Findings of a study that examined the application of strategic planning in American school districts are presented in this paper. Methodology involved content analysis of the strategic plans of 79 school districts throughout the United States, focussing on their mission statements, core beliefs and parameter statements, and objectives and…

The relationship between instruction and instructional design is explored. The aim of instruction is to assist the individual as learner. The Learner, the Content, the Media, the Teacher Function, and the Context within which learning is to occur interact during a period of time to form an instructional episode (the CMT paradigm). Considering all…

The Cross-cutting Evaluation Theory Planning Seminar was initiated to provide insight that will assist in development of a planning proposal for the Cross-cutting Theory Project of the Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE). CREATE consists of five separate programs, four of which address specific topics…

The 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) challenges states and districts to upgrade schools that serve disadvantaged students. This guide highlights effective methods and useful resources for planning schoolwide programs and for measuring their success. Section 1 explains schoolwide programs and their goals,…

This symposium report consists of a 22-page report by Breneman and Haarlow, followed by 28 pages containing separate commentaries by Robert M. Costrell, David H. Ponitz, and Laurence Steinberg, respectively. The report builds on earlier research into the costs of remedial education as it relates to the total higher education expenditures in the…

This digest documents the experiences of faculty, administrators, and staff at several colleges as they addressed a broad range of instructional technology issues. Included in the digest are several approaches suggested by instructors and staff affiliated with various community college technology programs. Plans for implementation, development,…

Schools are increasingly confronted with crisis events. This resource aid packet provides materials to facilitate planning and implementation of a school-based crisis response and related staff training. The packet is divided into four sections. The first offers a brief overview that can be shared with school staff to raise awareness about the…

This workbook outlines the Salem Community College's (New Jersey) Strategic Planning Initiative (SPI), which will enable the college to enter the 21st Century as an active agent in the educational advancement of the Salem community. SPI will allow college faculty, staff, students, and the local community to reflect on the vitality of the college…

As the University of Arizona implemented its curriculum reform initiative, faculty became much more planful about their teaching, but also much more demanding of credible advice about instruction. Faculty make sometimes paradoxical demands in these circumstances: demands for tools that make it easy to do new things, and demands that these tools be…

This booklet provides a selection of the publications on the "European Dimension in Education" included in the documentary archives of the Eurydice European Unit. "European dimension" addresses those documents dealing with educational initiatives whose aim is to promote the European dimension in schools in the context of…

This book is designed to be a useful compendium of sound and practical ideas to help the classroom teacher, especially the teacher who is new to the profession. It is primarily aimed at secondary school teachers, although those who work with younger children may find elements of the book useful. The book is not intended to be read cover-to-cover,…

One result of the extraordinarily rapid pace of educational reform in recent decades has been public expectation of greater accountability for the more than $300 billion spent annually on schools. As reformers have sought better ways to utilize all resources, including instructional time, block scheduling has been developed as a more efficient way…

In an effort to help participants in educational change view inevitable tensions as positive stimulants to educational renewal, this book draws on examples of successful school-university partnerships to examine the process of interorganizational collaboration. Following the introduction, part 1, "Building Relationships of Mutuality,"…

This report outlines the three-year master plan for the distance learning programs at American River College (California), part of the Los Rios Community College District, for academic years 1998-2001. The report's trend analysis looks at the emergence of new technologies, such as the Internet and multimedia applications, in relation to the…

In response to the (Scottish) government's decision to publish annual educational examination results, on a school-by-school basis, a three-year development program was established by Grampian Education Authority (Scotland) and the Centre for Educational Sociology (CES) at the University of Edinburgh. In this report, the main findings of the…