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Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in National and State Data Collection Programs. Technical Report 2.
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McGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – 1992
This report examines the extent to which individuals with disabilities are involved in national and state data collection programs that play a pivotal role in reform efforts focusing on measurement of educational indicators. Thirty national data collection programs were identified and 9 of the 30 are reviewed. The extent to which students with…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
The Development and Validation of a School Unit Output Model for Recognizing Merit Schools.
Rouse, Albert H. – 1987
The current success and acceptability of the Design for School Excellence (DSE) in the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools is due largely to the seriousness in which the Board of Education and the Superintendent communicated with school employees and the entire community in planning the final outcome of this program. From the original suggestion of a…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Identifying Merit Schools Using a Community-Based Definition.
Gastright, Joseph F. – 1987
In 1985 and 1986, 24 and 37 schools respectively, were publicly recognized as merit schools under the Design for School Excellence (DSE) program of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Public School system. The increase in merit schools was not accompanied by a large increase in the number of awards made on individual indicators. Rather, the new merit schools…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Chicano Studies Programs at the Crossroads: Alternative Futures for the 1980s. Working Paper #103.
Burrola, Luis Ramon; Rivera, Jose A. – 1983
Fiscal reductions as well as growing conservatism may have a profound impact on many university programs, including Chicano Studies programs, which are expanding into research, publications, and other areas. To frame the issues of greatest concern to Chicano Studies programs, a small research effort at the University of New Mexico involved the…
Descriptors: Activism, Curriculum Development, Delphi Technique, Educational Environment
Implementing State Standards and Assessment Programs Successfully--A Model for State Governments, Departments of Education and Local School Districts.
Wilson, James L. – 1986
This report describes how successful statewide programs of educational standards and assessment are established and briefly discusses causes of program failure. Four key stages characterize effective program establishment: (1) planning, (2) development, (3) implementation, and (4) monitoring. Planning involves interaction among all parties, for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Board of Education Role, Cooperative Planning
Inschool Suspension Programs for At-Risk Students.
Leatt, Desmond J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
Research findings and examples of inschool suspension programs in Oregon are combined in this bulletin. An introduction defines "at-risk" students as those having behavioral or attendance problems. Unlike traditional out-of-school suspension, alternative programs attempt to keep at-risk students at school. Chapter 1 surveys three…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning
Improving the Odds: Increasing the Effectiveness of Publicly Funded Training.
Barnow, Burt S., Ed.; King, Christopher T., Ed. – 2000
This book, which is intended for policymakers, administrators, and researchers, contains 13 research papers and reviews of the literature on increasing the effectiveness of publicly funded training. The following papers are included: "Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labor Market" (Burt S. Barnow, Christopher T. King); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers