North Carolina's Race to the Top (RttT) grant earmarked approximately $17.5 million to "increase the number of principals qualified to lead transformational change in low-performing schools in both rural and urban areas" (NCDPI, 2010, p.10). To accomplish this, the state established three Regional Leadership Academies (RLAs)…

The digital content industry is flourishing as a result of the rapid development of technology and the widespread use of computer networks. As has been reported, the market size of the global e-learning (i.e., distance education and telelearning) will reach USD 49.6 billion in 2014. However, to retain and/or increase the market share associated…

The American Psychological Association (APA) has identified the prevention of and intervention in relationship violence as a top priority (APA, n.d.). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet, dating violence is a serious problem in the United States. In accordance with Foshee et al. (1998):…

Objective: Educational program evaluation and program improvement are processes that can be enhanced by involving multiple stakeholders and measurement tools. The purpose of this study was to compare faculty and resident physician perceptions of both teaching quality and resident competence for 13 core psychiatric skills and the six Accreditation…

This study sought to identify the areas of most critical concern for curriculum emphasis for a department of wildlife science. The questionnaire was developed from existing documents and modified by a committee. Included in the sample were college seniors, graduates, employers, and faculty members. An overall rate of return of 65% (141 usable…

This volume supplements the final report of the research and development project in career education. Materials produced by teachers participating in the career education project are listed by elementary, junior high, and high school level and keyed to unit numbers. Non-site produced materials are similarly listed. Career education materials for…

The innovative features of the M.D. program at McMaster University are problem-based learning, small-group tutorials, and the student responsibility for their own educational activities. A survey ascertained the faculty members perceptions about the program. (MLW)

A survey of the Adult Basic Education program in the State of Nebraska, as at the end of the calendar year 1970 is presented. The major data sources included six questionnaires--State director, local administrator, counselor, teacher and teacher aide, student, and citizen of ABE communities. The report presents, in tabulations and figures as well…

This paper describes an approach to the problem of teaching first-year tertiary level mathematics students who have widely varying levels of achievement and ability in mathematics. The evaluation of some aspects of the proposed solution to the problem is based on a semantic differential and a Likert-type questionnaire. (Author/MK)

This document is designed to assist schools in planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating mathematics programs. Eighteen elements are listed which are viewed to be basic to an effective program. The elements are grouped into evaluation areas that focus on administrative coordination, the mathematics teacher, instruction, the curriculum…

Students at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York taking a required clinical clerkship in geriatrics were surveyed before and after the clerkship on their knowledge of geriatrics, attitudes toward the elderly, and evaluation of the rotation. (Author/MLW)

A Montana State University project aimed at integrating content on women into courses throughout the university is described. The 40 faculty who participated in the project reviewed their classroom materials and behaviors for sex bias; conducted research on women, sex roles, and gender; and integrated this research into their courses. (MLW)

This study evaluated the impact of the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) which, during 1969-1974, produced learning materials for secondary school science courses. The extent to which ASEP materials had been adopted and used by secondary schools, variation in adoption and use between states and factors associated with this variation,…

Guidelines resulting from a demonstration project to test approaches and methods in providing direct educational opportunities to the aging are provided. The sections of this book of guidelines are: Introduction--Why This Book of Guidelines (A Philosophy for Developing Educational Programs for the Aging, Basic Facts About the Aging, and The Aging…