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PIAAC Technical Standards and Guidelines
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OECD Publishing, 2014
The Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) will establish technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the survey design and implementation processes of PIAAC yield high-quality and internationally comparable data. This document provides a revised version of the technical standards and guidelines originally…
Descriptors: Adults, International Assessment, Adult Literacy, Competence
Federal Intent and Program Implementation.
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Kutner, Mark A. – Education and Urban Society, 1983
Federal intent is conveyed to states and localities through a series of actions that include authorizing legislation, legislative history, formal legal framework, administrative decisions, and congressional oversight. Program implementation, in turn, requires states and localities to modify organizational structures, processes, and behavior.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Teacher Beliefs about Their Work Activities: Policy Implications.
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Eisenhart, Margaret A.; And Others – Theory into Practice, 1988
Teachers' attitudes toward their work influence the way in which they implement educational policy. Literature on the subject is reviewed. The effect of past policies on teacher attitudes and how teachers might influence future policy decisions are discussed. (JL)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Is There an American Tradition of Bilingual Education? German in the Public Elementary Schools, 1840-1919.
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Schlossman, Steven L. – American Journal of Education, 1983
Examines the history of German language instruction in American elementary schools (focusing on four midwestern school districts) in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Highlights past administrative and political developments and issues that remain of concern for bilingual education programs today. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Curriculum Development
The Principal's Role in Child Abuse.
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McClare, Greg – Education and Urban Society, 1990
Discusses the role of school principals and school boards in developing policies in the following areas in order to inform faculty members of their duty to report suspected cases of abuse: (1) child-abuse reporting procedures; (2) educational and training programs; and (3) community linkage mechanisms. (JS)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
The Changing Nature of Technical Assistance.
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Noggle, Nelson L. – 1985
The changing nature of technical assistance activities and evaluation for compensatory education programs was discussed. The emphasis is on the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Centers (TAC) and their clients. Improvement of school practices demands that the technical assistance process be developed…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Compensatory Education, Education Service Centers, Educational Change
Policy Guidelines for Medium-Term Priorities 1997 to 2000 = Politische Leitlinien fur die mittelfristigen Prioritaten von 1997 bis 2000 = Orientations de politique concernant les priorites a moyen terme de 1997 a l'an 2000.
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European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1997
This booklet details the policy guidelines to which the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) will adhere when working to achieve its medium-term priorities in 1997-2000. The following items are stated in the booklet's six sections: legal requirements, agreements, and publications on which CEDEFOP's policy guidelines…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries