Individualized instruction of biochemistry has been a promising alternative to large lecture format classes at our institution. The challenge, however, is that individualized instruction courses have larger staff requirements, which can be infeasible under the current scope of educational budget and human resource constraints. In this article, we…

In 2007 Georgia instituted a flexibility policy through which school districts enter into performance contracts with the state, receiving waivers from state rules, provisions, and guidelines in exchange for agreeing to meet annual accountability targets. The performance contracts are intended to incentivize innovations that increase achievement…

These are the appendixes for the report, "District Changes in Student Achievement and Local Practice under Georgia's District and School Flexibility Policy." Five appendixes are included in the document: (1) About the study; (2) Data and methods; (3) Supporting analysis; (4) Survey instrument; and (5) Interview protocol. [For the full…

Reports on a study which evaluated the effectiveness of an economic model of resource-allocation in explaining why resource flows may vary among students in classrooms. Thirteen fifth-grade classes were observed for variations in the supply of human resources during whole-class, small-group and individualized instruction, and supervised seat-work.…

This preparation of the Temple-Philadelphia-Trenton Teacher Corps Program describes the use of the resources which are available to most colleges, universities, school systems, and communities to achieve the goals of technology in education--individualization and humanization. Staff deployment and characteristics (including intensity and diversity…

This twentieth in a series of twenty-nine learning modules on instructional execution is designed to give secondary and postsecondary vocational teachers help in locating and evaluating community resources, determining when and how to use a subject matter expert in the vocational program, and conducting a presentation session in which a subject…

A small rural elementary school in Bigelow, Arkansas has developed the Levelized Educational Advancement Program (LEAP) to offset diminished financial resources, limited classroom space, and reduction in professional staff. The program provides individualized basic education for 116 students in grades 4, 5, and 6, and provides daily enrichment…

Courses and facilities of the Saskatchewan Newstart program are discussed as they pertain to human resource development. In addition, materials available for conducting 17 courses related to human resource development are listed, briefly annotated, and the price for each is given. The Saskatchewan Newstart Social Invention Centre is discussed…

Retention of literacy skills can best be achieved through a range of continuing education opportunities geared to diverse needs and circumstances of different categories of neo-literates. To create such a "learning society" requires commitment to human resource development as the core of national development, provided by a knowledge delivery…

If real growth is not made in teacher attitude and training and in institutional structural change to enhance the quality of interaction between "mainstreamed" students and "normal" students, mainstreaming will fail. (Author/LC)

This document evaluates the first year of an experimental continuous progress program in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The report covers (1) a summary and a discussion of the evaluation implications, (2) a compendium of other nongraded school studies, (3) a description of the experimental school, (4) a discussion on program structure and staff…