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Direct linkMcDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – Harvard Education Press, 2020
In "Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy," political scientists Lorraine M. McDonnell and M. Stephen Weatherford provide an original analysis of evidence use in education policymaking to help scholars and advocates shape policy more effectively. The book shows how multiple types of evidence are combined as elected officials and their…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Policy Formation, Public Officials
Massachusetts State Dept. of Public Health, Boston. – 1989
The first section of this report presents a summary of topics discussed at the "Towards Massachusetts Smoke-Free Schools" conference. Discussion at the conference focused on school policy, tobacco cessation programs, and tobacco-use prevention programs. Section 2 offers an overview of Massachusetts laws covering smoking and schools,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Promotion
ZACHARIAS, JERROLD R.; AND OTHERS – 1965
DURING A 3-MONTH PERIOD (MARCH TO JUNE 1963) A GROUP OF SCHOLARS MET IN WEEKLY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS AND PLAN THE GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE CURRICULUM REFORM PROGRAM AND THE SPECIFIC UNITS THAT MIGHT BECOME PARTS OF AN OVERALL DESIGN. THE COMMITTEE'S WORK DIVIDED ITSELF INTO FOUR CATEGORIES (1) THE CREATION OF BASIC PRINCIPLES DRAWN FROM THE SOCIAL…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, History
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Research and Assessment. – 1986
This examination of high schools in Massachusetts raises questions about the meaning of the high school diploma and the role, if any, of state policymakers in influencing its meaning. The study shows: (1) students with different characteristics (e.g., male, female, white, minority) and from different kinds of communities and with different…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, High Schools
Download full textMassachusetts State Dept. of Public Health, Boston. – 1993
This volume of policies related to children with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) describes appropriate ways to guarantee students' rights while maintaining public health, and answers questions for parents, educators, and caregivers. Section 1 presents policy guidelines for infants, toddlers, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Board of Education Policy, Confidentiality
Sullivan, Neil V. – 1973
This speech begins with a discussion of broad social and political patterns and trends that are currently developing and continues to the specific unresolved social issues which will affect the nature and structure of educational systems. Those issues seen by the author is most likely to produce the greatest amount of activity are integration, the…
Descriptors: Community, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
