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Frederiksen, John R. – 1980
A major purpose of the Search for Effective Schools Project has been to explore the truth of the following two propositions: that both pupil response to instruction and the delivery of instruction are functions of pupil background, prior knowledge and level of achievement. That is, the project sought to demonstrate the existence of effective…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Illinois Univ., Urbana. Dept. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1980
This final report contains a fourteen-page narrative and appended materials of phase 1 of an Illinois project to provide up-to-date comprehensive sequential home economics materials for use in grades 6-12. These activities are reported: development of an annotated bibliography of curriculum guides, extensive literature searches related to…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Decision Making
Alexander, Richard – 1979
This theoretical study of second language learning is divided into eight sections: (1) "Elements of a Theory of Second Language Learning," (2) "Second Language Learning in the Light of Neurophysiological Findings," (3) "Cognitive Strategies in the Second Language Learning Process," (4) "On Accounting for the Role Played by Affective Factors in…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Influences
Engler, Sheldon D.; And Others – 1980
An econometric model was developed for use in measuring the impact of the Louisiana State University (LSU) upon the Louisiana economy. Emphasis is placed on measuring the effects of enrollment changes, salary and wage expenditures, and campus construction activity. The results show that, overall, each dollar spent by the LSU System creates another…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Economic Climate, Educational Economics, Educational Finance
Girard, Guy; Bordeleau, Jacques – 1980
A research method used at the Conference of Rectors of Quebec Universities to analyze the structure and level of faculty salaries and to determine salary differential between universities is examined. The method breaks down into two components: the difference between the average salary observed in each institution and the average salary of the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Employment Practices
Delmont, Timothy J. – 1980
Managerial approaches to budget planning for state universities were investigated using an open budgeting model that emphasizes the function of communication, technical analysis, and participative decision making. System-level and central officers in 32 research universities were surveyed to determine whether they used and endorsed technical…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Centralization
Ashby, Gerald F. – 1979
This paper provides a detailed overview of the preschool education system in Queensland, Australia, from the perspective of one of the original designers of that program. The first section of the paper describes the social, political and general educational contexts within which the Queensland preschool system was developed. Steps in state level…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Correspondence Study, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Pooley, Richard C. – 1979
Progress in the second 6 months of a program development model for learning disabled (LD) and emotionally disturbed (ED) adolescents is reported. The program is designed to teach ED and LD children necessary work skills so that they can become productive members of society. Three methods are under investigation: (1) use of audio/visual resources…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Audiovisual Aids, Career Education, Community Resources
Solomon, Les – 1979
The paper is designed to help instructors in college-level geography courses design urban field trips. The objective is to illustrate how a few core materials and concepts derived from urban geography texts, census tract maps, and social space models can help provide order and pattern to students' understanding of a city. Census tract maps are…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Field Trips, Geography Instruction, Higher Education
Banathy, Bela H.; And Others – 1978
To aid vocational educators in establishing interorganizational linkage and coordination with business, industry, and labor with the goal of improving instructional, learning, and work experience arrangements for their students, this monograph provides three products of a project to design and implement a model for program linkage and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Haworth, Caroline E. – 1979
Standards for the accreditation of training programs in school psychology have been developed by several organizations including the American Psychological Association which provides accreditation criteria for professional psychology programs, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) which develops criteria generic to…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Counselor Training, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Ryan, T. A. – 1978
A generalized planning model is presented for administrators and mid-management personnel seeking to develop and maintain effective correctional systems and to insure equity for women and minorities employed in these systems. This model consists of three components which tell how an agency: (1) develops a rationale for equity; (2) assesses needs…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, Correctional Institutions, Employer Employee Relationship
Duran, Paul C. – 1979
This model, developed to establish standards for effective detention home education, is based on results of a questionnaire sent to staff members of 45 youth homes in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. The model covers seven aspects of youth home education: (1) purpose, (2) target persons, (3) personnel, (4) program, (5) procedures,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Objectives, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Objectives
BASHOR, DOROTHY N.; HARTMAN, JOHN J. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WAS TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIABLES OF DEMOGRAPHY, ECONOMY, ELECTION HISTORY, AND COMMUNICATION, IN ADDITION TO THE PERCENTAGE OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTES IN SCHOOL BOND ELECTIONS. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM 195 IOWA SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVOLVED IN SCHOOL BOND ELECTIONS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AND…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Communications, Community
FARQUHAR, ROBIN H. – 1967
THIS PAPER ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE AN AWARENESS BASE CONCERNING THE KINDS OF PROGRAMS WHICH UTILIZE HUMANITIES CONTENT IN PREPARING ADMINISTRATORS. A SUMMARY REVIEW OF THE KINDS OF RATIONALES COMMONLY USED TO SUPPORT THE USE OF HUMANITIES CONTENT IN TRAINING ADMINISTRATORS FOCUSES UPON (1) GENERAL LIBERALIZATION, (2) VALUES AND PURPOSE-DEFINING…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Creativity, Curriculum Enrichment
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