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Fleming, Margaret – 1984
This report evaluates the initial year of a project implemented in 15 elementary and 5 junior high schools in Cleveland in support of the schools' efforts to install effective school procedures designed to upgrade students' basic skills and academic achievement. The report deals with the following areas: (1) district support for the project; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Environment
Download full textLindeman, Anne – 1984
Because of the rapid changes in the world of work, education is hard-pressed to meet society's needs. If education is to meet the needs of the future, it must not merely update, but radically change its model. Because technology changes the workplace so quickly, specific vocational skills are no longer a valid product of vocational education.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1983
In an effort to move concerns of American Indian/Alaska Native education into the general arena of public education, the National Education Association developed six issue papers, each with proposed actions and suggested readings. "Cultural Values Affecting American Indian/Alaska Native Students," focuses on the prevalence of cultural…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Corcoran, Thomas B.; Hansen, Barbara J. – 1983
To provide a framework for the design and implementation of school improvement efforts, this booklet presents summaries of research on major factors influencing student achievement--school and classroom characteristics, educational expenditures, the quantity and quality of professional staff, and social environment--and conclusions based on that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Finance
Muessig, Raymond H., Ed. – 1978
The bulletin examines the role and process of social studies curriculum improvement in a constantly changing society. Intended for use by classroom teachers engaged in curriculum work and also by principals, supervisors, curriculum directors, and superintendents, the bulletin offers ideas, examples, and resources related to curriculum improvement…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Consultants, Curriculum Design
Kidd, J. Roby – 1974
The successes and failures of the many plans and dreams for education during the 1960s are examined together with why many of these schemes did not succeed, and how most of the problems of illiteracy, unemployment and underemployment, inadequate qualified manpower, and irrelevant and outdated educational methods and facilities still remain. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Blair, A. K. – 1980
Compiled to assist rural school advisers in their work and to inform those interested in rural education and in the administration and development of the rural advisory service, this report outlines the nature and contribution of the service, methods by which it achieves its purpose, and its major perceived needs. The first section describes the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
Goodlad, John I. – Executive Review, 1982
The project entitled "A Study of Schooling" went to 7 regions in the U.S. to collect data on 13 widely representative elementary schools and the 25 junior and senior high schools they feed. School board members, administrators, 17,000 students, 8,500 parents, and 1,350 teachers were interviewed or responded to questionnaires. Over 1,000…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy
Kelley, Edgar A. – 1980
Based on the assumption that a positive environment is an important component of a well-run school, this monograph offers techniques to school principals for evaluating and improving school climate. Topics covered include assessing school climate, planning for climate development, providing leadership for climate improvement, improving classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Community Involvement
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Aspects of the Title I migrant education program were explored at a hearing regarding sections of H.R. 15, a bill to extend several elementary and secondary programs which expire at the end of fiscal year 1978. The panel of nine witnesses testifying included supervisors or directors of migrant education from four states as well as representatives…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Day Care Centers, Educational Finance
FISCHER, JOHN H. – 1966
THE STRUGGLE FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY DEMANDS DIRECT CONFRONTATION OF THE PROBLEM, DETERMINED AND ABLE LEADERSHIP BY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND COORDINATION OF COMMUNITY AND AGENCY SUPPORT. THE LACK OF FIRST-RATE SCHOOLS IN NEGRO COMMUNITIES AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT UPON THE INDIVIDUAL ATTENDING A SCHOOL WHERE EVERY PUPIL RECOGNIZES THAT HIS…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Community Support, De Facto Segregation
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1967
A DESIGN FOR A NEW COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY IS PRESENTED. THE GOAL OF THE NEW COLLEGE IS TO INITIATE IN THE STUDENT A PROCESS OF EVOLUTION WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SHAPE HIM THROUGHOUT LIFE. THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO HELP THE STUDENT BECOME AN INTELLECTUALLY INDEPENDENT AND EMOTIONALLY RESPONSIBLE…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty, College Freshmen
SCHWAB, HERBERT M. – 1964
THE SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTED A COMMITTEE ON RACE AND EDUCATION TO DETERMINE IF PORTLAND SCHOOLS DEPRIVED THE CHILDREN OF ONE RACE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED TO THOSE OF OTHER RACES, WHAT MIGHT BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN CULTURALLY DEPRIVED AREAS OF THE CITY, AND WHAT MIGHT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DO THROUGH ITS…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, After School Programs, Board of Education Role, Community Resources
LOPEX, LEO; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CONFERENCE ON THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 23 AND 24, 1966. THE CONFEREES PROPOSED THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CALIFORNIA MIGRANT EDUCATION MASTER PLAN FOR IMPROVING THE EDUCATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN. EIGHTEEN EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Career Counseling, Conferences
Wayne, Gayle – 1980
The Demonstration Programs in Reading and Mathematics were initiated in California in an effort to improve the reading and mathematics performance of secondary school students from neighborhoods characterized by high poverty levels, transiency, and low test scores. The programs have operated in California schools for the past 11 years. Each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Centers, Economically Disadvantaged
