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Latimore, Jo A.; Dreelin, Erin A.; Burroughs, Jordan Pusateri – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
Scientists need to engage stakeholders in natural resource management; however, few graduate programs prepare students to conduct outreach and engagement. Given this need, the authors' goals were to (1) create a one-credit course that introduced outreach and engagement practices and participatory approaches, (2) improve the quality of graduate…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Natural Resources
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Roy, Joydeep – Education Finance and Policy, 2011
Michigan radically altered its school finance system in 1994. The new plan, called Proposal A, significantly increased state aid to the lowest-spending school districts and limited future increases in spending in the highest-spending ones, abolishing local discretion over school spending. I investigate the impact of Proposal A on the distribution…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Objectives, State Aid, Finance Reform
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Marquart, Matthea; Rizzi, Zora Jones; Parikh, Amita Desai – Afterschool Matters, 2010
A national provider of afterschool and summer programming plans to expand quickly into new regions, bringing its successful model of out-of-school learning to more children in disadvantaged schools and neighborhoods. A large number of staff members must be trained in the provider's program model in a short window of time. The organization needs to…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Job Training, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning
Redd, Zakia; Boccanfuso, Christopher; Walker, Karen; Princiotta, Daniel; Knewstub, Dylan; Moore, Kristin – Child Trends, 2012
The educational achievement and attainment of young people in the United States has been a long-standing issue of concern. While analyses of long-term trend data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show that students in the United States have made gains in reading and mathematics over the past few decades, a sizeable…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Evidence, Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
House, Ernest R.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1974
Among nearly 40 States attempting to apply the accountability principle to school operation by legislative fiat, Michigan is clearly a leader. This exhaustive study reveals disturbing defects in Michigan's plan, particularly in the assessment component. (Editor)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Smith, Chauncey W.; Chapman, Reuben – 1973
This booklet is intended to aid classroom teachers in implementing the accountability model developed by the Michigan Department of Education. The authors discuss and provide examples of each of the accountability model's six steps--1) identification of goals, 2) performance objectives, 3) assessment of needs, 4) analysis of delivery systems, 5)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Delivery Systems, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
House, Ernest; And Others – 1974
Accountability currently is an important concept throughout education. Michigan has assumed leadership among the States in exploring and applying accountability procedures. The purpose of this report is to examine the quality and implications of that leadership. Specifically, the authors' purpose is to assess the Michigan Accountability System…
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizen Participation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
LaBay, Michael J. – Michigan School Board Journal, 1975
Describes the Birmingham (Michigan) Public Schools Program Evaluation Plan. Included is an overview of the plan, the reason why the plan was developed, the cost of the plan, and a step-by-step description of procedures. (Author)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
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Ray, Rossi J.; And Others – 1976
Using Terrence Deal's four developmental stages of alternative schools, the authors analyze the development of two Lansing, Michigan, alternative schools (the Capitol Alternative Education Program and the Re-Entry Program). Deal's four stages are the euphoric stage, the psychic upheaval stage, the dissatisfaction stage, and resolution (either…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
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Stufflebeam, Daniel L. – 1974
The Michigan accountability system, based on statewide objectives-referenced testing at two grade levels generated considerable controversy, including this response to criticisms of an evaluation of the program by a panel of three persons. The contract under which the evaluation was performed is quoted to show that the authors of the report were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Turner, B. Carol; Mueller, Richard C. – 1975
The Macomb Intermediate Career Education (MICE) regional project was designed to provide a network of coordination, technical assistance, and leadership to assist local education agencies in developing career education programs. Twenty school districts participated in the project which utilized inservice training, task forces, and local work…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Objectives
Iverson, Grace; And Others – 1977
A brief paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual meeting (April 1977) describes the development, and analysis of the Instructional Management System (IMS) which is used in the Lansing elementary schools. The report is divided into three sections: a historical overview of the program, a description of IMS, and an…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Decentralization, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1980
In its fourth year the Cooperative Project in American Indian Development focused on the completion of Obectives 1, 2, 3-A, 3-B, 4, and 8. This report restates those objectives and the criteria used for each and includes an evaluation of the results based on data submitted by the project supervisor and/or home liaison specialist and on data…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Criteria, Cultural Enrichment
Brown, Bernard Franklin – 1969
The purpose of this study was to investigate the operation and effects of Title I ESEA programs operative in selected school districts in Michigan in relation to change in their respective elementary curricula as perceived by elementary school teachers. A total of 87 teachers took part. A questionnaire was developed and administered. In addition,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum
Stecher, Brian M.; Hanser, Lawrence M. – 1992
A study sought to determine the extent to which local accountability systems exist in vocational education and to describe the nature of the underlying relationships between such programs and their constituents. Data were collected through interviews from two local vocational education programs in each of five states (California, Florida,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
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