Purpose: With the increasing need for well-­-prepared and leading practitioners in the field of education as well as the renewed efforts to further distinguish the EdD from the PhD in higher education in recent years, the curriculum of EdD programs nationwide has been questioned and criticized for its disconnection from the needs of leading…

With decentralisation becoming increasingly widespread across Europe, evaluation and accountability are becoming key issues in ensuring quality provision for all (Altrichter & Maag Merki, 2010; Eurydice, 2004). In Europe, the dominant arrangement for educational accountability is school inspections. The purpose of this research is to identify…

Background: School-based risk behavior surveys traditionally have been administered via paper-and-pencil. This study assessed the feasibility of conducting in-class online surveys in US high schools. Methods: A paper-and-pencil questionnaire assessing computer availability and perceptions of online surveys was mailed to a nationally representative…

This article reports some findings of study regarding practices and procedures of internal instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Kenya. The findings are part of a large-scale project undertaken in Kenya to determine the perceptions of headteachers, teachers and senior government education officers regarding the practices of…

The purpose of this study was to determine how elementary school administrators in a large U.S. state perceived the overall effects of testing on education in general and, more specifically, on their instructional leadership responsibilities. We surveyed 325 Florida principals and assistant principals, many of whom viewed the testing program…

High schools in the United States have been the focus of reform efforts for the past decade, and the business community has been quite vocal in the debate about how to improve public education. Business representatives are concerned that while the demands in the workplace have changed significantly, with most jobs requiring some education beyond…

The Follow Through Expansion Program involved 46 schools in all eight districts of Philadelphia, Pa. The program was instituted at the kindergarten level in March, 1975. Five model options were proposed for implementation on the basis of previous evaluation findings regarding the original Follow Through Program in Philadelphia. Of these, four were…

To determine the status of junior high industrial arts programs in Colorado and the importance of the American Vocational Association's (AVA's) 1953 and 1968 goals, questionnaires were mailed to 90 junior high industrial arts teachers, 125 counselors, and 90 principals. Usable returns from 244 (80 percent) respondents revealed that: (1) There was…

The Louisiana Model Career Options Program (MCOP) is intended to encourage eligible, experienced teachers to explore new avenues in education and gain additional pay while remaining in the classroom. This evaluation provides information to decision makers at the state and local levels to assist them in making judgments about the extent to which…

This report summarizes responses to a survey about the effectiveness of the 1989 Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) Program in Seattle (Washington). A large majority of TBE teachers and instructional assistants (IAs), and a little more than half of the principals of schools housing bilingual programs responded. The following findings are…

Follow Through teachers, classroom aides, principals, staff developers, and a 10 percent parent sample were surveyed in the spring of 1976 for their opinions and perceptions of various aspects of the Philadelphia Follow Through program. A substantial majority in each category of respondents indicated their respective models were helping pupils'…

Bridging the gap between the research resources and field personnel becomes an increasingly important problem. This study investigated the impact of the Research Utilization Project (RUP) on public elementary schools in the District of Columbia. In the 16 schools selected by a multistage stratified sampling method, the total number of information…

The Student Achievement Diagnostic Questionnaire (SADQ) is described as measuring: (1) student self concept of ability in English, mathematics, science, and social studies; (2) student attitudes toward their teachers in each of the subjects; (3) student perception of the expectations these teachers have for student achievement in these subjects;…

The Fairfax County, Virginia, Schools' Primary Mathematics Program (PMP) was re-evaluated to provide additional data on program effectiveness and to provide suggestions on future program development, implementation, and improvement. Seventy-one teachers in 14 schools implemented the pilot program. Evaluative data included interviews with 14…