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Download full textPackard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1989
Research and evaluation activities have gradually evolved from the selection of an improvement and evaluation model, as well as data collection using an attitudinal survey and application of case study procedures along with focus group interviews, to the preparation of summary documents and specific policy recommendations. This document presents…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1990
An analysis of the Organizational Readiness Assessment Model, which was developed from research on the Arizona Pilot-Test Teacher Incentive Program: Career Ladders, a performance-based teacher reward system, is the purpose of this report. The model is composed of essential focus and support factors for educational improvement and success, which…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D. – 1987
A summary report of the first two years of the Arizona Career Ladder Research and Evaluation Project is presented. This program, established in 1985, included the formulation of the Joint Legislative Committee on Career Ladders, which provided oversight for program implementation and development. The pilot program seeks to determine if student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1992
In 1985, Arizona initiated a 5-year pilot test of the Career Ladder Teacher Incentive and Development Program. The program provided alternate avenues for teachers to advance other than by accumulating years of experience and college credits. Data were collected annually through the Career Ladder Perception Assessment Scale Survey, which evaluated…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
PDF pending restorationPackard, Richard D. – 1993
Arizona's career ladder teacher incentive program was established by the Arizona State Legislature in 1984 as a component of school restructuring efforts. A comprehensive and long-range developmental evaluation system is being developed for the restructuring program, but the program is at risk of being eliminated due to the negative influence of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1990
Tabular procedures for analyzing open-ended responses were used to study a school district's educational reform program. Responses of a rural Arizona Career Ladder (CL) school district's teachers and administrators to three pairs of open-ended questions contained in the 1989 Perception Assessment Scale survey comprised the data base for the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Attitude Measures, Career Ladders
