Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Faculty Development | 8 |
Time Factors (Learning) | 8 |
Time on Task | 8 |
Academic Achievement | 4 |
Educational Change | 4 |
Professional Development | 4 |
Case Studies | 3 |
Educational Finance | 3 |
Partnerships in Education | 3 |
Public Schools | 3 |
Teacher Attitudes | 3 |
More ▼ |
Source
Massachusetts 2020 | 2 |
Center on Education Policy | 1 |
Delta Pi Epsilon Journal | 1 |
Education Policy Analysis… | 1 |
Journal of Asynchronous… | 1 |
OECD Publishing | 1 |
RAND Corporation | 1 |
Author
Farbman, David | 2 |
Kaplan, Claire | 2 |
Akiba, Motoko | 1 |
Chambers, Jay | 1 |
Cobb, Clara | 1 |
Forde, Connie M. | 1 |
Lowe, Denise | 1 |
O'Neil, Caitlin | 1 |
Shumack, Kellie A. | 1 |
Srikantaiah, Deepa | 1 |
Swayhoover, Lisa | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Reports - Research | 6 |
Journal Articles | 3 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Books | 1 |
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Secondary Education | 4 |
Secondary Education | 3 |
Middle Schools | 2 |
Elementary Education | 1 |
High Schools | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
Intermediate Grades | 1 |
Junior High Schools | 1 |
Kindergarten | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
Massachusetts Comprehensive… | 2 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Chambers, Jay; de los Reyes, Iliana Brodziak; Wang, Antonia; O'Neil, Caitlin – RAND Corporation, 2014
The goal of the Intensive Partnership (IP) initiative is to improve student success by transforming how teachers are recruited, developed, assigned, rewarded, and retained. RAND and American Institutes for Research (AIR) have been studying the seven IP sites (including three districts and four charter management organizations--CMOs) since the…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Time Management
deNoyelles, Aimee; Cobb, Clara; Lowe, Denise – Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 2012
This paper describes the redesign of a faculty development program at a large public university that transitioned from weekly face-to-face meetings to a version that reduced seat time by half. Focus is on course development activities in which individual faculty began designing and developing their online courses. Survey data was collected and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Faculty Development, Influences, Curriculum Design
Shumack, Kellie A.; Forde, Connie M. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2011
Objective: This research investigated teachers' perceptions of the impact of professional development on the classroom instruction of secondary business teachers and the relationship between the impact of professional development and the number of hours spent in professional development. Background: Quality professional development for teachers…
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Teaching Skills, Faculty Development, Professional Development
Akiba, Motoko – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Based on a statewide survey of professional learning activities among 577 middle school mathematics teachers in Missouri, this study examined two questions: 1) What professional learning activities do middle school math teachers participate in and how much time do they spend in these activities?, and 2) How are teacher qualifications and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mentors, Learning Activities, Teacher Qualifications
OECD Publishing, 2014
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate and relevant information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances, and performance of education systems in the OECD's 34 member countries, as well as a number of partner countries. In the 2014 edition, new…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Adults, Educational Attainment, Secondary Education
Srikantaiah, Deepa; Zhang, Ying; Swayhoover, Lisa – Center on Education Policy, 2008
In the winter and spring of 2007-08, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) expanded its ongoing research on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by conducting case studies of six schools in Rhode Island to learn more about the influence of NCLB and related state accountability policies on curriculum, instruction, and student…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Observation, State Standards, Standardized Tests
Farbman, David; Kaplan, Claire – Massachusetts 2020, 2005
Massachusetts 2020 is a nonprofit operating foundation with a mission to expand educational and economic opportunities for children and families across Massachusetts. Massachusetts 2020, with support from the L.G. Balfour Foundation, a Bank of America Company, set out to understand how a select group of extended-time schools in Massachusetts and…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Extended School Year, Educational Change, Academic Achievement
Farbman, David; Kaplan, Claire – Massachusetts 2020, 2005
Extending the school day and year is not easy. The conventional calendar remains one of the most intractable features of the American educational system. Altering the traditional school schedule has significant ramifications for parents, students, teachers, and school administrators. This reform impacts student and family schedules, transportation…
Descriptors: Extended School Day, Extended School Year, Educational Change, Academic Achievement