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Oakes, Jeannie – 1981
Classroom variables and student track levels were studied to determine the impact of tracking and the resulting differences in student educational experiences. A secondary analysis of nationwide data collected for "A Study of Schooling" was used in an analysis of the classroom experiences of students in 297 secondary school English and mathematics…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Quality
World-Wide Education and Research Inst., Salt Lake City, UT. – 1982
This observer's guide and checklist contains materials suitable for on-site evaluation of vocational education programs, a preliminary step in identifying quality indicators. It includes a cover sheet for recording program location and descriptive information and a list of procedures for conducting the evaluation. Separate sheets are provided for…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Equipment
North East Association for Institutional Research. – 1981
The proceedings of the annual conference of the North East Association for Institutional Research, whose theme was "Planning for Quality," are presented. The 26 papers were divided into the following topics: admissions, assessment, enrollment, faculty and staff, outcomes, planning, programs and retention, the environment, and the field of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Alumni, Career Choice, College Administration
Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison. Board of Regents. – 1975
A plan for reducing or consolidating institutions and programs of the University of Wisconsin (UW) is presented, based on a request by Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey in 1975. The Governor's basic fiscal and enrollment assumptions are identified, and the findings and recommendations of the UW system President John Weaver are presented. Part 1…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Advisory Committees, College Planning
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1985
Recommendations to improve quality in undergraduate study while maintaining access are offered that would involve statewide entry and exit standards and better preparation of students to meet the standards. Evidence suggests that an estimated 40 to 50 percent of entering freshmen will be referred to remedial education, and colleges may be granting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, College Bound Students
Michigan Commission on High Schools, Lansing. – 1983
On the basis of research reports, a survey of secondary school principals, a public opinion survey, state comparisons, public hearing testimony, and findings from high school visitations, the Michigan Commission on High Schools developed recommendations for improving seven aspects of secondary education in Michigan. First, the commission…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Hispanic Policy Development Project, Inc., New York, NY. – 1984
This is the second volume of the report of the National Commission on Secondary Schooling for Hispanics. There are three main sections. The first contains a comparative, demographic analysis of the United States Hispanic population, the total United States population, and the White and Black populations. It documents the relative size and growth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Data Collection, Dropouts
Felt, Marilyn Clayton – 1985
The purpose of this book, a comprehensive summary of the educational studies of the late 1970s and early 1980s, is to make the thinking and conclusions of the studies conveniently accessible to those responsible for education at the local level. To that end, the book deals with 33 studies containing substantial information and advice for local…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Weaver, W. Timothy – 1977
The supply-demand imbalance in teacher education is described and a theory of institutional response to the general imbalance problem is discussed. The theory postulates that as market demand for new graduates in a given field declines, the quality of the student body entering that field of study will also decline. The theory assumes the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Declining Enrollment, Educational Demand
Dumont, Fred J. – 1977
Compulsory province-wide grade 12 examinations, administered in Alberta since 1906, were dropped in 1973; teachers were given the responsibility of assigning final grades. To assess the quality of education since then, a 1976 survey examined: (1) current grade 12 evaluation policies and practices; (2) whether or not grading has changed in the past…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Quality, Educational Trends
Califano, Joseph A., Jr. – 1977
Recognizing the lack of public confidence in the schools, public officials and educators should discuss the proper use and limitations of competency testing and the implementation of national tests. Competency tests should be used for diagnosis, for certifying that students possess basic skills, and for public awareness. They should not be the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia). – 1977
The report reviews educational development in Indonesia. The Ministry of Education and Culture is continuing systematic attempts at educational reform in accordance with national objectives and reports that it has made significant improvement since the beginning of formal educational planning in 1969. Reasons given by the government for this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Cultural Awareness
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
The need for better high school/college articulation is addressed in five papers. In "High School/College Partnerships That Work," Ernest L. Boyer describes the ongoing efforts to encourage high school/college collaboration and considers five principles necessary for establishing cooperative programs, including the need for educators at…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), College Faculty, College Preparation
Butler, Nicholas Murray – 1981
Project EQuality, initiated by the College Board in response to the 17-year decline in high school students' college admissions test scores, is described. The project is an effort to enlist schools and colleges in a cooperative campaign to strengthen the quality of secondary education and to carry further the gains of equal opportunity made over…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills
Honan, James P. – 1981
The quality of off-campus degree programs is considered in relation to quality control models and efforts that have been used to achieve quality control, the parties responsible for quality control, the effectiveness of programs to improve the educational quality of nontraditional education, and future prospects. It is suggested that quality…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Course Evaluation
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