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Download full textBeaver, Jessica K.; Weinbaum, Elliot H. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2012
It is an oft-heard refrain in schools: "These schools lack the capacity they need." Or, "We need to build capacity in schools so that students can achieve." In district offices, statehouses, and elsewhere, the sentiment is repeated in various forms, but the term "capacity" is almost always used. What do education…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Program Content, Human Capital, School Personnel
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Direct linkBomer, Randy; Dworin, Joel E.; May, Laura; Semingson, Peggy – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: This is the first research study to examine the content basis of Payne's in-service teacher education program, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, though others who have reviewed the book have agreed with our analysis. The study took place within a policy context in which the federal government, with the passage of the No…
Descriptors: Poverty, Federal Legislation, Economically Disadvantaged, Criticism
Mallonee, Barbara – 1985
One strategy used to improve teaching at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, is a six-year writing across the curriculum project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Faculty from 14 departments spend a year teaming with a member of the writing department; following that year of paired teaching, the content faculty become…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Critical Thinking, Educational Improvement, Higher Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1989
This report evaluates the effectiveness of the Urban Academy program, a dropout prevention demonstration program involving a collaborative effort between Community School District 10 in the Bronx (New York) and the Victim Services Agency (VSA), a social service agency, to provide increased instructional support and social services to 78 at-risk…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement, Engineering Education
Allen, Robert – 1984
Because of the increasing use of microelectronic componentry in automobiles, vocational educators must reexamine existing automotive mechanics curricula to ensure that they can continue to provide relevant job training. After examining recent trends in the impact of computers and electronics on automotive design and engineering, existing auto…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
National Policy Association, Washington, DC. – 2002
The Digital Economic Opportunity Committee (DEOC) was created by the National Policy Association (NPA) in 2001 to confront the critical national shortage of workers with the information technology (IT) skills needed for the information age economy. The committee oversaw an 18-month workforce development research project titled Crossing the Digital…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship
