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Archer, Jeff – Education Week, 2005
Lots of districts like to think they have close-knit leadership teams. But few school leaders can say they've ironed their clothes together, which became a morning ritual for a group from San Francisco that spent a week at the Harvard Business School in Boston. Joined by similar teams from seven other large districts, they camped out in dorm-like…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Leadership, Public Education, Organizational Change
Campus Technology, 2006
This article features the winners of this year's "Campus Technology Innovator" competition. The winners are: (1) Drexel University, Pennsylvania (outsourcing); (2) Darton College, Georgia (3D); (3) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (ePortfolios); (4) University of Michigan (the Web); (5) University of Tennessee College of…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Competition, Rewards, Recognition (Achievement)
Diaz, Alicia A.; Lord, Joan; Marks, Joseph L. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2006
Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Tennessee have given all the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states a new tool to help focus their colleges and universities on state needs. These three states have created plans for their higher education institutions by drawing on leadership from a broad range of state agencies. They identified state needs and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research and Development, State Agencies, Graduation Rate
Luzader, Carolyn, Ed. – LINK, 1995
This special newsletter issue on inclusion of students with disabilities includes the following articles: "Inclusion: A Responsible Approach" (Harley A. Tomey, III); "Research Base Limited on Effects of Inclusion" (Thomas P. Lombardi); "Research Supports Inclusion for Physically Disabled--Vocational Ed Prevents Dropping…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1991
This two-part report focuses on progress made by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) during the first year of a 5-year contract. AEL's mandate is to work with educators in ongoing research and development-based efforts to improve education and educational opportunities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Part I:…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement
Shively, Joe E. – 1984
A needs sensing confirmation study was conducted to identify the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's (AEL) long term research and development program needs and provide guidelines for its seven member states' activities. The AEL Board of Directors, individuals serving in similar positions as the Board members, and a sample of non-public school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Childers, Robert; Howley, Craig – 1993
Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Rural Excel program collaborated with the Tennessee Center of Excellence for Science and Mathematics Education and with faculty at 21 local education agencies in rural Tennessee to evaluate implementation of the Tennessee Mathematics Activities Manuals for grades 5-8. The manuals each contain 54-67 activities…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
National Institute for Literacy, 2001
This issue of "EFF Voice" focuses on current research and development efforts to create an assessment framework for the Equipped for the Future (EFF) Content Standards. As in all earlier phases of EFF R&D, this work engages practitioners in the field, as well as researchers and other technical advisors, as partners in the development…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning