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Bleemer, Zach – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2016
What was the role of imperfect local information in the growth, gender gap, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) major selection of early 20th century American universities? In order to examine pre-1950 American higher education, this study constructs four rich panel datasets covering most students, high school teachers, and…
Descriptors: Role Models, Women Faculty, Females, STEM Education
Tedford, Jennifer – Principal Leadership, 2008
How many beginning teachers struggle to create new lessons despite the fact that experienced teachers have already designed effective lessons for the same content? Shulman (1987) used the term "collective amnesia" to describe the failure of school leaders to design professional development that included the collection of its best…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Course Content, Norms, Educational Technology
Clay, Katherine; Long, Susan – 1979
This compilation of miscellaneous information about the San Mateo Educational Resources Center (SMERC) was designed as a reference tool for SMERC linking agents, i.e., SMERC-trained personnel responsible for explaining their center's information services to subscribing agencies. It contains SMERC subscription information: listings of resources and…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Databases, Guides, Information Networks