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Sun, Min; Penuel, William R.; Frank, Kenneth A.; Gallagher, H. Alix; Youngs, Peter – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
This study examines how high-quality professional development can promote the diffusion of effective teaching strategies among teachers through collaboration. Drawing on longitudinal and sociometric data from a study of writing professional development in 39 schools, this study shows that teachers' participation in professional development is…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration
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Shoemaker, David M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1980
Improving achievement testing depends on advances in the conceptualization of the skill domains on which student achievement is assessed. Discussed are the nature, elements, and construction of necessary frameworks for the skill domains of interest. Construction includes strategies for determining component skills, interrelationships among…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Improvement Programs, Models, Program Development
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Emshoff, James G.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1987
Four innovative educational and three criminal justice programs were studied to determine whether dissemination/implementation with close fidelity to the original model or implementation according to local needs was more effective. Well-operationalized programs were usually adopted and implemented with fidelity acceptable to program developers.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Educational Innovation, Information Dissemination, Models
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Holdaway, Edward A.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1994
Evaluative findings from a comprehensive internship program for beginning teachers in Alberta (Canada) are reported as a basis for assessing the value of such internships. Findings from nearly 6,000 respondents supported the usefulness of the approach and suggested recommendations for program development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Eash, Maurice J.; Lane, John J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1985
Problems were investigated in organizing a program for faculty development among institutions of higher education, business, government, and nonprofit agencies. A sample of faculty members from higher education institutions and officers from industries and agencies were interviewed. A model for exchange of personnel was developed and tested.…
Descriptors: College Environment, Educational Policy, Faculty Development, Higher Education