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Peer reviewedAllison, Derek J.; Morfitt, Grace – Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 1996
Investigated Elliott Jaques's theories of organizational depth structure and timespan of discretion in two Ontario school systems. Both superintendents and principals were working at two-year timespans; system directors worked at a maximum three-year timespan. Findings imply that principals' responsibilities resemble those of assistant…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects
Peer reviewedSimpson, Mary – Scottish Educational Review, 1986
Charts development and describes features of multidisciplinary health studies course emphasizing experiential learning being introduced as part of Munn and Dunning development program. Suggests methods for easing tensions generated when aspects of school-based development are introduced into centrally controlled curriculum change to develop…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Peer reviewedParibakht, T. Sima; Wesche, Marjorie – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Presents a classification scheme for reading-related exercises advocated in English-as-a-Foreign-Language textbooks. The scheme proposes a hierarchy of the degree and type of mental processing required by various vocabulary exercises. The categories of classification are selective attention, recognition, manipulation, interpretation and…
Descriptors: Classification, College Students, English (Second Language), Pilot Projects
