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Warren, S. H.; Thurlow, M. L.; Lazarus, S. S.; Strunk, K. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2018
More than 45 individuals representing staff from state departments of education, school districts, testing and testing-related companies, and other educational organizations participated in a forum on June 26, 2018 in San Diego, California to discuss speech-to-text and scribing, the differences in terminology, challenges associated with…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Special Education, Transcripts (Written Records), Needs Assessment
Billingham, Craig; Gragg, Monica; Bentley, Guy – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2013
Higher education is in a phase of rapid internationalization, with practices and impacts ranging from curriculum reform to satellite campuses to affiliated partner institutions. Internationally, higher education institutions are increasingly engaged with issues pertaining to technology integration. The primary reason for this is a growing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Case Studies
Morreale, Sherwyn; And Others – 1990
Considering the acknowledged importance of oral communication competency and the intense interest of communication scholars in terms of its definition, conceptualization, and assessment, a need now exists to systematically apply the communication competency construct to instruction of the university undergraduate. This paper outlines the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Higher Education, Needs Assessment, Program Development
Jorde, Paula – 1985
This paper examines some of the theoretical and practical issues confronting educational administrators who must make decisions regarding the implementation of microcomputers in their schools. A conceptual framework is offered for understanding the stages involved in the innovation decision process. Several attributes of innovations are discussed…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Oriented Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Bachelor, Patricia A.; And Others – 1981
To provide information on what innovations are considered to be desirable and promising in the improvement of education, this study analyzes the grant proposals submitted to the BankAmerica Foundation's Educational Initiatives Program from 1978 to 1980 in terms of technical and practical utility. The results of the study show that California…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Grants
Ku, Earl J. – 1984
This paper focuses generally on student non-cognitive improvement before and after a Newark Chapter 1 program implementation; and specifically, on demonstrated growth in the non-cognitive areas over the year from pre-assessment to post-assessment as part of the Chapter 1 intervention. The evaluation was conducted, based on classification in terms…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Needs Assessment
Levinsohn, Mary; Klyap, John M. – 1999
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a social competence promotion program conducted in the sixth grade of a middle school. The need to increase social competence within the school arose from the results of enumerative and stakeholder data collected at the school. This paper outlines the steps of the needs assessment, program…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Middle Schools
de Rosenroll, David A. – 1988
This report discusses many issues with which those who are implementing peer counseling programs will have to contend. Although it is recommended that peer counseling program implementors be aware of and know how they will deal with each of the issues prior to program implementation, the issues are presented according to their identifiable time…
Descriptors: Counselor Selection, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment
Daly, Norene F. – 1983
Redesign of teacher education is not a process to be undertaken except in response to carefully identified goals and objectives. It is essential to involve, in every phase of the process, those who will be most affected by the redesign effort. Prior to undertaking the task of redesign or reform however, it is important to identify the source of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Colleges, Educational Change, Evaluation Criteria
Nighswander, James K. – 1980
This paper discusses an attempt to improve student discipline in the public schools of Springfield, Illinois. First, it discusses briefly a needs assessment study of staff, citizens, and students. A more extensive discussion is then offered of the objectives of the project and how they were accomplished. Finally, the paper offers a midyear report…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education
Mahon, Jack – 1978
This report details the plans and procedures developed by the Task Force on Management Development at Bucks County Community College, as well as the activities which resulted from that planning. The report begins by stating the charge of the Task Force, and the time frame during which the long- and short-term goals of management development could…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Colleges, Management Development, Models
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

Pancer, S. Mark; Westhues, Anne – Evaluation Review, 1989
Evaluation research, if appropriately matched to a human service program's stage of development, can help inform the decision making at each step. The developmental stages of a program, questions to be answered at each stage, and kinds of research activities pertinent to such questions are discussed. (TJH)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Meis, Ruby L.; Hall, Burnis – 1988
The Staff Development for School Improvement Program (SDSI) at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and Wayne State University (WSU) is an exceptional undertaking, designed to promote school improvement through the cooperative actions of EMU and WSU, and public schools. In the program, a university faculty member (facilitator) is assigned to work…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Bell, James W. – 1983
This staff development model offers discussions on sequential steps in planning and implementing an effective program of professional improvement. These steps are identified as:(1) philosophy of staff development; (2) purposes and methods of conducting a needs assessment; (3) process of determining goals identified in the needs assessment effort;…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Goal Orientation