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Direct linkNational Catholic Educational Association, 2023
The National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (2012, 2023) (NSBECS) was first developed and is now updated to complement, support, and reach beyond academic and curricula standards to provide schools a roadmap to faith-based education that is governed with integrity and academically, spiritually, and…
Descriptors: National Standards, Benchmarking, Catholic Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Brookhart, Susan M. – ASCD, 2015
In this book, best-selling author Susan M. Brookhart helps teachers and administrators understand the critical elements and nuances of assessment data and how that information can best be used to inform improvement efforts in the school or district. Readers will learn: (1) What different kinds of data can--and cannot--tell us about student…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Student Evaluation, Data Analysis
Beatty, Alexandra; Koenig, Judith A. – National Academies Press, 2012
The education system in the United States is continually challenged to adapt and improve, in part because its mission has become far more ambitious than it once was. At the turn of the 20th century, less than one-tenth of students enrolled were expected to graduate from high school. Today, most people expect schools to prepare all students to…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Information Sources, Literacy, Technological Literacy
National Academies Press, 2013
"Next Generation Science Standards" identifies the science all K-12 students should know. These new standards are based on the National Research Council's "A Framework for K-12 Science Education." The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science
Pinheiro, Romulo, Ed.; Benneworth, Paul, Ed.; Jones, Glen A., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Universities are under increasing pressure to help promote socio-economic growth in their local communities. However until now, no systematic, critical attention has been paid to the factors and mechanisms that currently make this process so daunting. In Universities and Regional Development, scholars from Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Role of Education, International Education
Durlach, Paula J., Ed; Lesgold, Alan M., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2012
This edited volume provides an overview of the latest advancements in adaptive training technology. Intelligent tutoring has been deployed for well-defined and relatively static educational domains such as algebra and geometry. However, this adaptive approach to computer-based training has yet to come into wider usage for domains that are less…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Strategies, Semantics, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Bontrager, Bob; Ingersoll, Doris; Ingersoll, Ronald – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2012
As external forces demand change in the delivery of postsecondary education and institutions seek to take advantage of new opportunities, the potential for achieving higher levels of student and institutional success is vast. New technologies, communication tools, data use, and organizational constructs present key factors in improving the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Management, Educational Change, Strategic Planning
Beatty, Alexandra – National Academies Press, 2008
Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in core subjects. These documents vary in their structure, level of specificity, and other characteristics. Professional societies have also developed standards, in mathematics, English language…
Descriptors: Workshops, Academic Standards, State Standards, Benchmarking
Potter, Jonathan, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2008
Stimulating innovative and growth-oriented entrepreneurship is a key economic and societal challenge to which universities and colleges have much to contribute. This book examines the role that higher education institutions are currently playing through teaching entrepreneurship and transferring knowledge and innovation to enterprises and…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Higher Education, Innovation, Foreign Countries
Sherlock, Barbara J. – National Association of College and University Business Officers (NJ3), 2009
Based on Penn State's popular "Innovation Insights" series, this book brings together in one handy reference nearly a decade of tried and true insights into continuous quality improvements in higher education. Their five-step model for integrating planning, assessment, and improvement moves plans off the shelf and into the weekly and daily…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Focus Groups, Organizational Culture, Goal Orientation
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC. – 1993
Project 2061, begun in 1985, is a long-term effort of scientists and educators on behalf of all children, the purpose of which is to help transform the nation's school system so that all students become well educated in science, mathematics, and technology. Science For All Americans, the first Project 2061 publication, answered the question of…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum
St. Clair, Guy – 1997
Information services managers have a responsibility to provide the best information delivery possible. The basic principles of total quality management can be used by information professionals to help justify library funding through the creation of an environment where customer-patron satisfaction is paramount. This book reveals how to apply the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Benchmarking, Improvement Programs, Information Services
