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McGuinn, Patrick – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2015
It has been three years since Race to the Top grant-winning states piloted new teacher evaluation systems and many of them have made considerable progress, yet according to media coverage and a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published in April 2015, struggles remain and most grantees have asked to extend the timetables for…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, State Policy, Teacher Evaluation, Program Implementation
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Stockard, Jean – Current Issues in Education, 2010
A large body of literature documents the central importance of fidelity of program implementation in creating an internally valid research design and considering such fidelity in judgments of research quality. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) provides web-based summary ratings of educational innovations and is the only rating group that is…
Descriptors: Research Design, Educational Innovation, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Raths, David – Campus Technology, 2008
Implementing a complex business intelligence (BI) system at a small school or one with limited resources can seem daunting. For small to midsize schools and community colleges, a strategic BI initiative may still be an elusive goal. This article discusses how schools with limited resources are making the dream a reality.
Descriptors: Small Schools, Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Program Implementation
Kinnear, D. H.; And Others – 1980
Following the lead of the Department of Further Education in South Australia, the Australian Conference of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Directors began a TAFE Clearinghouse, having as its major goal the promotion of initiatives in research, investigation, and innovation in technical and further education. The Clearinghouse's functions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clearinghouses, Information Services, Information Systems
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Smith, Donald – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1983
Describes creation of National Clearinghouse on Aging within federal government, noting clearinghouse involvement in planning and implementation of proposed Service Center for Aging Information (SCAN), an automated bibliographic information system. SCAN products and services, user groups and information needs involved with gerontological research,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Clearinghouses, Databases, Federal Legislation
Cooper, Dennis C.; And Others – 1983
Potential uses of a central registry/clearinghouse approach in the Child Support Enforcement Program (CSEP) are described in this publication. The CSEP was established in 1975 under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act in an effort to reduce federal monies spent supporting dependent children not receiving financial assistance from absent parents.…
Descriptors: Children, Clearinghouses, Data Processing, Financial Support
Thiessen, Jim – 1983
This description of activities initiated through the Computer Technology Project of the provincial education ministry in Alberta, Canada, covers the 2-year period beginning with establishment of the project by the Alberta Department of Education in October 1981. Activities described include: (1) the establishment of the Office of Educational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Clearinghouses, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Perry, Pamela; And Others – 1996
This report contains materials from the TECHlinx Technical Education Clearinghouse project designed to promote the effective development of the Texas work force by linking individuals and institutions to information and resources focused on work force education. Part 1, an executive summary, reports how the project was successfully established and…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Information Services, Information Utilization, Internet
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Studies (OMS) progress during 1987 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of technology in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in five sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the Institute on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Higher Education
Jenks, Lynn, Comp.; And Others – 1982
Reports on a forum sponsored by the California State Department of Education in cooperation with the California School Boards Association and the Far West Laboratory for Education Research and Development, which was held to identify the most critical needs for educational technology in the state and to discuss possible strategies for meeting these…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Clearinghouses, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1989
Designed to serve both as an activity report on Office of Management Services (OMS) progress during 1989 and a catalog of OMS services and products, this annual report focuses on the management of human and technical resources in a scholarly environment. Programs and services are reported in four sections: (1) Applied Research and Development (the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Clearinghouses, Higher Education
National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education, Columbus, OH. – 2001
The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education and the National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education were established at the University of Minnesota and The Ohio State University, respectively, in 1999. The centers operate as a consortium with primary and associate partners. Through the centers, the partners…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adoption (Ideas), Advisory Committees, Annual Reports
Dawson, Amy L.; MacAllum, Keith; Warner, Nicole – 2003
This document chronicles the experience of the National Training Institute (NTI) for Community Youth Work and four of its Building Exemplary Systems for Training Youth Workers (BEST) affiliates in establishing youth development practitioner apprenticeship (YDPA) programs. Part 1 describes the work of NTI and BEST intermediary organizations to lay…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Adoption (Ideas), Apprenticeships