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Conley, David T.; Goldman, Paul – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1995
Examines teacher reactions to an Oregon law designed to restructure public education around Certificates of Initial and Advanced Mastery. Over 2,000 educators in 92 schools completed surveys. Responses showed cautious support for reform ideas, tempered with skepticisms concerning implementation. Rural teachers were more critical of the plan. (50…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Rural Schools, School District Autonomy
Conley, David T. – OSSC Bulletin, 1991
In 1987, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2020, the School Improvement and Professional Development Program. Designed to encourage innovation and professional development in a select number of Oregon schools, this act was intended to upgrade educational quality and create models for other state schools. Rather than evaluating program…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
Conley, David T. – 1993
Designed as a guide for practitioners, this book draws on over 600 sources to discuss school restructuring definitions, trends, and issues; achievements of a few select schools; and implementation techniques and strategies. Two overarching, indirectly stated issues pervading the reconceptualization of schooling are multiculturalism and a caring…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Environment