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Duling, Karen S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Increasing student achievement is at the forefront of the school reform movement. Today's educators are called upon to raise academic standards to the highest level in history with common core standards that align with international benchmarks. One of the most rapidly-growing improvement efforts in today's schools is the development of…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development
Glover, Elbert D. – 1980
Based on the need for an investigation of the impact of health education throughout Texas, a research proposal was prepared and submitted to the Texas Christian University Research Foundation in the fall of 1978. The 2-year study was limited to freshman students enrolled in the 123 colleges and universities in Texas. By selecting freshman…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Houck, Cherry; Given, Barbara – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1981
The status of programs serving students with specific learning disabilities (SLD) was investigated via questionnaires completed by 144 SLD teachers in Virginia. Findings raise serious questions concerning instructional intensity and scope in addition to procedural issues related to compliance with federal and state regulations. (Author)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Knowledge Level
Wilson, Patricia J.; Blake, Martha – Streamlined Seminar, 1993
A national survey of 1,000 principals and 1,000 school media specialists indicates that principals have very little knowledge about what really happens in the school library media center. Ten statements are presented to enable readers to test their own knowledge about library media centers. The responses make it clear that principals have had…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Faculty of Education. – 1979
About 3,000 students in grades 3, 7, and 11 were assessed for fitness, motor ability, knowledge and understanding of physical activity, and participation and attitudes toward physical acitivity. Over 2,200 physical education teachers and 1,300 administrators completed questionnaires on instructional practices and program assessment. Results…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Wentworth, Donald R. – 1976
Economic literacy and economic efficacy are addressed by examining basic goals and assumptions of economic education and by suggesting areas that need systematic attention and investigation. To clarify goals, an operational definition of economic literacy must be developed and used in a criterion-referenced testing instrument. A definition of…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Consumer Economics, Criterion Referenced Tests