 1 of this report presents an overview of a project to design an innovative, behaviorally oriented undergraduate and inservice teacher education program for elementary school teachers. Chapter 2 presents the conceptual design for developing the model program, one which incorporates the concept of the multiunit school and individual research…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Specifications
Adams, Michael; And Others – 1976
This paper offers an overview of three previous studies based on surveys of almost 1000 Ontario parents, 3500 teachers, and over 6100 students; each of which monitors the participants' experience with and attitudes towards the system of education. The intention of the overview is to assimilate the findings of the previous research into a single…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Tauhiduddin Ahmad, Mirza, Comp. – 1990
A collaboration between Pakistan's Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) and the Harvard Institute for International Development under the Basic Research and Implementation in Developing Education Systems (BRIDGES) led to a conference to present findings carried out by Pakistani researchers as well as BRIDGES consultants. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Attendance, Decentralization
