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Cohen, David K.; Hill, Heather C. – 2001
Disputing the claim that improved student learning requires stronger academic standards and stiffer tests, the authors of this book contend that effective state reform depends on coherence in policy and practice, and opportunities for professional learning. It draws on a study of a program in California that worked to improve mathematics teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Finn, Chester E., Jr., Ed.; Rebarber, Theodor, Ed. – 1992
Written under the joint auspices of the Educational Excellence Network of Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) and the National Conference of State Legislatures, this book contains nine chapters, by leading educators, divided into five sections that explore the major issues in education reform. Following a foreword by John Martin and an introduction…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Peterson, Marvin W., Ed.; Mets, Lisa A., Ed. – 1987
Designed as a reference for both practitioners and scholars, this book describes the general development of governance, management, and leadership in higher education, and also outlines the evolution of particular issues, concepts, and literature within each of these three areas. Each bibliographic entry is numbered to provide cross-references to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies