University-business cooperation has risen to one of the top priorities for many higher education institutions, with its importance mirroring attention from scholars and policy makers worldwide. Despite prolific research in this area, however, few have investigated curriculum-related university-business cooperation or its facilitators. Hence, this…

The purpose of this descriptive, post hoc single case study was to understand how the five components of Teddlie and Stringfield's (1993) school effectiveness model manifested themselves in school improvements efforts. This study used Teddlie and Stringfield (1993) five component school effectiveness conceptual model (focus on academics, orderly…

This monograph explores some implications of a new wave rooted in applications of industrial management to curriculum practice. It contains a "model" of a general strategy for evaluating and responding to proposals that particular managerial or instructional systems be adopted. Keyed to this model are specimen sets of questions for teachers,…

This paper discusses two conflicting opinions on the role of computer education within the West German school curriculum, i.e., the opinion of the majority of the education ministers and administrators, who wish to see computer use distributed over as many school subjects as possible, and a minority of specialists in computer education who prefer…

The major problems that prevent the construction of sound higher education programs are highlighted and a conceptual approach to designing the higher education administration curriculum is presented. A precise analysis and definition of the higher education administration concept is the key to identifying sound subject and course content.…

This research project on environmental education was designed to implement and evaluate a community action curriculum development model concerned with the preservation and enhancement of environmental quality and ecological balance within an urban area. It sought, furthermore, to involve students, teachers, parents, community representatives,…

This study had three objectives: (1) design a competency based teacher education curriculum model for vocational-technical education (agriculture, home economics, and vocational-industrial); (2) validate the competencies by field testing them with regular vocational teachers, vocational directors, and state personnel; and (3) field test the…