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The Teacher's Role in School Improvement.
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Crandall, David P. – Educational Leadership, 1983
A study of school improvement found that successful implementation of new practices is occurring at a high rate and is due mainly to teachers' efforts. The development of teacher commitment after change implementation is important in the process. (MD)
Descriptors: Classrooms, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Will This New Round of Recommendations for High Schools Make a Difference?
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Wood, Fred H.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1984
The School Improvement Project of the Institute for the Development of Educational Activities, first instituted in 1980, offers high schools a method for selecting and implementing recommended changes from among the many proposed in recent reports on high school improvement. (JBM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
To Be or Not to OBE?
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Ledell, Marjorie A. – Educational Leadership, 1994
Critics of outcomes-based education and proponents of vouchers, school choice, creationism, and tax limitation measures often seem to be advocating publicly funded private education. School leaders attempting to implement OBE or other improvement programs should describe programs properly, involve the community, develop and implement a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Democratic Values, Educational Improvement
Improving Secondary Education in Wisconsin.
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Klausmeier, Herbert J.; Weber, Laurence J. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Based on individual educational and instructional programing and goal-setting strategies, the Wisconsin Program for the Renewal and Improvement of Secondary Education has improved student achievement, attitudes, and attendance in Wisconsin high schools. The program has worked largely because of its adaptability to each individual school's needs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Successful Program Implementation in Urban Schools.
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Walter, James E. – Educational Leadership, 1981
New curriculum developments, supervisory strategies, and management techniques in 16 major city school systems are helping students and redefining the roles of supervisors and principals. Common elements are strong leadership, more authority for principals, and school-based management. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Partners in Education: An Old Tradition Renamed.
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Merenda, Daniel W. – Educational Leadership, 1989
Today private-sector partnerships and business involvement aimed at improving the educational system operate at several levels: (1) policy; (2) systemic educational improvements; (3) management assistance; (4) teacher training and development; and (5) classroom programs. Early intervention for the future work force is the motivating factor.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Early Intervention, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Preparing Teachers to Be Leaders.
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Anderson, Stephen; Rolheiser, Carol; Gordon, Kim – Educational Leadership, 1998
University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, in partnership with the North York and Metropolitan Toronto Separate School Districts, began a two-year pilot program in 1995 that incorporates a school-improvement project into beginning teacher preparation. A key aim is preparing preservice teachers to be improvement-minded…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs