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Budden, Connie B.; Budden, Michael C. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2013
As traditional universities grapple with an onslaught of demand for distance education a recurring call to ensure quality in such offerings arises. The Quality Matters Program intends to guarantee such quality through a peer-centered process and offers a certification process to help assure quality in online and blended courses. This report is a…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Program Implementation, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Anderson, Sandra Lee – Educational Leadership, 1982
This superintendent-mandated school improvement program has improved test scores and brought about teacher, student, and parent support for participating junior high schools. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Improvement Programs, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
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Clauset, Karl H., Jr.; Gaynor, Alan K. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Computer simulation makes it possible for researchers to test the potential effects of alternative school improvement policies. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Kirst, Michael W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Reform efforts that manipulate time, content, materials, and teacher variables have the best chance of success in a period of fiscal steady state. (Author)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
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Squires, David A.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
This review of the literature highlights research-based ways to improve schools and classrooms. Emphasis is on student time-on-task, effective teacher behaviors, and positive teacher supervision. (JM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement