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Kern, Ben D.; Graber, Kim C. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2018
Physical education is critical to addressing childhood obesity, yet many school-based programs do not meet established quality standards and teachers are called upon to change. Little is known about how change is initiated and its associated internal and external factors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate physical education…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, National Surveys, Physical Education, Educational Quality
Kutner, Mark; And Others – 1996
Statewide learner competency and assessment systems in 11 states were examined. Information was gathered through telephone interviews and a review of materials on the learner competency and assessment systems being used/developed in each state. Special attention was paid to the states' activities regarding development of the following: systematic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Competence, Competency Based Education
Kern, Bonnie – 1975
Intended primarily for special education teachers and principals, the manual describes procedures for organizing and implementing career education programs for handicapped students in rural or remote areas. The program descriptions, methods, and sample forms contained in the manual were used successfully by one or more of five small, rural school…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides
Owens, Thomas R. – 1995
School-to-work programs (STW) at 10 sites throughout Washington (Bethel, Camas, Central Valley, Columbia River, Goldendale, Grand Coulee Dam, Issaquah, Metlow Valley, Sumner, and Wenatchee) were examined through the following activities: reviewing background documents, interviewing key educators, observing academic and technical classes,…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Education, Career Development, Case Studies
Highline Community Coll., Des Moines, WA. – 1997
This guide, which is intended primarily for school and college personnel interested in initiating or improving work-based learning, examines the development and implementation of work-based education programs in Washington. The following topics are discussed: the rationale for work-based learning (legislative and educational change information,…
Descriptors: Career Development, Child Labor, Classification, Compliance (Legal)
Owens, Tom – 1997
The extent and quality of school-to-work (STW) programs in the state of Washington were evaluated through a survey of all school districts receiving state STW funds and case studies of programs in four school districts (Bethel, Methow, Sumner, and Wapato), one consortium (Columbia River School-to-Work Consortium in Clark County), and two…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Career Counseling, Case Studies, Consortia