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Peer reviewedShortt, Thomas L.; Thayer, Yvonne – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Before attempting block scheduling reforms, some issues must be addressed, including information retention, transfer students, advanced placement offerings, electives, coordination of teacher and student schedules, and cost effectiveness. There are problems surrounding academic pacing, staff development needs, and time's interaction with other…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Direct linkGreen, Peter; Skinner, Denise – International Journal of Training and Development, 2005
In an increasingly competitive business environment, organisations have sought to increase productivity and reduce costs. The consequences of this for many employees include increased workloads, longer working hours and greater time pressures which, the evidence suggests, are linked to stress, high rates of absence and turnover. At the same time…
Descriptors: Productivity, Time Management, Instructional Effectiveness, Longitudinal Studies
Download full textStallings, Jane; Freiberg, H. Jerome – 1991
The use of classroom observation is explored in several capacities. Specific observation instruments that were developed to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Follow Through Program were later used (sometimes in adapted forms) to study early childhood programs, secondary school programs, student teacher effectiveness; and use of time…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedAustin, Gilbert; Reynolds, David – School Organisation, 1990
Reviews the emerging second wave of research generated by many different countries and relates findings about good school characteristics to broader managerial issues concerned with the actual implementation of effective schools research. School improvement programs should be school-based and "whole school"-oriented and dependent on outside…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Collegiality, Cooperation, Effective Schools Research
Peer reviewedKing, Jennifer A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1994
The following models targeting at-risk elementary students are compared for cost: (1) Success for All (Robert Slavin), (2) Accelerated Schools (Henry Levin), and (3) School Development Program (James Comer). The Slavin model is the most costly in expenditure, and the Levin model requires the most additional staff time. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Medved, Richard Michael; And Others – 1986
A needs assessment instrument was developed to aid rural (upstate New York) school officials in implementing staff development programs and determining special staff development needs for serving handicapped students in the mainstream. Survey responses were gathered from 85 elementary and secondary teachers in 3 school districts over 2 counties.…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
