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Peer reviewedLittrell, J. Harvey; Bailey, Gerald D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
A practical strategy to help school administrators improve curricula is presented. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum Development, Secondary Education
Blundell, W. Irvin – School Business Affairs, 1980
Advice is offered on how to conduct an energy audit. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation
Peer reviewedBenthul, Herman F. – Catalyst for Change, 1979
The field-centered intern program at East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas, is an approach to identifying and developing competencies that the principal needs. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textLevine, Arthur – Change, 1983
"General Education Today: A Critical Analysis of Controversies, Practices, and Reforms" (A 248-page book by Jerry G. Gaff, published by Jossey-Bass in 1983) is reviewed here as an important contribution to the abundant literature on general education. America is currently undergoing a general education revival. Part I of Gaff's book…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Book Reviews, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Solntseff, Nick – Creative Computing, 1981
Activities that describe a teacher's work are identified, and an examination of these activities leads to descriptions of the kind of computer support that would be useful to teachers in these areas. The material is designed to simplify the task of convincing administrators and others of the needs for computers. (MP)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Science, Computers, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedThornburg, Hershel – High School Journal, 1981
This article discusses how to develop a conceptual framework for health education on which a needs assessment instrument can be based; how to construct the actual instrument; and how to interpret the cognitive, affective, and behavioral data gathered for curriculum decision making. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum Development, Health Education, Needs Assessment
Peer reviewedMcLean, Deborah L.; Nunnelley, Jeanette C. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Reviews: "Blueprint for Action: Achieving Center-Based Change through Staff Development," by P. Jorde-Bloom, and others; and "Explorations with Young Children: A Curriculum Guide from the Bank Street College of Education," by A. Mitchell and J. David, editors. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Caregivers, Curriculum Development, Day Care Centers
Direct linkWattenbarger, James L.; Scaggs, Sandra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Making successful changes in college curriculum requires (1) a climate favorable to change with overt support from administrators; (2) a period of planning, study, fact finding, and reinforcement; and (3) implementation of the new curriculum with security, adequate resources, and the development of new skills. (MB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, College Curriculum
Hanna, John R. – 1974
The project approach is suited for dealing with change, and along with the functional organization, has some important things to offer a school district. The project approach is a way to build in some organizational flexibility without completely losing organizational stability. The smaller, less complicated project provides excellent training for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Guides, Bureaucracy, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedDimidjian, Victoria Jean – Young Children, 1989
Discusses three approaches that schools and teachers can use to plan for and celebrate special days with young children: the "wholly dazed," or multicultural, approach; the holidays, or nonreligious, approach; and the "holy days," or religious approach. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Doty, Charles R.; Hardy, Mary P. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1987
Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents dealing with occupational curriculum development, along with information about organizations and associations serving as resources for up-to-date curriculum information. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedMorris, J. B. – Religion & Public Education, 1989
Suggests specific ways of bringing the academic study of religion into a secular curriculum. Presents general guidelines and procedures for administrators, in working with school boards, to design and implement the teaching of religion. Argues that state boards of education are instrumental in making the academic study of religion a vital part of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Constitutional Law, Curriculum Design
