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House, Ernest R.; Husen, Torsten – 1979
Presented here are reviews of the reports from the National Institute of Education (NIE) on the Compensatory Education Study (an evaluation of compensatory education programs in the United States). Ernest House's article addresses the evaluation study directly. It covers the study's assessment of funding allocations, program administration,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
Ananda, Sri; Rabinowitz, Stanley – 2001
Educational reform is becoming synonymous with accountability. However, designing an effective accountability system poses serious challenges for states as is clear from the progress and pitfalls experienced by states such as Texas, Kentucky, and California. For example, many states tend to overload their new accountability programs, resulting in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Young, Michelle D.; Petersen, George J.; Short, Paula M. – 2001
The field of educational leadership faces serious challenges in the 21st century, such as the shortage of principals and superintendents, the growing demands for leadership positions, and the struggle for adequate resources. This paper explores the challenges facing this field from the position of university educational leadership preparation. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Environment

Taylor, William – Oxford Review of Education, 1979
Reviews contributions British universities make to the improvement of learning and teaching in the schools, explains why a study of these contributions is timely, and identifies some of the problems and issues that confront the further development of this work. (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Loucks, Susan F. – 1983
Teachers who implement new programs have often been observed to adapt them to suit their own teaching situations. This process of adaptation raises four important issues: (1) Can teachers replicate practices developed elsewhere? (2) Can they be equally effective in doing so? (3) Must adaptation occur for implementation to succeed? and (4) Can…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Reed, Linda – 1981
The Research and Development Exchange (RDx) is a network of regional educational laboratories and university-based research and development centers working to support state and local school improvement efforts. Initiated by the National Institute of Education in 1976, the RDx is composed of eight Regional Exchanges and four central support…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices

Scarpati, Stanley; Fischer, Louis – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Examines recent legal and programmatic changes in the education of the handicapped in Massachusetts. Highlights State standards in the areas of program delivery, identification and placement, and the use of individual educational plans. Raises issues of validation and possible inequity. (FMW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities