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Blank, Rolf K. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Objectives: A team of education researchers is leading a three-year project to develop and implement an online system for reporting and research on state student assessment policies across all states (Indicator 12). Theoretical Framework In the past five years as more rigorous standards have been adopted by many states, a key issue for state…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Program Development, Program Implementation, State Policy
Walker, Lisa J.; Rollins, S. Kwesi; Blank, Martin J.; Jacobson, Reuben – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2013
In June 2013, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago and the Institute for Educational Leadership convened a group of stakeholders, researchers, and practitioners in Washington, DC. The group discussed the role of partnerships in advancing educational opportunities for low-income children and youth in the United States. They examined topics…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, School Community Programs, Partnerships in Education, Educational Opportunities
Goertz, Margaret E. – 2003
This paper focuses on the challenges that states face as they implement the accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, particularly those related to the identification and assistance of schools in need of improvement. Studies are underway that examine the implementation of some NCLB sanctions, such as the supplemental…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Adkins, Deberie Gomez; And Others – 1984
Schools of the Dallas Independent School District have developed procedures to implement and monitor school improvement measures. The district aims to improve student achievement in four areas: functional literacy, mathematics, reading, and basic language arts. Participants in instructional improvement include teachers, principals, administrators,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation
Meza, James, Jr.; Teddlie, Charles; Stringfield, Sam – 1998
This paper summarizes activities associated with school-improvement projects in 12 Louisiana School Effectiveness and Assistance Pilot Study (SEAP) Cohort One schools during school year 1997-98 and plans for future improvement activities in 1998-99. Faculty and administrators at each school were asked to revise their current school-improvement…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Pilot Projects
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Sanders, Jack – 1980
The Educational Services Office (ESO) of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) sought an organizational strategy that would improve its ability to meet client demand without sacrificing the integrity of its programs or the fulfillment of its institutional responsibilities. Three alternative organizational strategies were identified:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change, Consultants, Education Service Centers
Hiebert, Bryan – 2001
The Canadian Standards and Guidelines for Career Development Practitioners have become a means to unify the career development community; assess the professional competencies of career practitioners; market the knowledge and skills sets of practitioners; and raise the profile of career development. This paper provides background information on the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Counseling, Career Development, Competence
Bennett, Sally J. – 1995
This report presents findings of an evaluation, conducted in 1994, of 10 Leadership in Accountability Demonstration (LAD) schools in the San Diego City Schools. The report provides information on the status of accountability implementation, particularly regarding the schools' recognition and intervention practices. The evaluation sought to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance, Program Effectiveness
Elford, Elsie; Hemstreet, Brad – 1996
In the context of educational institutions, intrapreneurs are proactive and innovative educational leaders who work as entrepreneurs inside the institution. In order to successfully carry out intrapreneurial activities, community colleges must have a structural and administrative framework that supports a market orientation and a reduced…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Crealock, Carol M. – 1986
A 3-year study of the processes used to implement Bill 82 (an amendment to the Education Act that provides more effective education for special needs students in Ontario) was reported. Structured interviews were conducted yearly with 59 regular and special education teachers and 26 principals from 26 elementary and secondary schools under the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Role, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Banta, Trudy W. – 1989
The paper examines varieties of program assessment in institutions of higher education and proposes a procedure to implement systematic assessment of program outcomes. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the paper first addresses common faculty concerns about formal assessment in sections titled, "Why Not Use GPA (Grade Point Average)?" and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation
Vanderberghe, Roland – 1991
The effects of large-scale improvement projects and the trend toward decentralization on the principal's role in primary and secondary schools in Belgium are explored in this paper. Particular focuses are on the ways in which sociopolitical change influences the nature of school-level leadership and on strategies that principals use in response to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Decentralization, Educational Policy
Johnson, Stephen B. – 1998
Using Guilford County (North Carolina) School District's implementation of North Carolina ABCs legislation as a backdrop, this paper discusses the unintended consequences that school-improvement plans create for administration. The ABCs legislation ties a large-scale testing program to a requirement that each school develop a community-supported…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Problems, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Smith, Donald K. – 1975
Causes contributing to academic program audit and review becoming a means of resource reallocation in higher education are considered, along with principles relevant to its management, and major issues surrounding its development and implementation. The current interest in the audit and review of established academic programs is linked to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, College Planning, College Programs
Abelmann, Charles H.; Kenyon, Susan B. – 1996
If rewards are to be used as a school-reform tool, their formats must be more closely tailored to the organizational characteristics of schools and to the purpose of improving teaching and learning. This paper describes lessons learned from Kentucky's collective incentive system, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS). The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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