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Williamson, Ronald – 2001
Disagreement exists about the role and function of middle schools. Demand for improved student achievement, greater accountability, improved test scores, and greater responsiveness to parents characterize tensions. This paper reports on the efforts of one community to examine its middle-school program and reposition it to become more effective at…
Descriptors: Committees, Middle Schools, Organizational Effectiveness, Planning
Costar, James W. – 1988
This guide to improving middle school guidance programs is based on two premises: (1) that the primary goal of the guidance program is to help students find meaning in their lives, and by this means, find relevancy in what schools have to offer them; and (2) that this sense of relevancy is accompanied by higher motivation to learn, and as a…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Objectives
Tobin, Robert I.; And Others – 1976
Information is provided in this report on existing career-related resources in Boston, and on what can be done to further the implementation of career exploration programs. Section 1 provides the historical and policy context for the information, analyses and recommendations. Section 2 describes national developments and strategies for…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development
Brown, Betty J., Ed. – 2001
This document contains 15 papers devoted to the theme of management of business education. "Management of Business Education: A Perspective" (Betty J. Brown) discusses business education as education about business and education for business. The following papers explore the theme of managing the curriculum: "The Basic Business and Economic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Business Education, Business Administration Education, Business Education