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Download full textBoyd, William L.; Raffel, Jeffrey A. – Journal of Planning Literature, 1992
Problems that beset urban education in general are analyzed, and solutions are discussed and evaluated by a policy working group of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. The most acute problem in American education involves the unmet needs of disadvantaged students, who are heavily concentrated in urban school…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Elementary School Students
Raiche, Joseph J., Ed.; And Others – 1983
This synthesis of recent literature on school effectiveness offers educators empirical research on which to base plans for staff development and school improvement. The introduction notes the limitations of effective schools research and points out its potential to clarify thought about schools. A section on instruction reviews research on…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Educational Administration
Lake, Sara – 1990
A middle-grade restructuring effort implemented by the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District is described in this report. A literature review and interviews with four educators experienced in restructuring explore issues in middle-school transition at the school and district levels. Topics related to the implementation process include needs…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka). – 1981
The present Sri Lanka system of education and training (the school sector, the university sector, and the sector of vocational/technical education and training) has many weaknesses. In response to this situation, the Government of Sri Lanka appointed three committees to study and report on general education, technical education, and national…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy
Wisconsin Center for Education Research, Madison. – 1985
The programs and publications of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research from 1980 to 1984 are listed and described in this document. The center's efforts focus on the study of the nature and effects of diversity among students. The research program adds to knowledge about how children learn, how they are taught, and what characterizes…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Class Organization, Cognitive Development, Cultural Pluralism
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1988
State, school and community must take responsibility for cooperative educational reform targeted at improving educational opportunities for poor, minority students who are at risk of dropping out of New York State's public high schools. Program recommendations include the following: (1) early childhood education programs; (2) mechanisms to ensure…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
Johnson, J. K. – 1978
The educational system of Thailand is described, and guidelines concerning students who wish to study in U.S. institutions are provided. After a description of the organizational structure of Thai education and national education policy, attention is directed to elementary and secondary education, vocational and technical education, teacher…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Admission, Degrees (Academic), Elementary Secondary Education
Erb, Thomas Owen, Ed. – 1981
The ten studies contained in this volume mark the third publication by the National Middle School Association of research on early adolescent education. The previous issues are ED 214 273 and ED 214 283. The papers in the 1981 edition represent a broad range of middle school research topics and methodologies. A number of studies in this volume…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Death, Decision Making, Educational Environment
Garcia, Rodolfo – 1980
The enrollment patterns of Chicanos in colleges and universities of the Southwest were examined for 1972, 1974, and 1976, and enrollment patterns were compared to graduation data for Chicanos for the academic year 1975-76. Comparative data for whites and blacks were also examined. The primary sources of data were the compliance surveys conducted…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, Black Students, College Attendance
Farquhar, Robin H. – 1978
Key features of the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan in 1976 and actions that were taken in light of these features over the subsequent two-year period are considered by the College's dean, who began the appointment in 1976. Three major objectives established by the dean were to: increase the institution's productivity in all…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Budgets, College Faculty
Hess, Fritz; And Others – 1979
American schools, after two decades of expansion, are now in the midst of an enrollment decline and inflation. The impact of the shift from growth to retrenchment and streamlining has been severe. An effective approach to this situation requires an understanding of the new conditions and of available alternatives for action. An overview of the…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Collective Bargaining, Cost Effectiveness, Declining Enrollment
FRAZIER, ALEXANDER, ED. – 1968
THE 8 PAPERS OF THIS BOOKLET DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE INTRODUCTION SINGLES OUT, AS MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN, (1) THE NEW STRESS ON THE EDUCATION OF YOUNGER CHILDREN, (2) NEW EVALUATIONS OF ADULT-CHILD RATIOS FOR SCHOOLS, (3) NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS FOR SCHOOLS, (4) CHANGES IN TEACHER FUNCTIONS, AND (5)…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
FRANKEL, EDWARD – 1967
THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE PROGRESS OF 14 PILOT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS ORGANIZED IN SEPTEMBER 1966 INTO EITHER A 6-7-8 OR A 5-6-7 GRADE STRUCTURE. NINE OF THE SCHOOLS SERVE CHILDREN IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS. A SPECIALLY REVISED CURRICULUM WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE PILOT SCHOOLS AT THE SIXTH-GRADE LEVEL. EXTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PRECEDED…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design
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
