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Carter, Barbara – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2016
The purpose of this study is to examine what, if any, impact a Student-scheduled Child Care (SSCC) program had on the families of students completing their higher education goals at a college in the southwestern region of the United States. Student completion rate is a concern for most college and university administrators. Research conducted by…
Descriptors: Child Care, Scheduling, College Students, Academic Achievement
Bigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. – Current Issues in Education, 2014
As educational needs of students change in response to changing demographics, economic factors, workforce needs, and school accountability requirements, school leaders must continually monitor and adjust curricula and associated methods of instructional delivery to increase student learning. The analysis of student performance data is a critical…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Management Information Systems
Lockwood, Susan R.; Nally, John M.; Dowdell, John; McGlone, Jerry; Steurer, Steve – Journal of Correctional Education, 2013
In 2014, a new General Education Development (GED) assessment will be implemented. The new, more rigorous test will be aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and will use a new test delivery model-computer-based testing (CBT) to replace the paper-and-pencil examination. These two changes have important implications for correctional…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Computer Assisted Testing, Program Implementation, Correctional Education
Harding, Tracy – Online Submission, 2015
Combination classes are often created out of financial necessity rather than a desire to engage students in multiage learning. Teachers assigned to these classrooms come from the general teaching pool and may not have specialized training around the intricacies of multiage teaching. A review of the literature indicates that the United States has a…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Mixed Age Grouping, Multigraded Classes, Lesson Plans
Australian Council for Educational Research, 2015
Monitoring Trends in Educational Growth (MTEG) offers a flexible, collaborative approach to developing and implementing an assessment of learning outcomes that yields high-quality, nationally relevant data. MTEG is a service that involves ACER staff working closely with each country to develop an assessment program that meets the country's…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Trends, Progress Monitoring, Educational Quality
Heafner, Tina L.; Fitchett, Paul G. – Social Studies, 2012
Using data from the National Center for Educational Statistics research spanning fifteen years, researchers examined the impact of national educational policy implementation on the role of social studies in elementary schools. Specifically, with the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2007 and the continuation of federal-mandated…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Social Studies, Role
Balfanz, Robert; Bridgeland, John M.; Fox, Joanna Hornig; DePaoli, Jennifer L.; Ingram, Erin S.; Maushard, Mary – Civic Enterprises, 2014
This fifth annual update on America's high school dropout crisis shows that, for the first time in history, the nation has crossed the 80 percent high school graduation rate threshold and remains on pace, for the second year in a row, to meet the goal of a 90 percent high school graduation rate by the Class of 2020. This report highlights key…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Zaich, Daniel Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative case study sought to understand the experiences of a group of parents residing in the Novato Unified School District, Marin County, CA., as they engaged in the process of deciding where to send their children to school as the students matriculated from eighth to ninth grade, or middle school to high school. The four major…
Descriptors: School Choice, Parent Attitudes, Case Studies, Qualitative Research

Reising, Bob – Clearing House, 1998
Argues (guided by "The Challenge of Change: Assessment in the 21st Century") that in the decades ahead, assessment will play an unprecedented role as the vehicle that will influence and guide scheduling, curriculum, and instruction. (SR)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Trends, Scheduling, Secondary Education
Griffin, Charine Thomas – 1972
This study investigated innovative trends in scheduling classes in relation to the traditional method of scheduling. The nongraded organization was examined in relation to the schools-within-a-school type of organization. Another aim of the study was to offer recommendations about scheduling and organization to administrators on the basis of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bibliographies, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Innovation
Braddock, Jomills Henry, II – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
To shed light on appropriate grouping practices for early adolescents, this article presents current data on using between-class grouping and regrouping in American schools serving this population, based on the 1988 Johns Hopkins University middle school survey. Findings show that learning opportunities in the middle grades remain highly…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Environment, Educational Trends, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Wilson, Robin – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999
Two factors are fueling college faculty interest in at-home sabbaticals: the rise of the two-career family, and technological advances that allow faculty to communicate with colleagues from home. Critics feel that to take full advantage of sabbatical leave, faculty should leave the home area. One institution has created a seven-week sabbatical for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Trends, Faculty Development, Family Work Relationship
Newman, Christy M. – American Language Review, 2000
Discusses how Harvard University's division of continuing education is resisting the trend of hiring fewer full-time teachers in its English language program. Highlights the new full-time contracts, the new hires, reactions by part-time staff, scheduling problems, and the administrative perspective. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Full Time Faculty, Higher Education
Guernsey, Lisa – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Increasingly, students enrolled in regular college classes are taking online courses for convenience. Offering students these options raises administrative issues, including how to balance faculty teaching loads and pay for both forms of instruction. Critics say students choosing online courses are not getting the education they pay for, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Administration, College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Chenoweth, Karin – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1998
Increasingly, colleges and universities are becoming aware that substantial proportions of their student bodies have transferred from two-year colleges, although data are limited. States are crafting articulation agreements that ensure transfer of core credits from community colleges to four-year institutions, and some colleges are adjusting…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
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