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Tournier, Barbara, Ed.; Chimier, Chloé, Ed.; Jones, Charlotte, Ed. – Education Development Trust, 2023
In education systems around the world, planners and policymakers are calling for more attention to whole-system improvement. To best address teaching and learning outcomes, teachers and head teachers need whole-system support to build professionalism and improve their practice. The middle tier of education systems, composed of professionals…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Middle Management, Educational Practices, Educational Improvement
Cosmin Holeab; Irina Geanta – European Union, 2024
The report, overseen by the Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) on behalf of the European Commission and of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency is the second report in the series dedicated to promoting inspiring practices in digital education from the 27 European Union…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Conley, David T. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2014
This policy report provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards, how they were developed, the sources that were referenced in their development, the need for educational standards generally, what they entail, and what it will mean for educators to implement them. The report draws from research and reference material to outline the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2009
This guide aims to help education policy leaders develop effective policy in support of good teaching and learning. It provides tools and resources that help policy leaders to: (1) Look back at the research on strategies and practices that have been proven to bring about results for the greatest number of students; (2) Look around in order to…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Leadership Effectiveness
Foster, Andrew H.; And Others – 1994
This report presents a model state legislative bill to provide for the special needs of gifted and talented students. The model bill utilizes a "best practices" framework and attempts to be fiscally responsible and provide maximum flexibility while meeting the needs of gifted and talented students. The model legislation itself begins with a…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Change Strategies, Educational Legislation, Educational Practices
Shaw, Estelle; And Others – 1986
The monograph describes Project INTERFACE, a 2-year collaborative effort among the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) of Nassau County (New York), Long Island University, and three local school districts. The project identified the "most effective" implementation strategies for integrating microcomputer instruction into…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Computer Uses in Education, Disabilities, Educational Practices
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Lipp, M.; Casswel, C. – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1990
This paper describes guidelines for education of gifted learners in Canada, prepared by 85 policymakers at a 1988 symposium. The guidelines focus on 10 challenges: change, client interests, communication, leadership, learning, policy, programing, research, technology, and values. Quality indicators in program development are outlined, as follows:…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Educational Quality
McDonnell, Andrea; Hardman, Michael – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1988
The paper provides a synthesis of "best practices" from the field of disability, which can be applied to develop exemplary early childhood special education programs. Exemplary programs are determined to be those providing services that are integrated, comprehensive, normalized, adaptable, peer- and family-referenced, and outcome-based.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Practices, Integrated Activities
Repetto, Jeanne B.; And Others – 1993
Project RETAIN (Retention in Education Technical Assistance and Information Network) is a Florida project to assist school districts through identification and dissemination of effective practices that keep students with mild disabilities in school. One part of the project attempted to establish a consensus among experts in the fields of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Delphi Technique, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship
Dave, R. H., Ed.; And Others – 1986
Many countries have recently launched massive programs to promote nation-wide adult literacy, but while these efforts have been commendable, it has been observed that neo-literates who acquire literacy through such programs have great difficulty in retaining it; hence an urgent need to develop suitable programs of post-literacy and continuing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
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Schatz, Ellie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1991
A Wisconsin advocacy model for gifted education programs is presented, emphasizing ongoing collaboration and dissemination to most effectively utilize meager resources. Essential elements of the dissemination design are identified, including use of regional sites, requiring participation of an administrator on the team, group problem solving, and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Educational Cooperation, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Fox, Wayne; And Others – 1990
This final report describes a project in Vermont which developed, implemented, evaluated, and disseminated a program development model for establishing new, and for improving existing, comprehensive early childhood special education services to young (birth to 5 years) children with disabilities and their families in rural settings. The model…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
David, Jane L.; Goren, Paul D. – 1993
Barriers to progress in educational reform exist inside and outside the education system. Some arise where new practices encounter traditional expectations and boundaries, but others go much deeper than education, such as poverty, racism, local political conflicts, and human resistance to change. The following five categories of barriers are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Change, Educational Discrimination
Madson, David P.; And Others – 1992
This report updates information on a previous synthesis of information currently available on the development of educational outcomes and a system of indicators for students with disabilities. Specifically, it provides information on the key national policy groups involved in outcomes-related activities and on key reports that have been produced…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Fields, Ernest L.; And Others – 1987
Nine industry-based adult literacy programs across the country were studied to identify exemplary training programs and practices that business and industry trainers, planners, and policymakers and individuals in the public education sector alike could replicate in designing adult literacy programs. Training programs offered by the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Case Studies
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