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Mindenbergs, Susan; And Others – 1989
This evaluation of the 1987 Horizon Program, a program for gifted and talented elementary school students in Seattle (Washington), found that the program had little cohesive form or substance. Horizon was developed in 1977 as a magnet program to encourage desegregation. It was intended to provide a comprehensive differentiated program to encourage…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Pima County Schools, Tucson, AZ. – 1986
In 1985-1986 the Pima County Adult Education program conducted an adult basic education (ABE) curriculum project that was intended to devise materials for use in determining and remediating content gaps in the district's adult basic education and high school equivalency programs. The needs assessment instrument, which was designed to discover…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Check Lists, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria
Ogletree, Earl J. – 1985
According to a recent survey, school superintendents in Illinois generally favor the kinds of educational reforms being urged by national commissions on educational excellence. Over 100 superintendents from randomly selected elementary, secondary, and combined school districts in Illinois responded to the 104-item questionnaire. The survey sought…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Change, Administrator Attitudes, Curriculum Development
