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Steve Klein; Cherise Moore – Career and Technical Education Research Network, 2021
With research as a guide, designing CTE programs that promote equity and help close the opportunity gap is achievable. This is the fifth in a series of six practitioner training modules developed as part of the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Research Network Lead. Designed for CTE practitioners and state agency staff, these modules are…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Research Utilization
Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2014
This book is the author's second book on preschool. His first book, "Investing in Kids: Early Childhood Programs and Local Economic Development" (2011), explored the connection between early childhood programs and the economic development of American states and metro areas, and compared early childhood programs with business tax…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Economic Development, Correlation, Early Childhood Education
Cicchinelli, Louis F.; Barley, Zoe – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2010
This guide is designed to help districts and schools evaluate reform efforts related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), including School Improvement Grants. It includes practical, how-to tips for conducting program evaluations, whether one takes a "do-it-yourself" approach or seeks outside assistance to evaluate reform…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Educational Change
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
This seminar guide was created by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) to assist program administrators in accessing, understanding, judging, and using research for themselves and for their staff. Professional developers may want to use this seminar in place of a regularly scheduled meeting, such as a statewide…
Descriptors: Seminars, Educational Research, Program Administration, Adult Learning
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Feldhusen, John – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Reviews 20th-century research on gifted students and on approaches to their education. Discusses recent federal and organizational initiatives and describes several current approaches to gifted education. Includes an extensive bibliography. (MCG)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Lipton, Gladys C. – 1992
The guide is designed to help elementary school administrators and school communities in making decisions about FLES (foreign language in the elementary school) program design and implementation. An introductory chapter provides definitions of relevant program types (FLES, exploratory/FLEX, and immersion). The second chapter reviews the current…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Research, Elementary Education, FLES
Bellevue Public Schools, WA. – 1986
The Bellevue (Washington) public schools' Spanish immersion program is described and program-related information is provided for parents. The description outlines general program goals and the basic educational assumptions underlying them, briefly chronicles the history of immersion education and of the Bellevue program, enumerates curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Lessow-Hurley, Judith – 1991
A discussion of bilingual education analyzes current issues, reviews related research, describes innovative and exemplary program formats for dual-language programming, and examines issues in bilingual education for both limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and monolingual native-English-speakers. The first chapter provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
Gray (Naomi) Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
The resource manual is designed to provide educators with information regarding some of the resources available in bilingual education for language minority students. It may also be useful to parents and community members involved in policy formation or interested in being well informed about bilingual education. The first section outlines the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational History, Educational Research