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The Learning and Decision-Making Patterns of Traditional and Non-Traditional Superintendents on Long Island, New York
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Finn, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this research was to examine the accomplishments and obstacles of central office administrators who have followed traditional educational career paths with those who have followed non-traditional paths. The demographic markers, educational backgrounds, administrative responsibilities and tasks, and significant positive and negative…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Superintendents, Central Office Administrators, Career Development
Building Citywide Systems for Quality: A Guide and Case Studies for Afterschool Leaders
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Yohalem, Nicole; Devaney, Elizabeth; Smith, Charles; Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia – Wallace Foundation, 2012
A quality improvement system (QIS) is an intentional effort to raise the quality of afterschool programming in an ongoing, organized fashion. There are a number of reasons the QIS is gaining popularity. The main reasons community leaders are drawn to improving quality is that they know that 1) higher quality programs will mean better experiences…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Community Leaders, After School Programs, Partnerships in Education
Growing School Leaders: An Exploration of Perceptions, Actions, and Support Following a Formative Assessment Experience
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Kamler, Estelle; Dodge, Arnold; Walker, Joan M. T. – Journal of School Leadership, 2013
The National Association of Secondary School Principals' Selecting and Developing the 21st Century Principal program is a formative assessment identifying skills linked to effective leadership, and it is based on a simulation designed to replicate a school principal's day. The Long Island School Leadership Center became a site for this program in…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Pilot Projects
A View from the Inside: Teachers' Perceptions of the MDC Initiative and Their Use of the Formative Assessment Lessons
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Research for Action, 2011
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of instructional tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Math experts have developed formative assessment lessons (FALs) that teachers can incorporate throughout the year's curriculum.…
Descriptors: State Standards, Formative Evaluation, Suburban Schools, Urban Schools
Hope Therapy in a Community Sample: A Pilot Investigation
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Cheavens, Jennifer S.; Feldman, David B.; Gum, Amber; Michael, Scott T.; Snyder, C. R. – Social Indicators Research, 2006
We report findings from an initial empirical test of a hope-based, group therapy protocol. In this context, hope is defined as a cognitive process through which individuals pursue their goals [Snyder, C. R.: 1994, Free Press, New York]. As such, the eight-session group treatment emphasized building goal-pursuit skills. Findings from a randomized,…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Cognitive Processes, Interviews, Intervention
Family Day Care: A Cooperative Extension Pilot Program. Third Annual Report.
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State Univ. of New York, Ithaca. Coll. of Human Ecology at Cornell Univ. – 1975
This report describes a community-based program of continuing education and support for family day care providers in Nassau County, New York. Chapters are: (1) Overview and Summary of the Pilot Program, (2) Situation Giving Rise to the Pilot Program, (3) Planning the Pilot Program, (4) Preparation for Implementation (including recruitment,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Caregivers, Community Development, Day Care