Interested in managing existing work-based learning schemes by incorporating monitoring and evaluation methods? Following a brief discussion of the concept of work-based learning, this handbook presents the rationale for monitoring and evaluation as part of good governance. The functioning of work-based learning schemes is represented by a process…

This guide, updated in 2019, outlines some of the key questions trustees should ask regarding the academic and financial operations of their institutions. Institutions vary significantly in terms of size, audience, and purpose. But by asking questions and following up, trustees can play a pivotal role in ensuring that the next generation receives…

The most important components of an academic institution are the educational programs it offers. California Education Code and accreditation standards emphasize the essential nature of a college's educational programs to that college's existence, and often a college's programs reflect the individual personality of the college and the uniqueness of…

This document is designed as a self-assessment tool for districts to gauge their progress in implementing college- and career-readiness standards. This tool was primarily designed to help central office leaders and staff assess implementation at a systems level. Each section provides a core set of leading questions, along with descriptions of what…

There is no single script for effective character education, but there are some important basic principles. This document presents eleven principles that schools and other groups can use to plan a character education effort and to evaluate available character education programs: (1) Promotes core ethical values and supportive performance values as…

This guide, the first volume in a 12-part series produced by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, is an overview of the planning process for curriculum development in all subject areas. It explores ways to review, revise, create, and evaluate curricula, along with sample plans and organizational patterns that encourage staff…

This report outlines key components of effective character education and allows schools and districts to assess their efforts in relation to these criteria. The instrument provides a means for reflecting on current practices, identifying short and long-term objectives, and developing or improving a strategic plan. Each of the "Eleven Principles of…

This book explains curriculum audits and how to conduct them. Chapter I, "Why Audit?" presents criteria for determining if an audit is warranted and describes three basic types: functional, operational, and programmatic. Chapter II shows how the three primary activities of document review, interviews, and site visitations yield answers to the…

This book applies the concepts of curriculum development and management, with curriculum defined as the collectivity of paper defining work, to a wide range of organizations, especially social service organizations, schools, and colleges. After an introductory chapter defining basic concepts, Chapters 1 through 7 cover: curriculum management as it…

This report provides documents, categorized under five different sections, to be used as guidelines for curriculum development. The first section, "Model Board Policy for Comprehensive Planning," outlines responsibilities of local education boards in curriculum development and provides examples to consider for policy development. The second…

This document discusses the need to control curriculum quality and describes two methods to assess school districts' efforts at curriculum quality control. Exercising such control means effecting a congruence between what should be taught (the school district's objectives), what is taught, and what students learn. In the first method of assessing…

Guidelines for conducting a program quality review or school self-evaluation are presented. The program quality review process is designed to evaluate curriculum and instructional strategy effectiveness, guide the development of an action plan, and provide a model for school self-study. Part 1 describes applications of the quality criteria to…

This document is designed to assist schools in planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating mathematics programs. Eighteen elements are listed which are viewed to be basic to an effective program. The elements are grouped into evaluation areas that focus on administrative coordination, the mathematics teacher, instruction, the curriculum…

The model set forth in this article makes it possible to describe and judge an educational program (specifically, nursing) on the basis of data obtained through a specified inquiry process. It provides a systematic method for organizing various types of data and allows the examination of relationships among those data. (CT)

This handbook was designed to assist school districts in Montana as they undertake the process of developing curriculum. The process includes five steps, each of which require that district personnel discuss a series of questions. Steps include forming a curriculum committee; defining and evaluating present practices; and developing, implementing,…