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Dahl, Rene F. – 1990
This paper examines the extent to which legitimacy affects program continuation, and focuses on the process by which programs attempt to maintain legitimate status through conformity with the larger environment. Legitimacy is defined as cultural support from a program's larger environment, such as the school district or community. An innovative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Support, Developmental Continuity, Elementary Secondary Education
Storey, Keith; Sacks, Sharon Zell – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1987
A visually-impaired 17-year-old was videotaped in a work setting before and after vocational training. The videotape was shown to 35 graduate students and student teachers, whose ratings of the student's vocational competence validated behavior changes (e.g., job task accuracy) resulting from the training as being clinically important. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Job Training, Program Validation, Secondary Education
Download full textD'Amico, Joseph J. – 1982
Four influential studies on school effectiveness reported by Brookover and Lezotte (1979), Edmonds and Frederiksen (1979), Phi Delta Kappa (1980), and Rutter and others (1979) are limited in their usefulness as recipes for creating effective schools by the following four issues: (1) The four studies differ in their definition of what…
Descriptors: Definitions, Demonstration Programs, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1985
Reports on the current status of public education in Utah's public schools called for educational reform dealing with curriculum, instruction, student activities, preparation of teachers, inservicing administrators, and modes for improving teacher pay. A series of meetings held by educators, conferences, and visits throughout the state provided…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedLeMahieu, Paul G.; Wallace, Richard C., Jr. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Responding to doubts about the validity of test results that showed the Pittsburgh School District's school improvement project to be highly successful, the district validated its results by administering a different test to a representative sample of students in secure conditions. (MCG)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Testing
Hayward, Becky Jon – 1989
This report reports activities of the Regional Information Exchange (RIE) program under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Program. An overview compares the RIE program with a National Diffusion Network unit--the Joint Dissemination Review Panel, which also focuses on…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Information Dissemination, National Programs
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Academic Senate. – 1996
Intended as a reference for California community college faculty and staff in the development and revision of program review processes, this report provides background information on program review in the state, a summary of relevant legislation and regulations, and recommendations for developing a program review process. Following introductory…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Governing Councils, College Planning, Community Colleges
