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Biegelbauer, Peter; Palfinger, Thomas; Mayer, Sabine – Research Evaluation, 2020
Innovation agencies, that is organizations with the primary focus of funding applied research and technological development, evaluate project proposals to select the most promising proposals for funding. At the moment, there is only little verified knowledge available on project evaluation and selection processes of innovation agencies. We want to…
Descriptors: Innovation, Program Proposals, Selection Criteria, Evaluators
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Julianne Cecile Barry; Tara Lise Erb; Krista Stelkia – Qualitative Research Journal, 2024
Purpose: The British Columbia Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) aims to support and advance research leadership among Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations (ICCOs) within British Columbia, Canada. The BC NEIHR provides support and funding to ICCOs for research development and knowledge sharing. This…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Organizations (Groups), Community, Collectivism
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Jewell, Bill; Fraser, Emily; Hendricks, Randy – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2017
In order for an educator to properly restrain or seclude a child, they should be made aware of the statutes, court cases, governmental policies, and terminologies that shape the legality of restraints and seclusions. This paper means to nurture that awareness. The paper is in an order that shows an evolution of the policies and laws about…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Policy, Discipline Policy, Court Litigation
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Dean-Coffey, Jara – American Journal of Evaluation, 2018
An increasing number of foundations are embracing racial equity/equity as a core value, and it is influencing how they see themselves and operate. However, evaluation has for the most part remained untouched. Knowing how race/racism has influenced both, philanthropy and evaluation, deepens our understanding of how philanthropic evaluation practice…
Descriptors: Race, Equal Education, Racial Bias, Private Financial Support
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2019
This first-ever look at the national charter school pipeline--what schools are being proposed and by whom--reveals a diverse sector, with a tremendous variety of applicants and school models. Working with Public Impact, National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) collected and analyzed nearly 3,000 charter school applications…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Validated Programs, Program Proposals, Public Education
Minnesota Department of Education, 2016
In 2013, the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $1.763M for Fiscal Year 2014 to create a statewide system for special education paperwork. In 2014, the Legislature greatly expanded the requirements of the system but did not appropriate additional resources to maintain ongoing operation of the system. The 2014 legislation codified the system in…
Descriptors: Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, State Legislation, Educational Legislation
Langhauser, Derek P. – Maine Community College System, 2017
Because The Maine Community College System (MCCS) is aware of that fact that student veterans and those veterans seeking to enroll in college have specific needs, each of the colleges in the MCCS system is working to develop and strengthen target responses to meet those needs. The Maine Community College System is therefore providing this report…
Descriptors: Veterans, State Legislation, Committees, Community Colleges
Cortez, Leonardo A.; Latorre, Nubia P.; Hernández, Rubinsten – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2016
Currently, in science teaching and in particular, natural science teaching there are concepts in the school that have a high level of abstraction. Concepts, such as atom, gene, mole and energy, among others are difficult to explain in an understanding manner to students. This situation requires the teacher to design alternative strategies to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation
McCarthy, Mary Alice; Fishman, Rachel; Palmer, Iris; Laitinen, Amy; Dancy, Kim; Burd, Stephen; Carey, Kevin; Ekowo, Manuela; Barrett, Ben; Holt, Alexander – New America, 2016
Imagine students attending colleges and universities around the country having their financial needs met without the use of federal loans, Pell Grants, and higher education tax credits. In "Starting from Scratch: A New Federal and State Partnership in Higher Education," New America's Higher Education Policy Program shares its vision for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Partnerships in Education, Federal Legislation, State Policy
Yan, Bo – Online Submission, 2016
This report documents the first-year of implementing Cycle-based Budgeting at Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY). To address the limitations of incremental budgeting and zero-based budgeting, a Cycle-based Budgeting model was developed and implemented in JCPS. Specifically, each new program needs to submit an on-line budget request…
Descriptors: County School Districts, Public Schools, Program Budgeting, Educational Improvement