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Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 2002
This paper presents some ideas to preschool educators and policy makers about how to make validated educational models central in standards for preschool education and care programs that are available to all 3- and 4-year-olds. Defining an educational model as a coherent body of program practices, curriculum content, program and child, and teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Definitions, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Ebel, Robert L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Believing that educational reforms are overdue, the author proposes three radical solutions: only validated instructional programs should be implemented, results of systematic public assessments of pupil achievements in learning should be published annually, and teachers should periodically submit evidence of learning achievement in their classes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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McBain, Susan L.; Hamilton, Jack A. – Journal of Career Education, 1981
Describes Project CLASS (Competency Based Live- Ability Skills), which is aimed at adult basic education students who need instruction in basic skills in order to survive and earn a living in America. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Career Education, Competency Based Education, Employment Potential
Gefen, Raphael – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1992
A new collection of more than 130 English textbooks authorized for use in Israeli schools is discussed in terms of quantity, regulations for use, criteria and principles for authorization, and outlook for the year 2000. A list of approved textbooks for the 1992-93 school year in grades 6 through 12 is included. (LB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction
IMPACT II--The Teachers Network, New York, NY. – 1989
This document consists of a program description (including evidence of effectiveness) submitted by the developing institution to the Program Effectiveness Panel (PEP), formerly the Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP), for validation as an exemplary program and eligibility for National Diffusion Network (NDN) funding as a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Instructional Improvement, Networks
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Quality Assurance. – 1983
The District Facilitator Project (DFP) works through the National Diffusion Network (NDN) to assist local schools in improving their programs by linking them with exemplary projects from around the country. Evaluation of the project in operation in the District of Columbia public schools in 1982-83 showed that all the project's objectives were…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1989
This manual was prepared by the Regional Rehabilitation Exchange (RRX) project to assist rehabilitation and independent living organizations and programs in submitting information to gain recognition as an exemplary program model for supported employment services. The manual is intended for programs and organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana, New…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Employment Services
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
This booklet contains abstracts describing more than 60 adult education These projects have been developed by individual school districts throughout the nation in response to local needs, and are available for adoption by other districts. Introductory materials provide a table of contents, an index of programs by category and an index of programs…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
The information in this booklet presents descriptions of educational programs: that have been validated by the Joint Dissemination Review Panel of the United States Department of Education as successful, that are being promoted by the National Diffusion Network (NDN), and that are available for adoption by other districts. The programs are indexed…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1979
Summary information is provided about the school sites that participated in the National Education Association's three-year inservice education project. The process by which over 600 inservice education materials were identified and screened for inclusion in the project's resource base is described, and the development of a dissemination system to…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Covert, Robert W.; Fang, Wei Li – 1981
The Joint Dissemination Review Panel (JDRP) examines educational interventions and determines their effectiveness. This study's purpose was to assess this review process and identify common characteristics of submittals and ways in which approvals and rejections differed. A locally-developed instrument which collected data on the intervention's…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Practices, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Office of Career Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. – 1976
This collection of photographs and discussion questions for elementary students is designed to complement and supplement already existing instructional materials by showing females and males engaged in nonstereotyped jobs and activities. The guide provides definitions of terms such as work, career, duty, sexism, and stereotype; fourteen facts on…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1978
The inservice teacher education program described here focuses on a system of employing minimum action in order to attain and maintain effective classroom discipline, and offers a survival strategy for the classroom teacher. The product title is an acronym for the five steps or options outlined for achieving classroom discipline: (1) leave things…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1978
Announcement is made of the availability of materials for the use of all education personnel involved in assisting schools in implementing Individually Guided Education (IGE) programs. Described are: the implementor's manual, the basic tool for the program; the required text, INDIVIDUALLY GUIDED ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; 11 different simulations…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Marshall, Jon C.; And Others – 1975
In its first year of funding, Project MEDIA (Meaningful Educational Directions Through Innovative Approaches) offered school districts in Illinois information concerning the latest emerging developments in the field of education, specialized assistance in developing and implementing new approaches and techniques, and a centralized resource for…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Educational Programs, Information Dissemination
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