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Business-Higher Education Forum (NJ1), 2010
In light of recent data showing that educational attainment rates in the United States have stagnated, the Obama administration and others have called for renewed efforts to bolster higher education outcomes. Strengthening the role of community colleges is undoubtedly an important component of any plan to dramatically increase the number of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Industry, Educational Attainment
Rowley, Corey; Townes, Courtland, III; Jones, Darrell Lynn; Buppapong, Raweewan; Langbehn, Kristy; George, Carri; Petty, Richard; Heinsohn, Dawn – 2002
The participant's manual contains training materials for a national teleconference on coalition building for systems advocacy in agencies concerned with independent living for people with disabilities. Preliminary materials include the conference agenda, background information about the trainers, and organizational information on Independent…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities
Harris, Ben M. – 1986
This book proposes treating teacher evaluation as a set of processes aimed primarily at helping teachers develop professionally. The book opens with a review of current practices and problems in evaluation, then outlines basic theoretical concepts and describes some operational models. The Developmental Teacher Evaluation Kit (DeTEK) is introduced…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Natale, Joseph L. – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" discusses the effective management of purchasing processes in a school district. These processes include obtaining materials, supplies, and equipment of maximum value for the least expense, and receiving, storing, and distributing the items obtained. The chapter opens with an overview of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment
Boone, Edgar J.; Safrit, R. Dale; Jones, Jo – 2002
This guide for current and prospective adult educators is a comprehensive, practical conceptual framework for planning, designing/implementing, and evaluating/accounting for adult education programs. Chapter 1 describes the programming process. Chapter 2 describes 13 nationally recognized models of the adult education programming process, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Needs