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Loveless, Tom – Educational Leadership, 2013
The Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. They enjoy a huge following of well-wishers and supporters who are optimistic that the standards will boost achievement in U.S. schools. Setting aside the cheerleading and fond hopes, what are the real chances of success? The most reasonable prediction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, State Standards, Professional Development, Curriculum Development
Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2012
Any organization with a comprehensive training program has a leadership development curriculum. These programs include everything from conventional classroom learning with guest speakers to high-tech simulations and lavish retreats. There also may be mentorship thrown in, as well as multiple job rotations. Despite the well-rounded curricula, many…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Leadership, Leadership Training, Management Development
Stufflebeam, Daniel L. – 1981
On behalf of the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, the author reviews the Committee's recent efforts and discusses the needs for further work related to the "Standards for Evaluations of Educational Programs, Projects, and Materials." The Committee has developed a program to guide its work. The program addresses…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Standards
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Wakim, Judith H. – Nurse Educator, 1983
Describes the six-year evolution of a comprehensive evaluation plan used to enhance a nursing program. Includes the plan with specific questions, deadlines, and documentation procedures. The plan provides a rational basis for improvements, orients newcomers, and lets everyone know what their evaluation responsibilities are. (JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Nursing Education
Garrison, Bruce – Association for Communication Administration Bulletin, 1983
Describes the procedures of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Also examines advantages and disadvantages of accreditation. (PD)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Curriculum Evaluation, Higher Education
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Drake, James A. – Educational Theory, 1979
"The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs" by Elliot W. Eisner is reviewed. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Higher Education
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Becker, Howard S. – American Sociologist, 1987
Maintains that graduate training in sociology is an uneasy compromise between teaching new sociologists practical knowledge and doing what a department's various constituencies demand. Suggests that faculty should develop a continuing dialogue with students and incorporate them, formally and informally, in their work. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Professional Training
Donald, Arthur S. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1984
Studies show a lack of evaluation as a fundamental element of curriculum design in further education. To this end, a model is proposed and its advantages outlined. The importance of relevant evaluative skills as objectives within college staff development programs is discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Lester, Sid – Social Studies Review, 1989
Surveys the 17 "distinguishing characteristics" listed in the introduction of California's History-Social Science Framework (1988), and evaluates its strengths and weaknesses. Points out inconsistencies and argues that the arbitrary omission of some important items was unnecessary. (GEA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
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WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1993
Presents a draft (representing a massive revision) of the guidelines that have directed campus self-studies (preceding visits from WPA consultant-evaluators) for over a decade. Requests interested persons to make comments and propose changes to the draft document. (RS)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Guidelines, Higher Education
Brandt, Ronald S., Ed. – 1981
Evaluation of a middle school humanities program is the focus of this report. It explains how to identify information needs and set priorities, how to obtain information from a variety of sources, and what to do with the data collected in terms of formulating recommendations for the school board. The variety of evaluation approaches presented are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Humanities
Weber, Larry J.; And Others – 1981
This paper attempts to provide a model that allows for individual evaluators to frame specific evaluation items based on a common set of beliefs (a philosophy) regarding the secondary school program for marketing and distributive education. It describes Popham's procedure for the development of domain specifications that frame the philosophical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Distributive Education, Educational Philosophy, Evaluation Criteria
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Sanders, Mark – Technology Teacher, 1985
The author suggests the possibility that teachers, students, parents, and school systems do not like the changes in the industrial arts curriculum and prefer the traditional curriculum to "technology" education. (CT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Industrial Arts, Parent Attitudes, Program Design
Nelson, Murry – 1997
This paper examines the growth of the standards movement in education and asserts that the standards movement neglects large issues and constructs in a search for a simple, "quick fix" solution. Most of the standards' attention is centered around the content of the curriculum and little attention is paid to students and teachers. The standards…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Program Evaluation, Social Studies
Alaezi, O. – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1985
This article aims to make a critical analysis of the African attempts at vocationalizing the school curriculum, looking at certain major issues with the views of one prominent critic, Philip Foster, in mind. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Job Skills, Program Development
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