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David Bryfman; Dena Klein; Amanda Winer – Journal of Jewish Education, 2024
In 2023, the Jewish Education Project published a report, "A Census of Jewish Supplementary Schools in North America, 2019-2020," as a follow-up to the 2006-2007 AVI CHAI census of Jewish supplementary schools. Its companion report, "From Census to Possibilities: Designing Pathways for Jewish Learners," presents new…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Judaism, Supplementary Education
Novello, Mary – 1999
This paper offers reflections on various presentations at the March 1999 convention of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development in San Francisco. The presentation, "Links between National Standards and Successful Classroom Strategies," is guided by two questions: (1) How are teachers, schools, and school districts promoting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Testing
Ingvarson, Lawrence; Wright, Jane – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 1999
Presents an overview of the Australian Science Teachers' Association/Monash Standards Project which aims to support the development of a national voluntary system to provide professional certification to teachers of science whose practice has attained high standards set by the profession. Discusses the place of this work within the wider context…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Professional Recognition, Science Education
Hipp, Kristine A.; Huffman, Jane B. – 2000
This paper provides a snapshot of 19 diverse school settings that have committed themselves to whole-school reform to make a meaningful difference in the lives of their students. The schools in this study reflect schools across the country and represent various levels of readiness. Earlier findings in these schools indicated that "although…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Everett, Michael D.; Zinser, Otto – Journal of General Education, 1998
Asserts the need for increased critical-thinking learning outputs via more active student learning inputs. Reviews current literature, describes the Broad Analytical Expository Report (BAER) approach to teaching critical thinking, and relates experiences in experimental general education courses at a typical regional state university. Suggests…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Heflich, David A.; Iran-Nejad, Asghar – 1995
Inspired by the work of Donald Schon and John Dewey, educators today consider reflective practice a viable alternative to the technical-rational paradigm that has historically dominated educational thought in the United States. This paper argues that wholetheme constructivism can lead to a deeper understanding of reflective practice. Dewey…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change
Barrington, J. M. – British Journal of Teacher Education, 1980
This analysis of the assimilation of Beeby's model into educational literature surveys two main areas: the development of comparative education; and the stages of growth of primary education systems and the training of teachers. (JN)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Change
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Parker, Michael C. – Journal of General Education, 1998
Discusses the pedagogy and content of a general education curriculum influenced by postmodern assumptions about society, the academy, and knowledge. Suggests a more flexible curriculum, focusing on the skills needed for adapting to accelerating change as well as for preserving traditions. Asserts that critical thinking and problem-solving skills…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Futures (of Society)
Stahlke, Herbert F. W.; Nyce, James M. – CAUSE/EFFECT, 1996
Reviews significant literature on the reengineering of teaching and learning in higher education, focusing on the application of an asynchronous model of teaching and learning. Develops a framework for the use of various tools or modes of learning, from textbooks and lectures to electronic mail, news groups, and the World Wide Web. (MDM)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change
Thurlow, Martha L. – 1993
This paper examines the concept of "outcomes-based education" (OBE), how it was developed, how it relates to other current reforms that encompass the notion of outcomes, and how it relates to students with disabilities in theory and in practice. Outcomes-based education holds that all children can learn and succeed and that schools are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Methods
Lombardi, Thomas P. – 1994
This pamphlet provides an overview of the philosophical, legal, and research bases of responsible inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classes. Educators are urged to not disregard the continuum of service placement, which is legally required, but to recognize that most students with disabilities can be educated in regular classes in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Methods
Reganick, Karol – 1995
This review of the literature examines the balancing of social and academic needs of students with disabilities and typical students in the context of the trend toward integrating all students into general classrooms regardless of their learning, physical, or emotional characteristics. Issues in the debate over inclusive education are identified,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Seda, E. Elliott – 1996
This paper presents a social reconstructionist model of supervision. The model connects schools and society, and considers the vital role teachers, students, staff, and others play in developing, designing, and implementing reforms in school and society. The model is based on the philosophy of social reconstructionism, which views schools as…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy
Heck, Gary J.; Wallace, Barbara – 1999
The successful implementation of Alberta's learner outcomes in information and communication technology will depend on the ability of educators across the province to understand how change occurs and what change means for those who are involved. Schools and school jurisdictions also must have a clear vision for the future and provide effective…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change