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Peer reviewedKirst, Michael W.; Meister, Gail R. – Curriculum Inquiry, 1985
This article explores the origin of demands for school curriculum reform, discusses why some secondary school reforms last while others don't, lists prospects for current reforms, and suggests approaches and methods to improve the formulation of curriculum policy in the United States. Thirty-eight references are listed. (DCS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedCreighton, Helen – Journal of Educational Administration, 1983
Following a literature review on policy development and decision-making--their participants, processes, innovative directions, and contexts--this study develops a series of analytical questions exploring the aspects of curriculum innovation. (JW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
Walters, John; Marcus, Laurence R. – 1985
Eight New Jersey State colleges which shared essentially the same goals and offered similar financial aid packages were studied in order to determine the relationship between persistence rates of disadvantaged students in opportunity programs and the role of faculty in such programs. Student data were provided by New Jersey's Equal Opportunity…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Preparation
Peer reviewedAnderson, Ronald E. – Education and Computing, 1987
This discussion identifies assumptions about the effects of computer learning activities upon students, and argues that more research is needed to justify the ongoing implementation of computer activities in education. Highlights include computer literacy, teacher training, and inequalities in socioeconomic groups and gender. Twenty-three…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
Download full textRomberg, Thomas A., Ed.; Stewart, Deborah M., Ed. – 1987
This document is one of three related volumes. They present the rationale, background, and framework for a comprehensive monitoring system being developed for the National Science Foundation. The system is being designed to gather information about the effects of national, state, and local policy actions designed to change the teaching and…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary School Mathematics
Blackmore, Jill; Spaull, Andrew – 1986
This five-part paper examines the role of teacher unions in Australian education at the state level. An overview describes the organizational strength of Australia's teacher unions. Part 1, "Teacher Union Growth," presents a history, and part 2, "Teacher Unions and State Education," interprets issues involving unions and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
Fendley, William R., Jr., Ed.; Seeloff, Linda T., Ed. – 1993
This bibliography is intended to provide lists of useful references, annotated where possible, in areas of concern to institutional researchers and planners. The bibliography covers approximately 400 publications, most published in the 1980s and early 90s. It is organized into the following 17 major topics: accreditation; assessment; budget and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Annotated Bibliographies, College Athletics
