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Schuyler, Gwyer – 1997
Although most educators agree that the primary goal of education is student achievement, many believe that this goal has become incongruent with the way that educational institutions function. Community college professionals, in particular, have taken the lead in proposing a new paradigm of learning for the educational process. This digest will…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives
Barker, Bruce O. – 1986
Small schools (with enrollments of 300 or less) are being rediscovered as models for effective schools. Currently 26.9% of America's school systems enroll over 500,000 students in more than 26,000 small schools staffed by 50,000 teachers. Small schools have pioneered many educational "innovations": non-graded classrooms, individualized…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Change, Educational Principles
Howley, Craig; Barker, Bruce – 1997
This digest examines the practical significance for rural communities of the emerging national information infrastructure, highlights some potential pitfalls, and draws connections to rural education. During the 1980s, computers and computer networks became increasingly commonplace, and in the early 1990s, the Internet and World Wide Web emerged…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Educational Change, Educational Principles, Educational Technology
Brosnan, Patricia A.; Hartog, Martin D. – 1993
Current assessment practices in the classroom can affect the movement toward a child-centered curriculum in mathematics education. The mathematical community is addressing the challenge to implement standards in the areas of testing, assessment, and accountability in order to maintain this movement. This digest: (1) discusses what makes current…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
Beckman, Pat – 2001
This digest discusses strategies for providing students with disabilities with access to the general education curriculum. It begins by presenting educational principles that need to be accepted to ensure successful student access, including: (1) responsibility for learning outcomes of special education students should be equally shared by the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability, Attitude Change
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce – 1998
This digest addresses principles of planning science programs for high ability learners. It notes various evaluation reports that have reviewed needs in science learning and teaching, identified essential science concepts and processes, and evaluated teacher enhancement programs and curricula. Research on gifted learners in science is briefly…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Check Lists, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Van Dusen, Gerald C. – 1997
Today there is a pressing call for technology o provide expanded higher education opportunities to a wide spectrum of present and potential clientele. This digest summarizes a larger report of the same title which examines the implications of teaching on the "virtual" college campus. It briefly examines the following questions: (1) what…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Managed Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education