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Stasz, Cathleen; Chiesa, James – 1998
During the 1990s, policymakers have become increasingly attentive to the relationship between education and national economic health and society's need to upgrade and equalize workforce skills, talent, and wages. The U.S. education and training system is fragmented, decentralized, and in flux, as more responsibility moves from federal to state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Certification, Coordination, Economic Factors
McIntyre, John; Kimberley, Helen – 1998
The formal and informal pathways taken by Australian women from nonaccredited adult community education (ACE) to accredited programs of vocational education and training (VET) were examined in a national survey. Data were collected from a review of the literature on ACE, and telephone interviews with providers of ACE and VET (from a sample limited…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Articulation (Education), Community Education, Educational Planning
Somekh, Bridget; Tinklin, Teresa; Edwards, Lynne; Mackay, Ron – 1996
This report assesses implementation, knowledge, understanding, and use of the National Record of Achievement (NRA) in all sectors in Scotland in 1995. The report also seeks to identify problem areas and examples of good practice and make recommendations for the future development and promotion of the NRA in Scotland. The NRA is a United…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
La Grange Area Dept. of Special Education, IL. – 1996
This report describes and evaluates the La Grange (Illinois) Area Department of Special Education (LADSE) network for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). It also presents a curriculum guide for applying the wraparound approach in schools. The LADSE EBD network is based on three levels of support: special classroom, supported…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Williams, Sian – 1997
This paper summarizes recommendations from and actions taken as a result of the 1996 Caribbean Conference on the Rights of the Child. It also presents the tasks for the Second Conference on Early Childhood Education in the Caribbean related to supporting Caribbean early childhood initiatives. Section 1 of the paper considers whether participating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Development, Childrens Rights, Educational Planning
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1997
This Policy and Procedures Manual was prepared by the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Technical Task Force to assist college and university administrators, faculty members, and other staff participating in the IAI. The preface contains background information on the IAI, whose goal is to facilitate inter-institutional transfer, and its…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees, Board of Education Policy
Butler, E. Dean; Gardner, C. Duane – 1994
The Memphis Center for Urban Partnerships (MCUP) was formed in 1992 to provide access, resources, and opportunities so that more urban students might realize their potentials and achieve success through increased college preparedness, matriculation, retention, and graduation. The Stage II plan implemented in 1993-94 included various activities…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Further Education Development Agency, London (England). – 2000
Britain's new Learning and Skills Bill focuses on learners', not providers', interests. The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) opens up funding for voluntary and community bodies, and organizations from outside education, and has a duty to encourage employers to participate in the provision of post-16 education and training. Local education…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Jolivette, Kristine; Scott, Terrance M.; Nelson, C. Michael – 2000
This Digest discusses provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that require functional behavioral assessments (FBAs) and behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) to be conducted prior to a change in placement or suspension for more than 10 days, based on inappropriate behaviors for students with disabilities. It presents…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Data Collection, Disabilities
Kellaghan, Thomas; Greaney, Vincent – 2001
The purpose of this booklet, which draws on experience from all over the world, is to provide educational planners, administrators, and managers with analysis and information on using assessment to improve the quality of education. Assessment options and what research and other kinds of evidence reveal about their advantages and disadvantages are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Decision Making
Kulpoo, Dhurumbeer – 1998
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of SACMEQ's initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance)
Machingaidze, Thomas; Pfukani, Patrick; Shumba, Sibangani – 1998
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of SACMEQ's initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance)
Nassor, Sebtuu; Mohammed, Khadija Ali – 1998
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five areas of…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance)
Nkamba, Manasseh; Kanyika, Joe – 1998
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of SACMEQ's initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance)
Nzomo, Juliana; Kariuki, Mary; Guantai, Lilian – 2001
The Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ) is a consortium of ministries of education in southern Africa. This bound report--one of seven--presents the research results and policy suggestions that emerged from implementation of SACMEQ's initial educational policy research project. The report looks broadly at five…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment, Educational Equity (Finance)
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