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Bassin, Marc; Gross, Thomas – 1978
This study is based on an external assessment of the School Self-Renewal Program in New York City. The program represents the largest and longest running Organization Development (OD) program in the country. Twelve of 24 high schools participating in the program in 1977 were sampled. The renewal model employed for school based change was found to…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, High Schools, Improvement Programs
Hinrichs, John R. – Personnel Journal, 1975
The managerial self-development program described was developed to help managers get a better look at themselves and the environment in which they operate. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation Methods
Download full textSmith, Laurence N.; And Others – 1981
The major challenge confronting higher education today, how to maintain and enhance quality in a time of increasingly scarce resources, is examined. Discussed are the characteristics of the successful change process, the need for open communication, motivation of volunteers, key start up activities, and the importance of follow-through. Chapters…
Descriptors: College Administration, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Improvement Programs
Lachat, Mary Ann; Musumeci, Marilyn – 1980
The Technical Assistance Base (TAB) was established to provide the National Diffusion Network (NDN), a nationwide federal effort at school improvement, with the technical support needed to help NDN members strengthen their knowledge and capacities. This document reports on TAB's accomplishments over its first three years. Section one gives an…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Sims, E. Norman – 1978
To alleviate the time lag between the conception and the implementation of educational innovation, the Unit for Dissemination has been formed by the Kentucky Department of Education. Within the goals of fostering awareness and interest in innovation and of spreading innovation from field test to ultimate user, the Unit has defined objectives which…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Charts, Diffusion, Educational Change
MADDOX, EDWARD C.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE COMMISSION ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION WAS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE IN THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND OTHER DISCRIMINATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES, THE ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS. REPORTS ON THE…
Descriptors: De Facto Segregation, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Philadelphia Public Schools, PA. – 1963
THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE WAS TO RAISE PUPIL'S ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INCREASE THE PROCESSIONAL GROWTH OF THE STAFF, DEVELOP PUPIL POTENTIAL, BRING ENRICHMENT TO BOTH CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY, AND DEVELOP A WHOLESOME, HARMONIOUS, AND INTELLIGENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. STAFF EVALUATIONS OF THE PROGRAM REVEALED DEFINITE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
KATZ, DAVID; WOMACK, HERBERT H. – 1964
THE MAJOR EMPHASIS AT FERGUSON SCHOOL WAS LANGUAGE ARTS. AN EVALUATION REVEALED THAT, IN EVERY GRADE TESTED, THE NUMBER OF PUPILS ATTAINING GRADE OR ABOVE-GRADE SCORES INCREASED. DATA FROM THE INFORMAL READING INVENTORIES, ADMINISTERED THREE TIMES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR INDICATED A MEAN GROWTH OF TWO BOOK LEVELS. THE AREA IN WHICH THE LEAST AMOUNT…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Enrichment Activities, Improvement Programs
CLAYTON, THOMAS E.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE STUDY IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND STUDENTS AND OBSERVATIONS MADE OF CLASSES. THE OBSERVATIONS ARE COMPARED WITH OBSERVATIONS MADE 2 YEARS BEFORE THE PROGRAM BEGAN. IT IS REPORTED THAT THE CLIMATE OF THE SCHOOL HAS IMPROVED NOTICEABLY. STUDENTS RESPOND WITH GREATER INTEREST AND SPONTANEITY. TEACHER ATTITUDES ARE…
Descriptors: Facilities, Followup Studies, Improvement Programs, Interviews
Hill, Bettye Jane – 1980
This practicum report describes the development and implementation of an inservice program for four teachers who, in order to meet Federal integration guidelines, were given kindergarten assignments for which they were not certified. Comparison of test scores of disadvantaged kindergarten children taught by trained and untrained teachers revealed…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Faculty Development
PDF pending restorationGriffin, Gerald; Burks, David R. – 1976
The guide describes for colleges and universities how to establish and conduct a program of continuous improvement of administrative operations. An objective appraisal-review process is described that relies on mobilizing the pool of managerial and analytical talent already existing at every institution. For decisionmakers, an overview of…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Case Studies, College Administration
Walker, Albert, Comp. – 1978
This packet contains descriptions of a variety of campaigns conducted by agencies for organizations or clients, or directly by the organizations. They were selected for their broad range of purposes and methodologies. The packet contains descriptions of the following campaigns: a campaign designed to build the economy of Orlando, Florida; a…
Descriptors: Awards, Business, Community Programs, Community Relations
Gale, Robert L. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1978
Suggestions are offered on establishing an effective board of trustees for colleges and universities. The first step in improving a board must be review of the mission and status of the institution. Four steps in this process are to decide what is wanted and needed on the board, establish a search-and-recruit procedure, establish an orientation…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Administration
Chadwick, Evelyn H. – 1975
The Rural School Development Project (RSDP) was designed to improve the academic welfare of all elementary and intermediate school children in the Orleans (Vermont) Southwest School District, with three specific, measurable objectives--to improve students' reading achievement, to improve pupil self-image, and to increase the number of teacher…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Improvement Programs, Individualized Instruction
Driskell, Jeanette Lynn – 1976
This study investigated the effect of a system of guided note taking and study skills on the academic achievement of entering University of Idaho freshmen with low predicted-grade-point averages. Of 61 subjects, 14 were randomly assigned to a treatment group receiving twelve lessons in note taking and study skills over a period of six weeks. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
