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Ursin, Jani; Aittola, Helena; Henderson, Charles; Valimaa, Jussi – Tertiary Education and Management, 2010
Mergers are common phenomena in higher education institutions. Improving educational quality is typically one of the stated goals of university mergers. Yet, little information exists about how merging institutions approach this goal. This paper presents results from a study of planning documents created prior to four mergers in the Finnish higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Organizational Change, Educational Quality
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Orlich, Donald C. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2010
Under pressure from the U. S. Department of Education (USDOE) and select private foundations, state officials have rushed to establish and enforce sets of standards for the K-12 public schools sector. This writer analyzed selected samples from several state sets and found them to be technical specifications without the needed prerequisite learning…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Public Education, Accountability
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Coleman, Rhoda; Goldenberg, Claude – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2010
In this final article, the authors look at how research on effective instruction for English Learners translates into schools and districts--in other words, where the research meets the classroom. The authors begin by discussing some models for school and district support for English Learner programs. Then, drawing examples from actual schools and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Educational Practices, Performance Factors
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McDonald, Craig – Journal of Education & Christian Belief, 2010
In this article, the author argues that honors study flourishes most when rooted in a strong community, a community of learners (both students and faculty members) from different disciplines and levels of experience, who sustain a broad and ongoing conversation with one another. To him, it is the "heart" of honors study, whatever other goals a…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Teacher Student Relationship
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Sternberg, Robert J.; Bonney, Christina Rhee; Gabora, Liane; Jarvin, Linda; Karelitz, Tzur M.; Coffin, Lee – College and University, 2010
Those who design admissions policies and procedures are the gatekeepers of higher education, and thereby play a role in shaping the direction of human society. Every year selective universities face the difficult challenge of sifting through the application materials of millions of high school graduates and deciding which applicants should be…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Predictor Variables, College Admission, Academic Standards
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Brown, Roger – Quality in Higher Education, 2010
Following a report by a Parliamentary Committee, the Higher Education Funding Council for England is consulting the sector about a strengthened national quality assurance system, with an enhanced role for information about quality and a closer focus on academic standards. This article provides a critical review of the main proposals.
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, National Standards
ACT, Inc., 2016
The "Condition of College & Career Readiness 2015" is the ACT annual report on the progress of US high school graduates relative to college readiness. This report provides a national snapshot of academic performance among African American students in the 2015 high school graduating class who took the ACT® test and addresses questions…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Readiness, Career Readiness, African American Students
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2016
Alaska's Department of Education & Early Development shares a vision that all students can succeed in their education and work, shape meaningful lives for themselves, exemplify the best values of society, and be effective in improving the character and quality of the world about them. To support this mission, the Alaska State Board of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, School Districts, Academic Achievement
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (NJ1), 2011
As part of its proposal to the U.S. Department of Education, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) committed to developing model content frameworks for mathematics to serve as a bridge between the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC assessments. The PARCC Model Content Frameworks were developed through a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Secondary School Mathematics, Academic Standards, Grade 3
Sandeen, Arthur – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2011
In view of the serious challenges facing college and university administrators, it is encouraging to note the increased interest in improving leadership knowledge and skills. This book presents an additional option to college and university administrators in their efforts to enhance their leadership skills. The case study approach to improving…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies
Stern, Sheldon M.; Stern, Jeremy A. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2011
This study is the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's first review of the quality of state U.S. history standards since 2003. Key findings include: (1) A majority of states' standards are mediocre-to-awful. The average grade across "all" states is barely a D. In twenty-eight jurisdictions--a majority of states--the history standards earn Ds or…
Descriptors: United States History, State Standards, State Surveys, Audits (Verification)
Merritt, Eileen G.; Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Berry, Robert Q.; Walkowiak, Temple A.; Larsen, Ross A. A. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Classroom observational measures can provide information about high quality student-teacher interactions, allowing researchers to consider the impacts of these practices on student outcomes. Such measures can take a "process-oriented approach" that considers the nature of interactions between teachers and students, such as the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Class Size, Low Income Groups, Teacher Improvement
Kimmel, Sue C. – Library Media Connection, 2011
School librarians occupy a space rich in resources and numeracy. They are thus positioned to offer resources and standards that promote inquiry, drawing conclusions, real world connections, and aesthetic enjoyment. Part of their task with teachers is to create those connections with curriculum and students. School librarians' collections are aswim…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Teachers, Librarians
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Buxton, Cory; Provenzo, Eugene F., Jr. – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
Science curriculum and instruction in K-12 settings in the United States is currently dominated by an emphasis on the science standards movement of the 1990s and the resulting standards-based high-stakes assessment and accountability movement of the 2000s. We argue that this focus has moved the field away from important philosophical…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Scientific Concepts, Accountability
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O'Meara, James – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2011
Educational reform represents a long-term focus of Australian governments. National policy documents have emphasised quality education for all and improved teacher quality for over 30 years. The gaps in achievement among various groups of learners represent a problem for an education system seeking to achieve national quality benchmarks,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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