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Williams, Thomas L. – 1999
This resource book describes a wide variety of programs designed to help at-risk students. The following chapters are included: (1) "Introduction and Background"; (2) "Program, Instructional, and Curricular Initiatives"; (3) "Comprehensive School-Improvement Initiatives"; (4) "Teacher Training and Professional Development Initiatives"; (5)…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
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Bol, Linda; Nunnery, John A.; Lowther, Deborah L.; Dietrich, Amy P.; Pace, Judy B.; Anderson, Rebecca S.; Bassoppo-Moyo, Temba C.; Phillipsen, Leslie C. – Education and Urban Society, 1998
Teachers' perceptions of support provided for implementation of the New American Schools models in the Memphis City (Tennessee) school district are examined in relation to the effectiveness of these models. Via questionnaires and focus group interviews, teachers indicated professional development, teacher collaboration, and resources to be…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness
Taylor, Jackie; Smith, Cristine; Bingman, Beth – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
The sourcebook is for those people who serve as administrators of adult basic, adult secondary, and/or adult English-for-speakers-of-other-languages (ESOL) programs, whether those programs are school-based, community-based, or community-college-based. This is one of the various tools developed through the National Center for the Study of Adult…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement, Academic Persistence, Adult Education
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Rodrigues, Susan – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2006
This article describes a well-funded and well-equipped model of teacher professional development that encouraged the promotion of information-rich learning environments for learning science. A community of practice using face-to-face and electronic communication encouraged learning, and generated and ensured pedagogical change and innovation. The…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries