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Joyce, Bruce; And Others – 1979
This report presents concepts, procedures, and instruments to be used in studying staff development in educational settings. The report has been structured as a set of guidelines designed to help state agencies, county offices, teacher centers, universities, school districts, and local school faculties collaborate in investigating the dynamics of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Mertens, Sally; Rogers, Glen – 1986
In longitudinal studies, the same variables must be measured, in the same way, on at least two occasions. Research personnel are very important in keeping the necessary continuity of the procedures and the comparability of the measurements over time. As staff turnover can create serious problems, this paper suggests several strategies for reducing…
Descriptors: Consultants, Data Collection, Labor Turnover, Longitudinal Studies
Messina, Robert C., Jr.; And Others – 1994
To develop a college-wide resolution process for dealing with student concerns, Burlington County College, in New Jersey, undertook a planning effort involving the faculty, student, staff, and administrator senates in the college's governance system. Rather than appoint an administrator to lead the project, a member of the staff senate was…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Improvement Programs
Mergendoller, John R.; And Others – 1993
With the Utah Educational Technology Initiative (ETI), the State has increased its commitment to educational technology. The evaluation of the Utah ETI is built around the concept of portfolio analysis, an evaluation method that incorporates the collection of diverse types of data and enables a number of types of evidence to be used to gauge…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Educational Policy
Mergendoller, John R. – 1981
Collaborative research can contribute to teachers' personal growth and professional development as well as to the coordination of instructional approaches and goals throughout the school. Collaborative research in teaching can be defined as research conducted inside the classroom by two or more individuals with different role orientations and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Communication Skills, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
March, Judith K.; And Others – 1992
Since 1988, the Achievement Formula/TRIVET project has enabled researchers at Kent (Ohio) State University to collaborate with a large urban school district to assess, predict, monitor, and improve student achievement. The achievement portion of the project involves collecting and analyzing data on student performance and various contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Data Collection, Educational Environment