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Mei Yuan Law – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This research aims to investigate the leadership strategies employed by two higher education institutions in Malaysia as they navigated the shift to online delivery of their computer science programs in response to the demands of Education 4.0. Design/methodology/approach: A phenomenological, comparative case study approach was used to…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Higher Education, Online Courses
European Union, 2015
Adult learning policies, like any other policies, need to be effective: they need to reach their objectives and attain the desired impacts, which should be carefully defined. Understanding the performance of policies allows policy makers to change and improve them. A growing body of research and statistics provides important insights into how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Davis, Elizabeth E.; Grobe, Deana; Weber, Roberta B. – Administration for Children & Families, 2012
In this paper we discuss several key challenges encountered when conducting a study of the continuity of participation in the child care subsidy program. While many of these issues are familiar to those who have studied participation dynamics in other assistance programs, and to those familiar with survival analysis, we describe these challenges…
Descriptors: Child Care, Grants, Low Income Groups, Participation
O'Malley, Kimberly; McClarty, Katie; Magda, Tracey; Burling, Kelly – Pearson Education, Inc., 2011
The nation is showing an unprecedented focus on increasing the rigor in education and preparing students for college. The college readiness trend is driving changes in the ways in which the nation uses student test data. Educational data are no longer limited to static data snapshots showing the status of a student performance at one point in…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, College Readiness
Goe, Laura; Croft, Andrew – National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2009
In "Approaches to Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness: A Research Synthesis" published by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center), ways of evaluating teachers were compared (Goe, Bell, & Little, 2008). This brief compares two of the methods discussed in that synthesis--value-added measures and classroom observations--and…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods
Xiang, Yun; Hauser, Carl – Northwest Evaluation Association, 2010
The purpose of this paper is to offer an analytic perspective to policy makers and educational practitioners regarding how to use longitudinal achievement data to evaluate schools. The authors further discuss the potential practical applications of their models for superintendents, researchers, and policy makers. The premise of the study is that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Policy Formation, Data Analysis
Royuela, Vicente; Lopez-Tamayo, Jordi; Surinach, Jordi – Social Indicators Research, 2008
In recent years, we have seen how the quality of work life has been focused and defined by the European Commission (EC). In our study we compare the EC definition with the academic one and try to see how close they are. We also analyse the possibility of applying the institutional definition to the Spanish case through the development of specific…
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Social Indicators, Foreign Countries, International Cooperation
Snelling, Anastasia M.; Korba, Casey; Burkey, Alyvia – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: Across the nation, schools have become actively involved in developing obesity prevention strategies both in classrooms and in cafeterias. We sought to determine the type of foods being offered during lunch in the cafeteria of 3 public high schools in 1 county and if this reflects the purchasing patterns of students. By labeling foods…
Descriptors: High School Students, Obesity, Prevention, Lunch Programs
National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, 2007
Increasing demands for evidence-based early childhood services and the need by policymakers to know whether a program is effective or whether it warrants a significant investment of public and/or private funds--coupled with the often-politicized debate around these topics--make it imperative for policymakers and civic leaders to have independent…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Program Evaluation, Young Children, Evaluation Methods

Darling-Hammond, Linda – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Explores the role of teacher evaluation and suggests ways professionalism might be achieved through the evaluation process. Recommends that peer review might be an important means of defining and enforcing professional standards in teaching. (DR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
A Comparison of Professional Examinations in Seven Fields: Implications for the Teaching Profession.

Lareau, Annette – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Acknowledges that the content and structure of competency examinations is open to debate. Reviews professional examinations in other fields of expertise such as accounting, law, and medicine, in an effort to establish the value of such examinations in the teaching profession. (DR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bonnet, Gerard – Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice, 2004
Given the new European institutional environment for education and training, policy and methodology for evaluation have become closely interwoven and stakes have been raised. This emerging situation calls for a robust reappraisal of existing comparative evaluation data and systems in the light of the perceived needs of European countries and of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Checkon, Stephen; And Others – 1984
This study of the legal services provided for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland has two purposes: (1) to determine the cost-effectiveness and quality of current arrangements; and (2) to present alternative arrangements with estimates of their costs, effectiveness, and acceptability. MCPS budgets significant funds for legal…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
O'Neil, Harold F.; Abedi, Jamal; Lee, Charlotte; Miyoshi, Judy; Mastergeorge, Ann – US Department of Education, 2004
Recent information on international assessments (e.g., the Third International Mathematics and Science Study) indicates that 12th-grade students in the United States are doing extremely poorly on such assessments compared with their peers in other countries. These poor results are usually attributed to cognitive factors such as students' …
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Grade 12, High School Students
Dahllof, Urban; And Others – 1991
This book presents seven essays on evaluation in higher education. In "Threats and Opportunities of Evaluation in Higher Education" Roeland in't Veld sets the policy frameworks for increased emphasis on evaluation. In "Institutional Evaluation: The Role of the Main Actors in Higher Education" Andre Staropoli describes the roles of the forces which…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
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