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Anandam, Kamala, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
The 11 essays in this volume discuss integrating technology into the community college campus, review implementation strategies, and describe the possibilities of institutional transformation. The following articles are provided: (1) "Technology as a Catalyst for Reinventing an Institution" (Kathryn J. Neff); (2) "Navigating the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Educational Technology
McChesney, Jim – Research Roundup, 1996
One avenue being explored as a way to cut costs while maintaining the quality of programs and services is year-round education (YRE). In most cases, the known benefits and drawbacks of an existing component of traditional scheduling must be weighed against the theoretical advantages and disadvantages of YRE. The five articles reviewed in this…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Outcomes of Education
Brewer, Jerrilyn A. – 1999
This digest discusses the rationale for integrating academic and occupational education. It describes models for, and barriers to, integration, and offers suggestions for advancing integration efforts. Integration of academic and occupational education reinforces the shifting paradigm from teaching to learning and requires that students become…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Gillman, Thomas V. – 1989
This paper is one in a series of studies which highlight and synthesize recent research and practice in educational management. The paper presented here discusses recent research findings and current practice on the adoption, implementation, and integration of microcomputers into the instructional program at the elementary and secondary levels.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
Burnett, Gary – 1993
Since 1981, Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act has provided school districts with supplementary services funds for more than five million low-achieving students. Historically, schools have used "pull-out" programs to serve this population, but the provisions of the current legislation, the Hawkins-Stafford…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth
Bridges, Edwin M. – 1992
In the Prospective Principals' Program at Stanford University, students are engaged in problem-based learning (PBL), a cooperative, small-group approach providing opportunities to resolve problems likely to confront real-world professionals. To illustrate PBL's background and rationale, chapter 1 briefly describes how the topic of teacher…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Study
Toy, Steve – 1987
Addressing the concerns and resources of small, rural school districts, this book sets out a rationale and model plan for school-community relations. After introductory material and a review of what's been done, the first major section lists and describes 10 criteria shown by research to be most important for a small school district community…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement