Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Research Methodology | 7 |
| Data Collection | 3 |
| Data Analysis | 2 |
| Educational Improvement | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Research Design | 2 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Autism | 1 |
| Benchmarking | 1 |
| Cardiovascular System | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Alberta Education | 1 |
| Center for the Study of… | 1 |
| National Institutes of Health | 1 |
| US Department of Education | 1 |
Author
| Ashby, Nicole, Ed. | 1 |
| Boatright, Beth | 1 |
| Bruner, Charles | 1 |
| Elfers, Ana | 1 |
| Knapp, Michael | 1 |
| Kot, Veronika | 1 |
| Loeb, Hilary | 1 |
| Plecki, Marge | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
| Collected Works - Proceedings | 1 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
| Community | 7 |
| Parents | 3 |
| Administrators | 2 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| California | 1 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAlberta Education, 2009
The "Value-Added School Review (VSR)" is an analytical model designed to assist schools in identifying and addressing opportunities for school improvement. The model works best when it is focused purposefully on students and the student learning outcomes as defined in the "Guide to Education". It complements the processes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs
National Institutes of Health, 2005
This document defines and discusses autism and how genes play a role in the condition. Answers to the following questions are covered: (1) What are genes? (2) What is autism? (3) What causes autism? (4) Why study genes to learn about autism? (5) How do researchers look for the genes involved in autism? (screen the whole genome; conduct cytogenetic…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Autism, Genetics, Heredity
Direct linkElfers, Ana; Plecki, Marge; Knapp, Michael; Boatright, Beth; Loeb, Hilary – Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, 2004
This report describes the technical aspects of the establishment of a "Fast Response Survey System" for the state of Washington. The system, supported by the Stuart Foundation and the newly created Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP), is being designed to offer timely and useful information to the state's policy community…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Conditions, Teaching (Occupation), State Surveys
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2004
This biweekly newsletter contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. It is designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights an announcement, by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Rod Paige, of a contract to the National Institute of Statistical Sciences to convene a group of experts to review…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Dropouts
Kot, Veronika; Bruner, Charles – 1999
This publication presents information on how neighborhood residents can be involved in collecting needed information about their community which they can use to guide reform efforts. Researchers interviewed people with experience collecting information at the neighborhood level, other researchers, leaders of community based organizations, and…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Change, Community Involvement, Community Planning
National Institutes of Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. High Blood Pressure Information Center. – 1979
As part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program effort, the conference explored the implications and impact of the prevalence of hypertension in Spanish-speaking populations in California. Approximately 150 experts in health fields, representing all levels of government, public and private health care providers, consumers, and health…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Community Health Services, Data Collection, Disease Control
Society for Participatory Research in Asia, New Delhi (India). – 1982
Participatory research is an approach that calls for a democratic interaction between the researcher and those among whom the research is conducted. While this approach has been implemented with both individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings such as geographic communities, workplace situations, adult learning groups, community issue…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Data Collection, Definitions
