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The Training of School Principals: A Study in the Cuban Context
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Valiente Sandó, Pedro; Prada, José J. Del Toro; Sarduy, Yunier Pérez; Ramírez, Jorge González – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
The article analyzes the results of a study in which the objective was to assess the process of school principals' training in Cuba. Data collection was done through the revision of existing documents and administering of questionnaires to subjects involved in the training process. Universities and provincial and municipal departments of education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Leadership Training, Questionnaires
Efficacy of Orientation for New Student Affairs Professionals
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Dean, Laura A.; Saunders, Sue A.; Thompson, George F.; Cooper, Dianne L. – College Student Affairs Journal, 2011
New staff orientation is a strategy that can positively affect job satisfaction and productivity, especially for those beginning careers in student affairs. In this study, new student affairs professionals were surveyed to determine their perceptions about the content and efficacy of their orientation experiences. Despite literature encouraging…
Descriptors: Staff Orientation, Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Content Analysis
Lining up: The Relationship between the Common Core State Standards and Five Sets of Comparison Standards
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Conley, David T.; Drummond, Kathryn V.; de Gonzalez, Alicia; Seburn, Mary; Stout, Odile; Rooseboom, Jennifer – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2011
In June 2010, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Offices (CCSSO) released the Common Core State Standards. The stated aim of the Common Core standards is to define the knowledge and skills students should achieve in order to graduate from high school ready to succeed in a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, State Standards, Best Practices
Determination of Appropriate Content for a Clothing and Textiles Specialized Course. Final Report.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Home Economics Instructional Materials Center. – 1981
A study was undertaken to obtain and analyze input from consumer and homemaking education teachers, students, and parents regarding desired content for a clothing and textiles semester course. Of the 1,200 questionnaires mailed to parents, teachers, and students throughout Texas, 327 were returned. Of these, 178 were teacher questionnaires, 84…
Descriptors: Clothing Instruction, Content Analysis, Course Content, Curriculum Development
The Development of Tertiary Qualifications for Human Resource Practitioners.
Geering, Adrian D. – 1985
Before educational planners can develop associate degree level curricula to train human resource practitioners, they must have a clear understanding of the field of human resource development (HRD). A review of research relating to the role of the HRD specialist indicates that HRD practitioners must be specialists in human relations skills and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Content Analysis, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
State Staff Perceptions of Vocational Education Outcomes. Identification and Assessment of Vocational Educational Outcomes.
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Wentling, Tim L.; Barnard, Wynette S. – 1984
A study examined appropriate outcomes for students entering the work force after graduation from high school and for students going on to a community college for advanced training. Fifty-eight staff members of the Department fo Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education (DAVTE) of the Illinois State Board of Education were asked to write a profile…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Content Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Needs