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Download full textGibbons, John H.; And Others – 1976
Presented is an energy/education conservation plan for Tennessee. The first section is concerned with program justification. Discussed are the energy situation in Tennessee, need for a program, and sources of information. The second section presents a brief summary of the program planning process. Section three presents a comprehensive plan. This…
Descriptors: Community Action, Conservation Education, Energy, Natural Resources
Tennessee State Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Knoxville. – 1975
The number of vocational education graduates from public schools in Tennessee for 1973-74 is compared to employment needs for the same period. The projected number of vocational jobs was 62,068; public school vocational graduates numbered 50,154. Charts also show whether secondary, postsecondary and adult training programs' graduates for 1973 were…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Annual Reports, Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville. – 1968
In this brief report on higher education in the state, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission recommends that: (1) the state continue to increase college opportunities and provide higher education for the same percentage of youth as the national average by 1975; (2) public institutions be prepared to cope with vast increases in enrollment; (3)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Enrollment Projections, Financial Support
Ward, James E. – 1971
All of the libraries in Tennessee were surveyed in an effort to determine both the manpower needs and the classification of all library personnel on the basis of the newly-adopted categories in the American Library Association (ALA) policy on library education and manpower. The purpose of the study was to reveal information pertinent to library…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Labor Needs, Librarians, Library Education
Direct linkLowther, Deborah L.; Inan, Fethi A.; Strahl, J. Daniel; Ross, Steven M. – Educational Media International, 2008
The effectiveness of Tennessee EdTech Launch (TnETL), a statewide technology program designed to meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandate, was investigated in this matched treatment-control quasi-experimental study. The goal of the program was to provide full-time, on-site technology coaches to prepare teachers to create lessons that engage…
Descriptors: School Culture, Federal Legislation, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
McLarty, Joyce R. – 1986
In Tennessee, varied data-gathering devices have been employed in an attempt to determine whether an educator is qualified for a given level on the state's career ladder program and, thereby, should attain the meaningful financial benefits linked to that status. In its first year of operation, the Tennessee program employed several domains of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Furtwengler, Carol; And Others – 1985
The Career Ladder Program in Tennessee is a comprehensive teacher evaluation and certification system. The program is designed to attract, retain, and reward excellent teachers. On the basis of performance evaluation, teachers can move up a Career Ladder which provides monetary incentives and allows teachers professional growth opportunities…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. – 1966
THIS FIVE-PART BROCHURE CONTAINS THE TENNESSEE STATE PLAN FOR A COORDINATED STATEWIDE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING TITLE I OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WILL ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM UNDER ADVISEMENT OF A STATE COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Problems
Branson, Gary V.; Steele, Donald J., Jr. – 1974
The purpose of this case study is to describe and interpret the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Tennessee. The report begins with a brief treatment of the socioeconomic environment and the political culture within which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public school…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Research, Policy Formation, State Agencies
Peer reviewedFrench, Russell L.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1988
Peer evaluators and multiple data sources are effective elements of Tennessee's career ladder system, but the assessment of teaching remains far from simple. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Lipsey, Mark W.; Farran, Dale C.; Hurley, Sean M.; Hofer, Kerry G.; Bilbrey, Carol – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
This research investigated the effects of two contrasting pre-k curricula, relative to practice as usual, on subsequent academic achievement. One curriculum had a strong literacy focus, the other was a less didactic "developmentally appropriate" curriculum that allowed children to have more influence on classroom activities. The purpose…
Descriptors: Class Activities, School Readiness, Learning Activities, Economically Disadvantaged
Saunders, Robert; Smith, Dennie L. – 1986
The Lyndhurst Fellowships at Memphis State University and the University of Tennessee at Knoxville were developed in cooperation with the Tennessee State Department of Education as alternative methods for the certification of secondary school teachers. Instead of the normal 4-year teacher preparation program, Lyndhurst offers for those with…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Internship Programs, Liberal Arts, Mentors
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provides for annual federal incentive payments to states if they improve foster care programs by (1) avoiding unnecessary removal of children from their homes; (2) preventing extended stays in foster care; and (3) reunifying children with their families or placing them for adoption. To be…
Descriptors: Adoption, Eligibility, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship
Gibbs, James E.; And Others – 1979
This description of the Tennessee equalization plan consists of (1) a description of Tennessee's current public school finance program; (2) recommendations for change in the existing program; (3) a description of the conformance of the recommended changes to the equity guidelines developed by the United States Commissioner of Education pursuant to…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equalization Aid, Federal Aid
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville. – 1969
This report is the first section of a "Long Range Plan for Higher Education in Tennessee" by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. It deals with thee general level and type of program offerings at each of the public institutions and makes recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on governance of the state's public…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Planning
