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Peer reviewedFenstermacher, Gary D.; Berliner, David C. – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Describes a staff development framework having four main components: a definition, a mapping sentence, a description of participant roles, and an evaluation perspective. Conditions are discussed for judging the worth of staff development activities, and examples of such activities are analyzed to show how the evaluation perspective is used in…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Heuristics
Peer reviewedMcDonnell, Lorraine M. – Elementary School Journal, 1985
Explores the link between the management of fiscal retrenchment and the need for more effective schools. Describes school improvement strategies based on the school effectiveness research and on past experience with educational change programs. A final section discusses the potential role of these strategies in the larger context of educational…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedWise, Arthur E.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1985
A report of research assessing teacher evaluation practices describes how the master teacher concept operates in four school districts. Theory informing the study and findings of a survey of teacher evaluation practices in 32 districts are reviewed; attempts to ensure reliability, validity, and utility are examined; and capabilities and limits of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Competence
