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Vasa, Stanley F.; And Others – 1983
Project Accommodate, a program designed to improve inservice to regular Nebraska secondary teachers serving handicapped students, is described. The state's needs for inservice training to implement the goal of providing services in the least restrictive environment are discussed as background to Project Accommodate's development. Goals of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Inservice Teacher Education, Mainstreaming
Deering, Rosemarie J.; Hohn, Robert L. – 1985
Kansas Institutions of Higher Education (KIHE) is a program which disseminates information, processes and procedures relating to personal, attitudinal, and organizational change from a single Dean's Grant Project at Kansas University to all the teacher education programs in Kansas. The program focused on preparing teacher-trainees to educate…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Higher Education, Mainstreaming
Allen, W. Clayton – 1990
The Texas technology education curriculum model was developed in a group effort spread over 20 years. The curriculum development team, which included representatives of the state education department, industrial arts teachers, and foundation representatives, set program standards, updated the curriculum by integrating a technological approach,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Program Implementation, Secondary Education, State Curriculum Guides
Carlson, Robert A.; And Others – 1987
This paper describes the programs initiated by the District of Columbia Public Schools with the private sector to provide experiences related to the world of work for students. The majority of programs involve grants from private organizations and the utilization of personnel from both the school system and the private sectors in the development…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, School Business Relationship
Grace, Cathy; Woodruff, Jane B. – 1986
Generic guidelines, based upon principles of effective training and institutional change reflected in current educational research were developed in Mississippi for the planning and implementing of staff development programs in local school districts, and these guidelines were followed when a new statewide early childhood education program was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Atkinson, Elaine – 1986
Upon completion of a collaboratively generated plan for curriculum development in the state of Victoria, Australia, in the early 1980s, the state's education ministry appointed a committee to create and carry out a strategy for implementing the newly developed policies. The committee consisted of representatives from the state's education…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Stephens, Max – 1986
The Ministry of Education in the state of Victoria, Australia, prepared six papers outlining new educational policies in the early 1980s. To encourage local implementation of the recommendations contained in the sixth paper, "Curriculum Development and Planning in Victoria," the ministry's Curriculum Branch is writing 10 "curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Fitzgerald, Thomas; Toohey, Edith – 1988
Described are characteristics of the school improvement planning and implementation efforts made in the 47 New York State schools that were identified as low-performing in 1985. This report identifies the aspects of the school improvement process which were completed, and offers recommendations concerning appropriate actions for all schools. Data…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Duin, Ann Hill; Baer, Linda L. – 1999
Over the past two years, a statewide initiative has been led to create a virtual university in Minnesota. With one million dollars in state funding, the two public higher education systems--the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota--have collaborated with private colleges, state departments, industry…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Benton, Thomas; Woloszyk, Carl A. – 1993
Tech prep is an alternative to the traditional college preparatory course of study. It is a 4-year sequence of study encompassing Grades 11 and 12 through 2 years of postsecondary occupational education culminating in a certificate or associate degree. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 is the catalyst for…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Curriculum Development, Distributive Education
Sidelnick, Daniel J. – 1988
The development of the Pennsylvania State Department of Education's Tests of Essential Learning Skills (TELS) program objectives is described. A conceptual framework is presented that incorporates reading skills into the social studies curriculum. Instructional strategies designed to assist in the development of reading skills in the content areas…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies
Noble, Audrey J.; LeMahieu, Paul G. – 1997
This research sought to determine and describe the impact of standards-based reform as a policy instrument by studying the ways in which state adoption of content standards affects local policy, programs, and practice. In 1992, the state of Delaware embarked on a plan to improve its public schools. While the state worked at determining what…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Theories
Taylor, Bob L. – 1974
The model used by National Assessment for data gathering and reporting on the Citizenship area is described, and the potential uses of the model for state and local assessment, curriculum development, and accountability purposes are discussed. The study was carried out using papers and reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Citizenship, Curriculum Development
Buser, Robert L.; Humm, William L. – 1975
This paper analyzes the tasks and practices by which State education agencies (SEAs) can influence curricular and instructional change at the local school level. To gather data for their analysis, the authors reviewed the literature on SEAs and studied documents pertaining to the functions and practices of SEAs in 32 States. In addition, an…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Page, Marilyn; Simpson, Marilyn; Molloy, Patty – 2001
The Seashore Teacher Professional Certification Program developed by Seattle University, Washington, in collaboration with three school districts, is being implemented in several phases. Phase 1 consisted of mentor support for new teachers, and Phase 2 established a site-based support program. Phase 3 consisted of graduate program coursework for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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