Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Hardesty, Larry, Ed. | 1 |
| Hewson, Peter W. | 1 |
| Loucks-Horsley, Susan | 1 |
| Love, Nancy | 1 |
| MacDonald, Mia | 1 |
| Machado, Craig, Ed. | 1 |
| Scherer, Marge, Ed. | 1 |
| Servetter, Leonard, Comp. | 1 |
| Spaventa, Marilyn, Ed. | 1 |
| Stiles, Katherine E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 6 |
| Collected Works - General | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Teachers | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
Location
| California | 6 |
| California (Chula Vista) | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Servetter, Leonard, Comp. – 1973
This book describes the year-round school program of Chula Vista City School District. It begins with a discussion of the planning that occurred prior to the implementation of the program that includes descriptions of the problem, the legislation needed, and school relations with teachers and parents. The second section examines the first year of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Legislation, Elementary Schools, Program Descriptions
Loucks-Horsley, Susan; Hewson, Peter W.; Love, Nancy; Stiles, Katherine E. – 1998
This comprehensive guide discusses how to design staff development in science and math. It is tailored specifically to the needs of individual schools or departments. Vignettes from real schools illustrate concepts within the book. The book provides 15 strategies for professional development and describes each one with its underlying assumptions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
MacDonald, Mia – 1994
The decline in Federal funding for state-provided social services during the 1980s triggered a transformation in the states' roles in family policymaking. This booklet documents four state initiatives designed to bring about systems change: (1) Healthy Start (California); (2) the Governor's Families and Children Initiative (Colorado); (3) the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Scherer, Marge, Ed. – 1999
This book lays out the fundamentals for helping new teachers succeed in the schools of the next century. Each part features a collection of chapters from educational leaders. An introductory part presents, "A New Teacher's World: Not Your Grandmother's Classroom" (Marge Scherer). Part 1, "What Do New Teachers Need?" includes:…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Communication Skills, Educational Innovation
Direct linkSpaventa, Marilyn, Ed.; Machado, Craig, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
English as a second language (ESL) programs in community colleges are as diverse in the models they follow as the students they serve. This volume provides a detailed look at how faculty and administrators are tailoring their ESL programs to best serve the needs of their students and the missions of their institutions. The authors of the thirteen…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Adult Students, Community Colleges
The Role of the Library in the First College Year. The First-Year Experience Monograph Series No. 45
Hardesty, Larry, Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2007
While the library is at the center of many campuses physically, it is often an overlooked and underused resource in improving the learning and success of first-year college students. Librarians, classroom faculty, administrators, and higher education researchers come together to explore the potential of the library in shaping the student…
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, College Freshmen, Change Agents
