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Joseph, Isaiah A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore how the post-adoption experiences of elementary school leaders influence their use of student achievement data in making educational decisions, after the implementation of a student information system (SIS). The participants consisted of K-5 elementary principals and assistant…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Academic Achievement, Information Systems
Junge, Melissa; Krvaric, Sheara – American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 2014
Americans are increasingly divided over education policy. But education debates overlook one very important and basic fact: even good policies fail if they are poorly implemented, and it is hard to evaluate a policy's merit if it is not implemented well. That may seem obvious, but time and again policies fail because of a lack of attention to the…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, School Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Lawyers
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Stevenson, Joseph Martin; Payne, Alfredda Hunt – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2016
This chapter describes how data analysis and data-driven decision making were critical for designing, developing, and assessing a new academic program. The authors--one, the program's founder; the other, an alumna--begin by highlighting some of the elements in the program's incubation and, subsequently, describe some of the components for data…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Higher Education, Black Colleges, Data
Mueller, Crystal A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The research addressed the problem of technology initiatives failing to meet organizational objectives. The purpose of the quantitative correlation study was to determine the relationship between transformational leadership styles, decision-making styles, and technology readiness. The findings of the study answered research questions in three…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Organizational Objectives, Transformational Leadership, Leadership
New York State Education Department, 2006
Many students with disabilities require testing accommodations in order to participate in testing programs on an equal basis with their nondisabled peers. Such accommodations provide students with the ability to demonstrate mastery of skills and attainment of knowledge without being limited or unfairly restricted due to the effects of a…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Testing Programs, Educational Policy, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
Musickant, Claire – 1982
This handbook is designed to assist vocational technical adult education providers in developing workshops for displaced homemakers. Covered first are various aspects of planning a displaced homemakers workshop, including format, time, location, publicity and recruitment, staff and presenters, community resources, budget items, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coping, Death, Decision Making
Pennsylvania Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1980
Part of an information package developed to help eliminate sex stereotyping and to promote positive parental attitudes concerning nontraditional careers for their children, this leader's guide contains information to help Pennsylvania teachers promote and carry out a workshop to increase parents' ability to assist their children with career…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Planning, Decision Making
Tomblin, Betty; Wolfe, Leslie G. – 1982
The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present a workshop for school board members on program evaluation. The board's role in program evaluation is primarily to set the goals and philosophy of the district, to establish policy for program evaluation, to examine the congruence between the district's…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Jongeward, Ray – 1982
The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present a workshop for school board members on improving school board meeting practices for increased effectiveness. Based on successfully used procedures and recent research, the suggestions presented in the workshop are organized under seven headings: the agenda,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Decision Making
Wolfe, Leslie G. – 1982
The materials in this manual are designed to help workshop leaders prepare for and present a workshop for school board members on the variety of variables that must be considered in the course of developing board policy. In the course of the workshop, board members are encouraged to develop stronger self-confidence as policy makers and increased…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Decision Making
Cioffi, Michael R. – 1982
This study examines and compares the perceptions of educational professionals and non-professional personnel concerning Parent Advisory Council members' degree of participatory decision making in the administration of Title I programs in New York City. The sample of educational professionals consisted of New York City district superintendents,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Involvement, Community Leaders, Decentralization
Bush, Marlene Kerr – 1983
The Transitional Year Plan is a systematic approach to career placement that attempts to smooth the path from school to work. This school/community-based program maximizes career guidance, counseling, and placement for high school seniors by having them select and plan their careers in one of four broad categories: self-employment, postsecondary…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning, Decision Making