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Beginning Blueprint: Electronic Exhibits for a Teacher Education Accreditation Council Academic Audit

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Koonce, Glenn L.; Hoskins, Joan J.; Goldman, Katie D. – Online Submission, 2012

This study illustrates the development, usability, and advantages of an electronic exhibit for the TEAC (Teacher Education Accreditation Council) academic audit from the perspective of program education faculty. The examination of the successful utilization of electronic exhibits for teacher licensure and educational leadership program IBs…

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Program Improvement

Systemwide Implementation of Project-Based Learning: The Philadelphia Approach

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Schwalm, Jason; Tylek, Karen Smuck – Afterschool Matters, 2012

Citywide implementation of project-based learning highlights the benefits--and the challenges--of promoting exemplary practices across an entire out-of-school time (OST) network. In summer 2009, the City of Philadelphia and its intermediary, the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), introduced project-based learning to a network of more…

Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Implementation, Program Descriptions

Who Is Responsible for Vulnerable Pupils? The Attitudes of Teacher Candidates in Serbia and Slovenia

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Pecek, Mojca; Macura-Milovanovic, Suncica – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2012

In the ongoing trend towards inclusive education, initial teacher education programmes must ensure that prospective teachers are prepared to teach all pupils effectively. The study presented in this paper aimed to explore the attitudes of teacher candidates in Serbia and Slovenia towards responsibility for the teaching and learning of vulnerable…

Descriptors: Learning Problems, Inclusion, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries

Systematically Evaluating the Effectiveness of Quality Assurance Programmes in Leading to Improvements in Institutional Performance

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Lillis, Deirdre – Quality in Higher Education, 2012

Higher education institutions worldwide invest significant resources in their quality assurance systems. Little empirical evidence exists that demonstrates the effectiveness (or otherwise) of these systems. Methodological approaches for determining effectiveness are also underdeveloped. Self-study-with-peer-review is a widely used model for…

Descriptors: Evidence, Higher Education, Quality Control, Program Effectiveness

Using Evidence for Teacher Education Program Improvement and Accountability: An Illustrative Case of the Role of Value-Added Measures

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Plecki, Margaret L.; Elfers, Ana M.; Nakamura, Yugo – Journal of Teacher Education, 2012

In this article, the authors consider what can be learned from limited forms of evidence, for purposes of accountability and improvement of teacher education programs. They begin with a review of recent research on how evidence has been used to examine the effectiveness of teacher preparation and development. Using empirical evidence from a state…

Descriptors: Accountability, Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Stakeholders

Gauging Effectiveness

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Foord, Kathleen A.; Haar, Jean M. – School Administrator, 2012

Books by education experts and speakers at national professional conferences have inspired many school leaders to initiate professional learning communities (PLCs). Sustaining them effectively to raise student achievement is another matter. How can one know whether a PLC is moving toward a desired outcome? Measuring effectiveness requires an…

Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Faculty Development, Educational Change

In Search of Tools that Inform Practice: Utilizing Program Accountability Data to Guide Program Improvement

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Lopez, Omar S.; Huling, Leslie; Resta, Virginia – Action in Teacher Education, 2012

In light of the fact that policy makers are attempting to build accountability systems that will hold teachers, and the teacher education programs that prepared them, accountable for student achievement results, failure on the part of teacher educators to repeatedly and assertively advocate for a significant role in shaping the accountability…

Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Advocacy, Participative Decision Making, Program Development

An Inquiry into Pennsylvania's Keystone STARS: Research Report

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Sirinides, Phil; Fantuzzo, John; LeBoeuf, Whitney; Barghaus, Katie; Fink, Ryan – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2015

High-quality care in the earliest years of life has been shown to relate to positive developmental outcomes for children, including improved early academic skills, social-emotional competencies, and cognitive functioning. Unfortunately, the early care experiences of many children are not always high quality; rather, research suggests that…

Descriptors: Inquiry, Research Reports, Educational Quality, Quality Control

Florida State University Accountability Plan, 2021

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