This report describes the quality improvement efforts of early childhood education programs participating in Iowa's Quality Rating System (QRS). It identifies supports and barriers to quality improvement and examines how quality improvement supports and activities relate to changes in program quality ratings across time. The study team developed…

Identifying and measuring indicators of learning difficulties among young children and implementing effective instructional approaches are complicated, particularly during the transition to kindergarten. Purposeful school-based transition policies and practices support teacher and school decision-making and, thus, can ease the…

The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are conducted biennially by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. Profiles monitors the current…

The results of a survey conducted by the Ad hoc Committee to Study the Needs and Problems of the Classroom Teacher in Curriculum Development are reported. Questionnaires were sent to members of the American School Health Association (ASHA). The survey was composed of four sections: (1) background information on demographic data, institutional…

Respondents of this survey on curriculum development in library education stressed the need for increased emphasis on networking, computer technology, and managerial training. Responses of administrators and practitioners are compared. (MBR)

A consultant mission was established to study the present situation of special education in Cyprus, advise the Cyprus government on the development of educational facilities for handicapped children in the country, and advise the government of the training of teachers of the handicapped and on educational equipment for special education.…

Presents results of a national survey of training and development executives concerning the state of U.S. employee training. Examples of the topics covered by the survey include corporate philosophy, staffing considerations, needs assessment, training participation, program topics, methods and materials, and program evaluation. (CT)

The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Dissemination Project examined its dissemination procedures and devised a more effective system of sharing information germane to the improvement of practice with school system personnel. A questionnaire entitled "Information Needs and Uses" was prepared and distributed to school system…

The Great Lakes Quality Improvement Center for Disabilities (GLQIC-D) serves Head Start programs in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and conducts an annual needs assessment of these programs. For the 1998-99 assessment, 229 Head Start directors completed the survey, which gathered information regarding: (1) program…

The purpose of this study was to determine, first, whether there was a need for more counselors in the schools of Central and Northern New Hampshire; and second, whether the same area needed a counselor preparation program or an in-service continued training program. The study also attempted to gain specific ideas concerning the design of an…

This book describes a structure for understanding and managing the process and options for gathering and analyzing data on needs. The three-phase model that forms the basis for the structure grew from both theory and practical experience in many settings. The focus is on assessing the needs of organizations rather than individuals. It is stressed…

This Preschool Parent Survey was designed to gather information on parents' perceptions of the Detroit Public School (DPS) preschool program and to assess the child care needs of parents of the district's preschool students. The 18-item questionnaire was mailed to the homes of 2,000 families in Detroit. Of the 2,000 surveys, 640 were completed and…

In this report, statistical evidence concerning library needs in New York as revealed by surveys of public, school, and academic libraries and school media centers conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, is presented fully with comparisons to regional and national performance. Resources examined and tabulated include…

The Staff Development Needs Assessment Survey was sent to all teachers, pupil services personnel, and administrators in Wyoming school districts. Of these, 1501 surveys from teachers and pupil services personnel (23 percent) and 138 administrator surveys (35 percent) were returned. The needs assessment was designed to address: (1) current staff…

A plan is presented herein for development of a Rural Education Information System for the 10 states which comprise the Southeastern Regional Council for Educational Improvement. Since the Council considers its principal function to be support of educational policy analysis and formation in its member states, the information system design…