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Smith, Robert T., Ed. – Forum, 1980
Eleven brief articles focus on specific learning disabilities with emphasis on programs in New York State and City. Articles have the following titles and authors: "The History of Learning Disabilities Revisited" (J. Wiederholt, G. Hale); "The Learning in Learning Disability--Ask What, Not Why" (R. Schworm) which stresses the…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Deever, R. Merwin; Shockley, H. Allen – 1976
The goal of the doctoral dissertation summarized here was to develop a set of recommended guidelines to be used in developing standards and procedures for elementary and secondary public school facility construction in Arizona. The study focuses on determining the essential elements of these guidelines and on determining which of these elements…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Guidelines, School Construction
Badertscher, Jim – 1980
The selection of a highly qualified staff is important to the development of an excellent school. In this article, school administrators are advised in the area of personnel selection about preparations for interviewing, conducting an interview, relevant questioning, and the art of effective listening. A major contribution is a review of what…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Clevenger, Sydney Stephenson, Ed. – CDF Reports, 1997
These 13 issues of the Children's Defense Fund Report from 1997 discuss concerns related to child advocacy and provide information on problems in children's lives in the United States. Regular features include the editorial column "A Voice for Children," a status report on federal legislation related to children, descriptions of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Byrand, Sherri, Ed. – CDF Reports, 1999
These five newsletters comprise volume 20 of "CDF Reports." They discuss concerns related to child advocacy and provide information on problems in children's lives in the United States. Regular features include the editorial column "A Voice for Children"; a status report on federal legislation related to children; descriptions…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Download full textWenninger, Mary Dee, Ed. – Women in Higher Education, 1994
This document consists of the 12 monthly issues of a newsletter on women students, teachers, and administrators in higher education, issued in 1994. Each issue includes feature articles, news on higher education, profiles of significant people in the field, and job announcements. The issues' main article topics are: (1) campuses's changing…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Females
Paterson, Andrea – State Legislature Report, 1988
For certain groups of the mentally ill, most notably individuals with serious mental disabilities, the community-based mental health system can be more of a "non-system." Unforeseen problems have plagued both the dream of deinstitutionalization and the effectiveness of community mental health centers during the last 20 years. Uncoordinated…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Peer reviewedWolf, David B., Ed.; Zoglin, Mary Lou, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
This collection of articles examines the influences of the state and federal government, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), universities, accrediting agencies, and other external forces on the community college curriculum. Articles which deal with the role of the government in curriculum development include: "An…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
DuBois, Donald W. – OSSC Bulletin, 1980
Oregon Senate Bill 354 has required each school district in Oregon to develop a teacher evaluation plan that would include job descriptions, performance standards, observations, postevaluation, and a written program of assistance, if needed. The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES) has drawn some conclusions about teacher effectiveness that…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
TJCTA Messenger, 1996
Published four times a year by the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA), (formerly the Texas Junior College Teachers Association (TJCTA)), this newsletter discusses events affecting Texas junior colleges and their faculty, chronicles the efforts and activities of the TJCTA, and provides a forum for discussion of topics related to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Conferences, Enrollment
TCCTA Messenger, 1997
Published four times a year by the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA), formerly known as the Texas Junior College Teachers Association (TJCTA), this newsletter discusses events affecting Texas community colleges and their faculty, chronicles the efforts and activities of the TCCTA, and provides a forum for discussion of topics…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Conferences
IDRA Newsletter, 1995
This theme issue focuses on the drastic revision of the Texas education code undertaken during the 1995 state legislative session. "Education Policy Reform: Key Points for Districts" (Albert Cortez, Mikki Symonds) outlines critical issues in the legislation that have an impact on educational quality: charter schools exempt from state…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Charter Schools, Educational Change
Ponessa, Joan M.; And Others – Public Affairs Focus, 1994
This special report summarizes a larger report titled "Linkages in the Delivery and Financing of Special Education Services in New Jersey" by Henry A. Coleman et al. It describes a project which analyzed the linkage between the structure of state aid for special education and the identification, classification, and placement of students…
Descriptors: Classification, Costs, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Hirsch, Eric – State Legislative Report, 1998
This report outlines current research on teacher policy, summarizes legislation from the 1997 legislative session, and forecasts teacher policy trends for 1998. The report is intended to assist states in examining and improving teacher policies by providing information about how other states have approached the issue. Current research demonstrates…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
West, B. Bradley, Ed.; Gress, James R., Ed. – The Journal of the Michigan Association of Teacher Educators and the Ohio Association of Teacher Educators, 1990
The articles in this journal address aspects of the general theme, "Development of the Teaching Profession," and report on research in brain dominance and certification practices. The following articles are in the theme features section: (1) "Collecting Garbage, Driving Trucks, and Waiting Tables: The Economic Reality of…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Higher Education
