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Harlan, Brian – Online Submission, 2012
Over 20 years ago, Robert J. Barak and Barbara E. Breier suggested incorporating a regular assessment of the entire program review system into the review schedule in order to ensure that the system itself is as efficient and effective as the programs under review. Barak and Breier's seminal book on the goals and processes of program review has…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Change Strategies
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Shuran, Michael B.; Roblyer, M. D. – NASSP Bulletin, 2012
The increasing number of special education-related lawsuits has become costly, time-consuming, and a strain on school-community relations--in short, an issue of growing concern to U. S. school systems. To identify factors associated with this type of litigation, this study analyzed data from one state's 10-year experience with due process special…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Special Education, Interviews
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Dyson, Ben; Wright, Paul M.; Amis, John; Ferry, Hugh; Vardaman, James M. – Policy Futures in Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the production, communication, interpretation and contestation of new physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) policy initiatives introduced in Mississippi and Tennessee for the academic year 2006-2007. These states provide a relevant context to study such issues, since Mississippi has the highest…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, High Schools, Physical Education, Public Policy
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Phillips, Jack J.; Phillips, Patti P. – Performance Improvement, 2010
Although the need for project objectives is obvious, their value and role are much broader than most think. In this article, we explore the need for higher levels of objectives, along with tips and techniques to develop them properly. More important, we examine the benefits of objectives from many perspectives. In today's competitive environment,…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Program Effectiveness, Behavioral Objectives, Performance Technology
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Wang, Yimin; Ross, Heidi – Chinese Education and Society, 2010
Employing data from three encounters, during 1996, 2001, and 2010, with students and teachers in Huining, gansu, China's "Gaokao county," known for its striking contrast between poverty and the remarkable achievements of its College Entrance Examination (CEE) candidates, we explore the lived experiences of Huining students and teachers…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Educational Opportunities
Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
The ranking of higher education institutions is a growing phenomenon around the globe, with ranking systems in place in more than 40 countries and the emergence of international ranking systems that compare institutions across national lines. With this proliferation of rankings come questions about the goals, uses, and outcomes of these systems.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Decision Making, Case Studies
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Carusetta, Ellen; Cranton, Patricia – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
In both the United States and Canada, higher education faculty have access to voluntary faculty development activities through continuing professional education departments, but rarely are preparatory programs available for those preparing to become faculty. Faculty development initiatives are only infrequently grounded in adult education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Continuing Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Liu, Yujin; Dunne, Mairead – Comparative Education, 2009
In the post-Mao era, the Chinese government carried out a series of education reforms to modernise education provision. This paper explores two related aspects of these reforms through comparative case study research in three different school locations within the same region in China. The first focus is upon system reform initiated through…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
Srikantaiah, Deepa – Center on Education Policy, 2009
This report takes an in-depth look at how classroom practices in Rhode Island, Illinois, and Washington State have been influenced by state accountability policies and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It examines how teachers and administrators have responded to increased accountability and pressure to meet state standards. Drawing from case…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Standards, Accountability, Educational Practices
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Briere, Donald E., III; Siegle, Del – TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 2008
Unified Sports is Special Olympics' response to the inclusion movement. The program includes both students with disabilities and students without disabilities working together in athletic competitions. We describe 4 students who participated in the program: 3 females and 1 male. The students' disabilities varied and included mobile impairment,…
Descriptors: Team Sports, High School Students, Disabilities, Special Education
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Ferrer-Balas, D.; Buckland, H. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and RCE-Barcelona in the context of two organisations with a strategic aim to further Education for Sustainable Development. A special emphasis is put in the role that UPC has had in the creation and development of this project,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Sustainable Development, Systems Analysis, Regional Planning
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Ayers, Toby Diane – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
This paper presents a case study of a stakeholder-collaborative approach to the utilization of evaluation. The roles of participants were extended to incorporate: the design, administration, and interpretation of surveys and interviews; extensive data-gathering; and development of major portions of the final report. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Utilization, Evaluators
O'Donnell, Lisa; Bielby, Gill; Golden, Sarah; Morris, Marian; Walker, Matthew; Maguire, Sue – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2007
The Department for Education and Skills (Replace by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as of June 28, 2007) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to conduct an evaluation of the Youth Opportunity Fund and Youth Capital Fund (YOF/YCF). This summary presents the main findings from the interim report of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Young Adults, Youth Opportunities, Research Reports
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Lochner, Ann; Bales, Susan Nall – New Directions for Youth Development, 2006
Research has confirmed short- and long-term positive effects of quality youth development programs. Despite the evidence of the positive outcomes of youth programs, policies supporting these programs are inadequate due in part to limited public understanding about the developmental process and the role of quality youth development programs during…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Public Support, Program Attitudes, Cognitive Restructuring
Gordon, Sandy; And Others – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1996
Pre- and postvoyage interviews with seven participants on a 10-day adventure trip aboard the sail training ship Leeuwin revealed that the experience met the expectations of most participants and that participants experienced increases in self-confidence, self-esteem, motivation, and tolerance. Suggests that prevoyage briefing, postvoyage…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Foreign Countries
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