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Alhazmi, Fatemah Abdullah – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
This paper sheds light on one of the key phases in the service contract of the international partnership between TBU in Saudi Arabia and George Washington University (GWU) in the US to develop a doctoral program of philosophy degree (PhD) in educational leadership and administration. The aim of the research was to evaluate the first workshop that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Universities, International Cooperation, Doctoral Programs
Parker, Linda S.; Gilbert, Kathryn M. – 1985
In response to recommendations by a task force on teaching and teacher education, the state of Wisconsin established the Teacher Incentives Pilot Program. The goal of the program is to plan, develop, and administer a series of pilot projects which model different types of incentives designed to attract, prepare, and retain competent teachers.…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Improvement Programs, Incentives, Pilot Projects
Bloom, Darrell; Koenig, Pam – 1985
This paper explores an innovative approach to funding school improvement programs. It looks at a series of programs initiated by the National College of Education in collaboration with several corporations and foundations in the Chicago metropolitan area. The evolution of the College's participation in these endeavors is reported as well as the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Financial Support, Higher Education, Improvement Programs
Minix, Nancy A.; Pearce, Winston Thomas – 1986
A description is given of the development and implementation of an inservice program, "Project Excel," which was designed in accordance with andragogical theory. This theory is based upon four major assumptions: (1) as people grow, they become increasingly self-directed; (2) as people grow, a reservoir of experiences which provide a…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Improvement Programs, Individual Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Richardson-Koehler, Virginia; Fenstermacher, Gary D. – 1988
It is suggested in this paper that practical arguments can be used in teacher education and staff development programs to introduce teachers to research-based practices. Practical arguments consist of three types of premises--value, empirical, and situational--that conclude with an action, or an intention to act. Such arguments are a useful way to…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
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Duffy, Francis M. – 1985
Instructional supervision, despite the lack of evidence for its value, can potentially help improve instruction and promote educators' professional growth. To realize this potential, schools should analyze their supervisory practice according to these four premises: (1) that each school district and each school has unique organizational…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Nash, Louis P. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Presented are brief descriptions and comments by administrators of some California arts programs on producing a quality arts program inexpensively. Topics discussed are: initiating a Comprehensive Arts program, the use of CETA artists-in-residence, curriculum development, and the coordination of a high school fine arts program. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Art Education, Artists, Curriculum Development
Knapper, Christopher K. – 1979
The effectiveness of instructional development evaluation programs is assessed. It is suggested that although it is a basic tenet in instructional development that teaching improvement is closely linked to effective evaluation, it is ironical that most instructional development programs have themselves been evaluated only superficially, if at all.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, College Instruction, Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development
Biles, Bert R. – 1978
Strategies for implementing instructional improvement programs must consider institutional characteristics, needs assessment, program and organizational objectives, and the characteristics of the instructional improvement program. Checklists, tables, and matrices are presented to illustrate the cyclical nature of the process of program development…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, Conference Reports, Higher Education
Clauset, Karl H., Jr.; Gaynor, Alan K. – 1983
An examination of definition, causes, variables, and strategies of implementation suggests the kinds of data necessary for measuring school effectiveness. By focusing on students who first enter school below grade level standards and by understanding that student learning is embedded in a system of key elements or variables that, over time, are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Feedback, Improvement Programs
Keyes, Thomas P. – 1988
A description is given of the Teacher Enhancement Program developed by the University of New Mexico in conjunction with the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools. In developing this program, designed to discover and address the needs of mid-career teachers, the developers first examined the rationale behind preservice and first-year supervision…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Enrichment Activities, Improvement Programs
Kippel, Gary M.; And Others – 1979
A research project was developed for New York City public schools to improve student achievement based on analysis of school performance and subsequent development of corrective action evaluated within a framework of accountability. The program was composed of: (1) participation in the decision making process by various special interest groups;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Databases, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Skobjak, Bernadette L.; Serve, Michael – 1984
The development of a self-correcting planning system at The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) is discussed. A committee was formed to review the present planning, budgeting, and monitoring (PBM) procedures and make recommendations for improvements. The committee was charged with eight questions about the present system, applicable…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Benton, Ellen; Bulach, Clete – 1994
The purpose of this action research study was threefold: (1) to assess the climate of an elementary school in which the principal, assistant principal, and 67 percent of the teaching staff were new; (2) to develop and implement a plan for improvement; and (3) to reevaluate the school climate to determine whether improvement had occurred. The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Assistant Principals, Attitude Change, Educational Environment
Everson, Susan T. – 1983
Drawing upon research findings on school effectiveness, the McREL School Improvement Program was designed to examine critically such factors as school leadership, building organization, school climate and environment, and how citizens and parents are encouraged to participate in raising morale and effectiveness. Focus is upon instructional…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
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