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Bagenstos, Naida Tushnet – 1984
The Urban Initiative of the New Jersey Department of Education commits large numbers of its staff to a variety of efforts to improve schooling in the State's urban areas. It also represents an effort to develop a programmatic response that is rooted in research to the problems of urban education. In broad outline, the initiative is a…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Research Utilization
Jones, Janis Cox – 1996
Reviewing the history and status of accountability efforts in the California Community Colleges (CCC), this document describes three accountability models. Following a brief history of accountability in the state, the accountability model established by 1988's Assembly Bill 1725 is discussed, indicating that colleges are required to report data on…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Data Analysis
Kirst, Michael W. – 1990
This paper presents research findings to help policymakers understand and select various options for holding schools accountable for their performance and to help them devise a multistrategy accountability system. However, it does not recommend one system over another, since a given accountability option must be compatible and adapted to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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Price, Todd Alan – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Since Mueller vs. Allen (1983), several legal decisions have attempted to clarify what is the appropriate relationship between religion and public education in a democratic society. During this time, the United States legal system has shifted, moving the historic "establishment clause" away from a strict "separationist" view…
Descriptors: Humanism, Religious Factors, Democracy, Progressive Education
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1984
This document is a compendium of proceedings from three state conferences held in Salt Lake City (September 13-14, 1983), San Francisco (November 16-18, 1983), and Reno (February 2-3, 1984). These conferences brought together outstanding researchers to share their findings and perspectives with other educators of the region. The proceedings are…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1987
Included in this annotated bibliography of 11 publications on training and selecting principals are reports assessing various approaches and their relationship to school improvement. One article proposes a training model based on contingency theory. A sourcebook reviews hiring practice inadequacies and alternatives and recommends Hillsborough…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1984
This sixth annual compilation presents resumes of ongoing projects in career education, vocational education, and education and work. Included in the volume are resumes of projects funded by contracts and grants from the member agencies of the Coordinating Committee on Research in Vocational Education (CCRVE) as well as abstracts of projects…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education