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Morgan, Denise N.; Saylor-Crowder, Karin; Stephens, Diane; Donnelly, Amy; DeFord, Diane E.; Hamel, Erin – Phi Delta Kappan, 2003
Working with the National Council of Teachers of English, South Carolina has taken the bold step of focusing professional development in reading on teachers, rather than programs. The state created the South Carolina Reading Initiative (SCRI), a multi-year, research-based professional development model. (MLF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Occupational Information
Download full textDesforges, Charles – 2001
Educational research is distinctive inasmuch as it shares the moral objective of education, which is to help people make the best of themselves through processes of learning. Educational research is a service industry for education. As such, its contribution to the efficiency and effectiveness of educational processes can be increased by focusing…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Learning, Definitions, Diffusion (Communication)
