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Conley, David T. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2014
This policy report provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards, how they were developed, the sources that were referenced in their development, the need for educational standards generally, what they entail, and what it will mean for educators to implement them. The report draws from research and reference material to outline the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Edgecombe, Nikki; Cormier, Maria Scott; Bickerstaff, Susan; Barragan, Melissa – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2013
In this paper, the authors draw on empirical data from CCRC's Scaling Innovation project to examine trends in developmental education instructional reform and outline a framework for reform adoption and adaptation. The paper's findings are based on two qualitative data sources: a scan of developmental education reforms that involved changes to…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Evidence
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Christensen, Paul; And Others – 1975
Performance testing of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) model and accumulation of evaluation information from experience with Far West School (for model implementers) conducted during 1974-75 is discussed in this evaluation report. Three types of information are developed: Evidence related to student…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Attendance, Career Education, Educational Objectives
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Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1976
An overview of the Far West Laboratory (FWL) version of Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) is presented to acquaint potential adopters with the distinctive features, key roles, learning procedures of the Far West model, and its adaptability to local needs. (Core areas of the FWL-EBCE in which all students are expected to progress are career…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Career Development, Career Education, Community Involvement