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Quenemoen, Rachel – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
This synthesis report provides a historical look back over the past 15 years of alternate assessment, from the early 1990s through the mid 2000s, as reported by state directors of special education on the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) state surveys, and augmented by other research and policy reports published by NCEO and related…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, State Surveys, Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment
Faraj, Abdulatif Hussein – 1988
This report is designed to familarize educators with systems of education in a selected sample of countries and with the development that has occurred in these systems between 1984 and 1986. The information presented is drawn largely from national reports and questionnaire reports summarized by member states of UNESCO at the International…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1990
This study analyzes the needs of the Palestinian people in the area of education and training and identifies projects that would aid further development in this area. The first of seven chapters provides demographic and socioeconomic background. The second chapter is an overview of the pre-university education system in the Occupied Territories…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Zhang, Jian – Chinese Education: A Journal of Translations, 1990
Warns that agriculture is the foundation of the national economy and that economic development depends on the scientific and technological skills of the peasants. Stresses that China must avoid concentration on urban education only. Identifies teacher preparation as the key factor in reform and urges scientific research support. (NL)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
Hanna, Gerald S.; Cashin, William E. – 1987
During the past two decades, there have been several highly visible developments in education, including behavioral objectives, criterion-referenced test interpretations, the mastery model in instruction, performance-based instructional programs, competency testing, and accountability. This paper is an attempt to weave these various developments…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Development
Omari, I. M.; And Others – 1983
A clinical case study was conducted mainly to document and evaluate achievements and problems in implementing universal primary education (UPE) in Tanzania. The focus of diagnostic aspects of the study was on (1) clarity of UPE objectives, (2) preparation for implementation of the UPE program, and (3) impact of the program on teaching and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Development, Educational Finance
Parker, Franklin – 1991
Presented in historical context, the books listed in this annotated bibliography offer insights into professional education concerns and can help teachers know about the great ideas and themes of their field, and what the best and most provocative books are today. The bibliography begins with books that list and annotate topically selected best…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History
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Knight, Peter – History of Education, 1996
Explores the influences of two teacher associations, the Geographical Association and the National Association of Teachers of Home Economics and Technology, on the development of a national curriculum in the United Kingdom between 1976 and 1994. Although active, the organizations were fraught with internal dissent, organizational problems, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Legislation
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Kallaway, Peter – History of Education, 1996
Profiles the contributions of Fred Clarke whose lifelong career in international education focused on the the relationship between politics and education in a democratic context. Specifically addresses Clarke's early work with the development of vocational education in British South Africa, his subsequent disillusionment, and the effect this had…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Democratic Values, Educational Development, Educational History
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Koopman, Constantijn – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Examines three arguments supporting music education in the schools: (1) music education is vital to individual development; (2) musical experience involves a special kind of knowledge; and (3) the richness of musical experience justifies itself. Posits the the third argument as the strongest for building a supportive consensus. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Development, Educational Benefits, Educational Development
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Kovea, Stefka; Yakimova, Ivona – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Reports on the transformation of higher economic education in Bulgaria as part of the overall change in the society of that country. Describes the slow, painful process of shifting from a command economy to a free market-oriented system. Conservatism and fragmentation have hindered academic reform. (MJP)
Descriptors: Communism, Economics, Economics Education, Educational Change
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Axelrod, Paul – History of Education Quarterly, 1996
Summarizes the various interpretations and representations of Canadian educational history in textbooks and other scholarly publications from the last 20 years. Charts the appearance in educational history of intellectual and social history, as well as minority and feminist considerations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
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Bespal'ko, V. P. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Compares and contrasts the need for educational standards in the United States and Russia. Argues that both systems burden their students with an excess of peripheral and inconsequential material in order to satisfy outdated pedagogical objectives. Praises American efforts at creating national standards but questions their applicability to Russia.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Education, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
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Rader, William D. – Social Studies, 1995
Describes the origins, development, and activities of the Elementary School Economics Project at the University of Chicago during the "New Social Studies" era of the 1960s. Maintains that the program was compatible with the social science and inquiry-based instructional strategies popular at that time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education
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Elliot, Steve – Canadian Review of Art Education: Research and Issues, 1997
Examines types and functions of useful definitions of art in education. Considers the strengths and limitations of functionalist and proceduralist definitions. Identifies art as a concept operating within a culture; therefore, recommends embracing a variety of definitions to be used in contextually significant ways. (MJP)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism
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