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Peer reviewedGoldberg, Miriam L. – Roeper Review, 1986
Three major issues in gifted education are discussed: (1) three criteria for judging the appropriateness of special programs for the gifted and talented; (2) organizational alternatives for content development and delivery; and (3) staffing programs for the gifted and talented. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Direct linkGunter, Helen; Rayner, Steve; Thomas, Hywel; Fielding, Antony; Butt, Graham; Lance, Ann – School Leadership & Management, 2005
Teacher's work and workload have been major factors in the recruitment, retention and revitalization of the profession. In January 2003 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched a major reform known as remodelling, by which the work-life balance would be improved by freeing teachers up to teach, and using other members of the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Faculty Workload, Teaching Conditions
Peer reviewedBennett, Neville; And Others – Education 3-13, 1980
The authors highlight some of the findings of their forthcoming book, "Open Plan Schools: Teaching, Curriculum, and Design," which will evaluate open plan schools in England. These schools now comprise over 10 percent of all primary schools. (KC)
Descriptors: Architectural Research, Building Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Needs
Peer reviewedKenny, Richard F.; Schroeder, Eileen – RSR Reference Services Review, 1992
This study focused on how CD-ROM systems were being used in a college library and training users had received or assistance they required. Patrons completed surveys and librarians logged assistance requests to determine the level of assistance needed for CD-ROM workstations. Results showed most patrons need assistance from librarians even for…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Library Instruction
Thomas, R. Murray – 1990
In October 1989, the government of New Zealand responded to results of a 1987-88 study on school management by passing legislation that shifted control of education from a central bureaucracy to local boards of trustees. Using a question-answer format, this document presents a model of the decentralization process as it analyzes the 1989 plan in…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Change Strategies
Keefe, James W., Ed.; Jenkins, John M., Ed. – 1984
Instructional leadership is the principal's role in providing direction, resources, and support to teachers and students for the improvement of teaching and learning in the school. This handbook reviews factors affecting that role in four broad domains: keeping informed about trends, planning for instructional improvement, implementing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
McDonald, Geraldine; And Others – 1989
Using information gathered through a study funded by the New Zealand Minister of Education, this document examines the history and implementation of the New Zealand government's 1:20 teacher-pupil ratio policy first set in motion in 1985, pupil progress associated with the policy, and related literature about class size. The following papers, each…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
