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Examining the Support of Modern Athletic Reform Proposals Developed by the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics in Response to Higher Education Athletic Reform: A Case Study
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Zimmerman, Wade W.; Wickersham, Leah E. – Current Issues in Education, 2012
This study was conducted to determine the success for the diffusion of the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics (COIA) white paper Framing the Future: Reforming Intercollegiate Athletics. The Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ) and personal interviews were utilized to collect data and purposeful sampling was used to identify one NCAA Division…
Descriptors: Evidence, Physical Activities, College Athletics, Program Proposals
Challenges in the Implementation of Outcomes-Based Assessment Program Review in a California Community College District
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Bresciani, Marilee J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the manner in which a community college district planned to implement a systematic outcomes-based assessment program review process in order to have results inform institutional, district, and state policy discussions. Data derived from this grounded theory study indicated that there was not a shared…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Outcome Based Education
Instructional Supervision in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
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Wanzare, Zachariah – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2012
This article reports some findings of study regarding practices and procedures of internal instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya. The findings are part of a large-scale project undertaken in Kenya to determine the perceptions of headteachers, teachers and senior government education officers regarding the practices of…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Teacher Supervision, Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership
"Getting Traction": Enablers and Barriers to Implementing Assessment for Learning in Secondary Schools
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Hill, Mary F. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2011
While there is clear evidence that using classroom assessment for learning can improve learning significantly, research has demonstrated that it is particularly challenging for secondary teachers to change their practices in an assessment for learning direction. Many factors have been suggested as inhibiting change in these schools. Some studies…
Descriptors: Barriers, Secondary Schools, Program Effectiveness, Performance Factors
Higher Education Regulations Study: Final Report
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Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2011
In the "Higher Education Opportunity Act" of 2008, Congress charged the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance with conducting a review and analysis of regulations affecting higher education to determine the extent to which regulations are overly burdensome and need to be streamlined, improved, or eliminated. Specifically, Congress…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Aid, Advisory Committees, Hearings
Examining the Funding Request Process between Public Higher Education and the State Legislature
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Midgley, Andrew Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research examined the funding request process whereby higher education institutions seek financial support from state government. The study tested whether a model based on state goals and priorities for higher education could distinguish a funded request from an unfunded request. The research was qualitative and followed a comparative case…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Government, Financial Support, Funding Formulas