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Download full textOdden, Allan; Dougherty, Van – 1984
Based on a study of how eight states have pursued educational reform, this booklet reviews new issues facing school finance as a result of the recent upsurge of interest in educational improvement. The booklet has four sections. The first section discusses changing state fiscal and political contexts within which reforms are being debated. Section…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peters, Randal E.; Svedkauskaite, Asta – Learning Point Associates, 2008
The major purpose of this descriptive report is to provide an overview of the structure, capacity, and roles of educational service agencies (ESAs) across five states--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin--in the Great Lakes region, within the context of the broader statewide systems of support for educational improvement and progress.…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, State Departments of Education, School Districts
Weech, Terry L. – 1987
An evaluation of cooperative collection management among academic libraries participating in the Illinois Collection Analysis Matrix (ICAM) was conducted in March 1987 by the Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries (IACRL) and the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). Data were gathered from two questionnaires, one of which was…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Library Administration
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
This report summarizes the results of a study of the achievement of Illinois high school juniors in 1970 and 1981. The purposes were to provide a comparison of student performance over a period of time and to identify educational, social, and personal conditions that relate to performance on a test of Natural Science, Social Studies, English and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing
Kerins, Thomas; And Others – 1969
Questionnaires were completed by 691 public school personnel visiting demonstration centers operated by the Illinois gifted program in over 20 school districts. Data indicated that the centers, intended to illustrate innovative educational techniques, were generating a good view and acceptance of the overall nature of their programs, but were not…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Demonstration Programs, Demonstrations (Educational), Educational Attitudes
Greenan, James P. – 1983
A study examined the skill areas and skills that were generalizable within and across the secondary vocational training programs in the 32 area vocational centers in Illinois. During the project, researchers worked to develop, validate, and determine the reliability of a generalizable skills instrument and to identify which mathematics,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Illinois Libraries, 1986
Reports results of 1985 survey of federal depository libraries in Illinois, including the arrangement of collections and bibliographic access, acquisitions and weeding, services and equipment, library and librarian cooperation, documents staff, State Plan and State Plan Coordinating Council, online systems and access to government documents, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cataloging, Depository Libraries, Federal Programs
Shea, Mary Lou – 1981
A study examined the issue of which components should be present in a secondary health occupations program to receive approval and funding. A task force including secondary health occupations teachers, health occupations program graduates, school administrators, health care facility inservice coordinators, health occupations student association…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Allied Health Occupations Education, Course Content, Financial Support
Dobrovolny, Jerry S.; Stark, Robert L. – 1975
The purpose of the study was to conduct a survey of all the public community colleges in Illinois to evaluate how the colleges develop and approve vocational-technical education programs. Objectives included evaluation of the criteria used in selection and approval of programs, getting information to improve management processes used in selecting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Educational Programs, Evaluation Criteria
Hoegl, Juergen – 1985
The purpose of this paper is to examine the benefits of early childhood education (ECE) for children whose proficiency in English is limited. Specifically, the paper (1) defines the basic characteristics of limited English proficient (LEP) children; (2) discusses educational risk factors and preschool enrollments of LEP children; (3) presents the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Demography
Roosevelt Univ., Chicago, IL. Coll. of Education. – 1981
This report outlines development of a plan for assessing state and local efforts in the elimination of sex bias and discrimination in vocational education in Illinois. The first section presents in chart form the review of Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education data sources on sex equity. The second section contains the Plan to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Curriculum, Data Collection, Evaluation
Ellis, Joseph R. – 1975
Fifteen Illinois Education Professions Development Act (553) funded projects, mainly directed toward professional development in vocational-career education, provided the basis for the followup study. The projects, which varied in scope, activity, and duration were: More Effective Staff Utilization, In-Service Education for Teachers of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Career Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
Gonzalez, Juan C.; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the processes used by the Illinois Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education in evaluating vocational education programs and services aimed at limited English proficiency (LEP) students in Illinois. Data collection procedures used in the study included the following: (1) participant observation, document analysis,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
Gonzalez, Juan C.; Phelps, L. Allen – 1981
A study examined the processes used by the Illinois Department of Adult, Vocational, and Technical Education in evaluating vocational education programs and services aimed at limited English proficiency (LEP) students in Illinois. Data collection procedures used in the study included the following: (1) participant observation, document analysis,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, Educational Assessment
