This report describes an early intervention program to elicit emergent literacy skills in Potentially English Proficient kindergarten students. The school is located in a suburb of a large city near a naval base. The problem, lack of literacy readiness skills, was documented with a battery of tests given prior to entrance in kindergarten and the…

This report describes a program that was implemented to improve student assessment through the use of portfolios. The targeted population consisted of a first and third grade classroom in a suburb of a large Midwestern metropolitan area. The problems related to assessment were documented by state mandated test scores, teacher determined grades,…

This action research project implemented and evaluated a portfolio program for assessing student performance. The targeted population consisted of elementary and middle grade students in two schools. The inadequacy of traditional evaluation methods was documented by means of parent and staff surveys. Common discrepancies were found in student…

McDougal, Littell and Company has designed the geography program called "Daily Geography" which incorporates geography into the daily social studies curriculum. "Daily Geography" aims to increase students' knowledge and understanding of the physical aspects of geography. A study tested the "Daily Geography" program to…

This paper discusses the importance of school-family partnerships at the pre-college and postsecondary level and suggests specific steps TRIO and other educational opportunity programs can take to build more effective partnerships with their students' families. The first section summarizes what is known about the effects of parent involvement on a…

An action research project developed and implemented a program to improve student social skills. The targeted population consisted of students in fourth grade, sixth grade, and special education classrooms (n=46) in three different school districts. Income levels varied among school districts. Targeted behaviors included fighting, defiance, being…

Purpose of this statement is to present some major guidelines for the development of Ed.D. and Ph.D. dissertations in the area of adult education. (Author)

Compares social reform strategies in Britain and America. Illustrates how programs in both countries had similar difficulties, including diffusion of research findings, clarification of objectives, and political manipulation of social research. (SK)

Change theory endorses a set of normative role prescriptions determining how the participants in curriculum change should be viewed. (JN)

Discusses the conflicting roles of practitioners and academics in the improvement of teaching practice, focusing on the need for closer relations between teachers and teacher educators and the effectiveness of action research in bridging the gap. Also discusses the role of the practitioner and ordinary knowledge in the improvement of teaching…

Describes the new national biology curriculum in the Netherlands, including a modern branch of biology called ethology. Topics covered include General Objectives, Lessons on Ethology and Student Skills, Role of Ethological Theory in Lessons, Emphasis on Human Behavior, Student Skills to be Developed, and items to be included in lessons such as…

Defines action research in terms of science education, delineates the process, provides the rationale for research into practice, and gives an example of putting this process into action. Includes some tips for data collection and analysis. (DDR)

Describes a two-tiered model for integrating middle school curriculum. In the parallel model, content area instructors teach individual content separately, integrating subject matter whenever logical connections occur between disciplines. In the integrated thematic model, thematic units allow deliberate, in-depth integration. Combining these…

Describes the Vermont Autumn Showcase Tour for Early Care and Education as a strategy to reengage legislators and community leaders in early childhood education/care. Notes that regions that had previously hosted a community event focusing on early childhood issues had higher attendance than initial implementers, and that unexpected benefits…

Describes a simple activity that explores and reveals the principles of significant figures and scientific notation using a 500 gram bag of unpopped popcorn. Students must devise a method for determining the number of kernels in the bag. (DDR)