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Dyreson, Margaret – 1980
Research-based answers are offered to the following questions on instructional time: (1) Can student achievement be improved by making time to teach? (2) What can a classroom teacher do to make time to teach? and (3) How can a school or district help the teacher? Factors related to instructional time which are described as having an effect on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWalberg, Herbert J.; And Others – Peabody Journal of Education, 1994
Discusses productive use of time and its effects on academic success, reviewing research on how students spend their time, describing relationships between allocated, engaged, and productive time and exploring psychological perspectives related to time and curriculum. Curricular and instructional modifications to increase productive time and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary School Students
Download full textAnderson, Shirley – 1983
Papers are presented which were generated by this workshop on school improvement. Both session and panel presentations are included on school effectiveness research, curriculum alignment for school improvement, a school climate improvement project, the McRel school improvement program, Pennsylvania's long-range planning for school improvement, an…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Environment, Educational Games, Elementary Secondary Education
Odden, Allan – 1982
The financial health of the education system of most states is not good; those seeking to improve educational quality will have to find inexpensive methods. Areas of the American educational system in which quality standards are not being met include time spent in learning, curriculum content, appropriate use of new technology, and personnel.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Mohlman, Georgea G. – 1982
This paper consists of an examination of current thinking on the factors influencing teacher training effectiveness and of a report of preliminary findings from a study of inservice teacher education. Previous research identifies five major components of training common to most inservice programs as presentation of theory, demonstration or…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education
Defino, Maria E., Ed.; Carter, Heather, Ed. – 1982
In this report of a working conference, experts in the teacher education field considered the adequacy of current research on teaching practices and obstacles in the implementation of changes based on research findings. In "How Useful Are the Findings from the Research on Teaching," Jane A. Stallings discussed findings from research on teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Change Strategies, Educational Objectives
