Evaluates the effect of a comprehensive teacher training program in Instructional Theory into Practice (ITIP) on student achievement. Reports findings of two phases of a four-phase Follow-Through study. Achievement test scores indicate that students in the project made significant gains in reading and mathematics. (DR)

The materials in this paper could be used to enrich the secondary classroom curriculum in Middle Eastern studies or in world affairs. The paper provides four essay questions to use as a starting point in composing a research paper on the general topic, "Israel and Jordan: Paving the Way to Peace." It outlines the common history and…

This report examines student services within British institutions of higher education and provides six case studies of institutions that have developed approaches to the management of their student services. It includes the findings of a national survey of 100 colleges of further education (66 percent responded) that investigated a variety of…

This report provides information on the gender, ethnic, and racial composition of staff in the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California through the 1989-90 academic year. It is broken down into seven parts: (1) part 1 discusses the origin, preparation, limitations, and organization of the…

This manual, which is intended for practitioners involved in the Asia and the Pacific Programme of Education for All, explains the basic concepts and procedures involved in monitoring and evaluating literacy and continuing education programs. The following are among the topics discussed in the manual's eight chapters: (1) understanding monitoring…