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Ghani, Zainal – 1988
This paper reports the evaluation of a project undertaken by the Sarawak Education Department to improve the quality of education in upper primary classes in rural Sarawak, Malaysia. The project is known officially as the Programme for Learning Enrichment, and commonly as the Van Leer Project, after the international agency which provides the main…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
DeRuiter, James A. – 1991
Teachers' pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) may be regarded as developing through several major phases that require time and guided practice. This paper describes a graduate class titled "Learning and Development in Exceptional Individuals" in which teachers learn about pedagogy and tie it to content teaching as they work with…
Descriptors: Course Content, Developmental Stages, Educational Theories, Elementary Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1984
The 11 publications reviewed in this annotated bibliography discuss such aspects of clinical supervision as inservice application techniques in the clinical supervision of teachers, clinical supervision rationale, the microsupervisory experience's humanistic and clinical format, what principals should look for in classroom observations to help…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Competence, Educational Research
Eisele, G. Richard; And Others – 1989
Designed to acquaint new instructors at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) with the workings of the college and to offer all instructors some thoughts and tips to enhance their teaching experience, this handbook presents a mix of information on theory and practice of teaching and learning and on practical administrative matters. Following…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cognitive Style, College Role, Community Colleges
Thijs, G. D., Ed. – 1982
A workshop was organized to: (1) exchange ideas, views, teaching materials, and experiences between all individuals involved in present science education projects; (2) familiarize staff of the Lesotho Science Pre-Entry Course (LESPEC) with the working situation in these types of projects; and (3) start discussions of policy matters related to the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, English Instruction
Seaburn, Bonnie; Sudlow, Robert E. – 1987
Research and practice have shown that staff development is the key to the successful implementation of any effective schools project. Staff development is defined as the ongoing, job-related, research-based activity provided for employees to maintain and improve their competencies. Part 1 of this paper outlines components (such as district-level…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Brown, Doris M.; Morrison, Marilyn – 1986
This paper discusses a career ladder plan developed by the Clayton (Missouri) School District and the teacher assessment procedure developed to implement that plan. The basics of the plan include (1) a 20-step basic salary schedule, (2) a system of incentives and rewards available to each teacher at each stage of the career ladder, and (3) an…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College School Cooperation, Coordinators, Developmental Programs
Duke, Daniel L.; Stiggins, Richard J. – 1986
This guide, written for teachers and administrators wishing to introduce evaluation systems that promote continued teacher growth and enhance school effectiveness, suggests that meaningful change requires a clear understanding of what is already in operation, substantial skill development, and adequate resources for the duration of the change…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Data Collection
Champagne, Audrey B., Ed.; Hornig, Leslie E., Ed. – 1986
Issues related to the improvement of science teaching are examined in this collection of proposals and papers from the 1985 National Forum for School Science. Generalized comments are offered on strategies for strengthening science teaching and on selected proposals concerned with the recruitment and retention of science teachers. Topic areas…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
City Univ. of New York, NY. Inst. for Research and Development in Occupational Education. – 1986
This collection contains a series of papers each of which deals with a key issue in vocational teacher education today. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Introduction and Colloquium Purposes," by John Pucciano; "Recruitment and Retention of Vocational Education Teachers," by Richard L. Lynch;…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Delai, Nadio; Ferrari, Arnaldo – 1983
Since the early 1970s, vocational-technical (VT) activities in Italy have primarily been under regional management. Principal activities covered by VT are basic vocational training, further vocational training, retraining, and training for the unemployed. The Regions also have responsibility for the training of apprentices. The VT user population…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Educational Change, Educational Research
Aber, John – 1988
Educational research has been meeting resistance in its effort to influence curricular policy or to change classroom practice because of the lack of value placed on it by those who exercise power over and in higher institutions of learning. In order to counteract this resistance it is important to identify those predisposed to effect change in the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Teters, Peggy; Gabel, Dorothy – 1984
A survey was conducted to determine the needs of elementary teachers with respect to the teaching of science. Areas addressed in the survey included: biological, physical, and earth science topics taught at various grade levels; criteria used to select sequencing and content of the science curriculum; most common methods of instruction used in the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Gifford, Bernard R. – 1983
The current crisis in the quality and instruction of pre-college mathematics/science education is acknowledged to be one of the major problems confronting American education. Such future demographic changes as increasing numbers of immigrant and minority-group students in the school population will make the crisis more acute. Many factors need to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Ellis, James D. – 1989
The Biological Science Curriculum Study with support from others conducted a three-year project (ENLIST Micros II) to develop and test a model for implementing educational computing in science courses. Descriptive data on background characteristics, prior experience with microcomputers, and educational level of the leaders and new participants was…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education