This report sets forth 27 recommendations by the California Commission on the Teaching Profession for improving California schools. After an outline summary of the recommendations and an introductory discussion of education as California's "growth industry," the recommendations are presented according to three general topic areas. The…

A study assessed the attitudes of 702 Washington State employers toward vocational education at the secondary and postsecondary levels. The majority of respondents perceived community colleges and vocational-technical institutes, but not public high schools, to be doing a very good job of preparing students for job and careers. Over 90 percent…

This document is a record of the proceedings of a symposium for outstanding teachers and principals from all 50 states and trust territories, jointly sponsored by the Burger King Corporation, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Association for Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and held in December 1984 at Captiva Island,…

Following an introductory overview of the problems facing education in Colorado, 46 specific educational reforms recommended by the state governor's Task Force on Excellence in Education are discussed in this final report, and the state and local agencies that must be involved in the implementation of each of the reforms are identified. The…

This report presents the 1984 recommendations of the Governor's Select Advisory Commission for Primary and Secondary Education for the state of Indiana. These recommendations emphasize four general areas: basic educational outcomes, the financing of schools, personnel efficiency and productivity for achieving excellence, and extensions of learning…

The paper assesses the degree of understanding about the free enterprise system gained by participants in a one-month summer inservice teacher training institute. Developed in response to a 1973 Texas House Bill which mandated the inclusion of free enterprise education in the secondary curriculum, the institute suggests major topics, concepts, and…

One hundred and five recommendations for improving the school system in Florida's Broward County are presented in this report. These recommendations and the target dates for their implementation were developed by the Superintendent's Commission on Public Education, a group of 150 community leaders representing all facets of the public. This group…

One hundred recommendations adopted by the school board of Broward County (Florida) for improving district schools are presented in this report. Amended from a list of 105 suggestions proposed by a 150-member commission of appointed district citizens, these recommendations fall into seven areas: school curricular program and instruction,…

A detailed description is provided of the variable, procedures fostering coordination and improvement of the school program (GOSB), which is part of the analysis in phase I of the Evaluation of Practices in Individualized Schooling. The variable is defined; the questionnaires on which the variable is based are listed; the procedures used to scale…

The 1977-78 Massachusetts statewide assessment of Career and Occupational Development (COD) included the development of test instruments, administration of the tests to a sample of thirteen- and seventeen-year-olds throughout the state, analysis and interpretation of the data, and dissemination of the results. The COD test was objective-referenced…

This paper identifies four characteristics which are essential to the nature of an "inviting school." Inviting schools are interpreted to convey respect for all members of staff and students. The four basic characteristics of such a school are school climate, educational program, organizational structure, and faculty. Essentially, the climate must…

The Strengthening Developing Institutions of Higher Education Program--under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965--is evaluated. The program is intended to assist institutions struggling for survival and isolated from the main currents of academic life. More than 800 institutions had participated in this Office of Education (OE) program…

Workshops and procedures are described which are intended to help schools identify goals and measurement needs within the affective domain of educational programs. The document is part of the final report of a project to humanize education. The document is presented in six sections. Section I introduces the project's philosophy of encouraging a…

Educational reform in developing countries, specifically in Saudi Arabia, will be facilitated if certain strategies are employed when implementing educational change. Problems which restrict reform tend to be a culture which opposes change, staffing, finances, a shortage of relevant learning materials, excessive centralization of authority,…

The relationship between government and Bishop College in regard to federal funding and the effect of federal compliance is examined. The four significant impact components that comprise the study are historical impact, statistical impact, federal impact (positive and negative aspects), and operational/functional impact. Basic instruments used to…