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Ingle, W. Kyle; Leach, Stephen M.; Lingo, Amy S. – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2023
We examined the characteristics of 77 high school participants from four school districts who participated in the Teaching and Learning Career Pathway (TLCP) at the University of Louisville during the 2018-2019 school year. The program seeks to support the recruitment of a diverse and effective educator workforce by recruiting high school students…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Teacher Recruitment, Program Evaluation, Labor Force Development
West Virginia Department of Education, 2019
STEM is an acronym for the transdisciplinary integration of the four disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM education places a priority on the study of science and math with purposeful integration of technology and the engineering design process. STEM education is an opportunity for students to collaboratively solve…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Program Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Cook, Jeannette – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The applied dissertation project focused on the development of a comprehensive onboarding program and Trainer's Guide specifically developed for charter school management employees. Charter school education has grown significantly in the last several decades with over 6,100 charter schools that are currently serving students nationwide. Formal or…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Human Resources, Trainers, Teaching Guides
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Connors-Kellgren, Alice; Parker, Caroline E.; Blustein, David L.; Barnett, Mike – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
For over a decade, the National Science Foundation's Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program has funded researchers and educators to build an understanding of best practices, contexts, and processes contributing to K-12 students' motivation and participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Educational Innovation
US Department of Education, 2022
The components within this Strategic Plan reflect the Administration's and Department's priorities for the direction of the Department and the future of education in the nation. The priorities, such as improving educational equity and meeting the needs of students, are highlighted and woven throughout this Strategic Plan and require…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Planning, Federal Government, Public Agencies
National Academies Press, 2013
Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Congress asked the National Science Foundation to identify methods for tracking progress toward the report's recommendations. In response, the NRC convened the Committee on an Evaluation Framework…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education
Data for Action, 2011
Nearly every high-priority item in national, federal, state, and local discussions about education--and policy proposals across the political spectrum--requires high-quality longitudinal data to inform its design, implementation, and evaluation. This factsheet shares Data Quality Campaign's (DQC's) analysis of what "Data for Action 2011:…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Alignment (Education), Labor Force Development, Educational Improvement
Machin, Stephen; McNally, Sandra – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2011
Educational inequalities are evident even before children start school. Some educational achievement gaps widen out as individuals progress further through the education sequence and into the labour market, especially those connected to disadvantaged students. Thus, there is a significant need for careful evaluation of educational policies that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Evidence, Equal Education
Feder, Michael A., Ed.; Schweingruber, Heidi A., Ed.; Quinn, Helen R., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2008
The federal role in precollege science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is receiving increasing attention in light of the need to support public understanding of science and to develop a strong scientific and technical workforce in a competitive global economy. Federal science agencies, such as the National Aeronautics…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Labor Force Development, Space Sciences, Federal Government
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Psacharopoulos, George – International Labour Review, 1984
This essay deals with a series of methodological issues involved in assessing training priorities in developing countries. It is argued that the present methods of arriving at these priorities leave much to be desired, and a number of suggestions are made that might lead to more informed policy decisions on education and training. (CT)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
DeDeo, Carrie-Anne, Ed. – Harvard Family Research Project, Harvard University, 2006
This issue hones in on professional development in four key sectors affecting children, youth, and families--K-12 education, early childhood education, child welfare, and youth development. Though these sectors face many of the same professional development challenges, each has its own unique issues, strengths, and goals. The staffing shortage in…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2007
The National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has embarked on an ambitious research agenda to study the people and work of charter schools. The initiative is called "Inside Charter Schools." This initiative has two main parts. The first part, entitled "Studying…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Public Education, Charter Schools, Administrator Qualifications
McClelland, Robert A.; Hirata, Glenn T. – 1986
The document presents the final report of the Assessment and Improvement of Related Services (AIRS) Project, an effort to assess the impact and effectiveness of special education related services in Hawaii. Each of the four project objectives focused on accomplishment of one of the evaluation types specified in the Context-Input-Process-Product…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Labor Turnover
Neumark, David; Allen, Ann – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2002
The Michigan Career Preparation system is designed to prepare students for higher education and successful competition in the job market by giving students opportunities to explore a variety of careers throughout their K-12 education. Specific goals of the system include ensuring that: (1) Career preparation is fully integrated into the Michigan…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Market, Education Work Relationship, Outcomes of Education
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Puerto Rico Univ., San Juan. Coll. of Education. – 1974
Presented is the report of a project to train teachers of the visually handicapped in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Stressed are differences in demographic patterns and needs between the continental United States and the Carribbean islands. Results of a review of demographic data and a survey of Puerto Rico revealed a higher (than in the…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Demography, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
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