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Lessons from the Future from the Future of Schools.
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Broad, Kathy – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2001
"The Future of Schools" (1998), by Australia's former Minister of Education Don Hayward and Professor Brian J. Caldwell, recounts the development, implementation, and early effects of a far-reaching change effort. The authors'"lessons" are undercut by insufficient data connecting the reform with improved teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Performing Arts.
Winkel, Lois – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1998
Discusses performing arts materials and programs in elementary and middle school curricula; notes developments of performing arts programs in certain states. Describes selected children's books with performing arts themes. (AEF)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, Educational Resources
Evaluation for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook [book review].
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Mason, Greg – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation/La Revue canadienne d'evaluation de programme, 1997
Review states that two well-known evaluators have assembled a collection of essays on emerging issues in evaluation. These include global political perspectives, qualitative and quantitative research, the relationship between auditing and evaluation, performance assessment, international evaluation, and methodological issues. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, International Studies
"Wilderness Therapy: Foundations, Theory and Research," by Jennifer Davis-Berman & Dene S. Berman [Book Review].
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Swiderski, Michael J.; Mitten, Denise – Journal of Experiential Education, 1994
Two reviewers present divergent points of view concerning a book that provides a comprehensive overview of the field of wilderness therapy. The first reviewer sees the book as valuable in bridging the gap between the mental health profession and outdoor experiential education, whereas the second reviewer suggests that the book gives ambiguous…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Book Reviews, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
"High Stakes Performance Assessment: Perspectives on Kentucky's Educational Reform" Book Review. .
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Culver, Steven M. – Evaluation Practice, 1995
This volume provides the background of the Kentucky Education Reform Act and discusses the assessment and evaluation principles on which it is based. It reviews early steps in implementation of the Act's mandates, but was written before most of the battles of implementation had begun. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Theories
A Review of "Raising Our Future: Families, Schools and Communities Joining Together." Book review.
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Dali-Parker, Suzanna – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1996
This handbook of family support and education programs profiles 73 programs that highlight an array of service arrangements under school sponsorship. The handbook asserts that no one factor makes or breaks a program and that all facets of program development contribute to the degree of success. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Family School Relationship
Research Impact Assessment: Introduction and Overview.
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Kostoff, Ronald N.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Articles in this special issue deal with the assessment of the impact of research and are divided into segments concerning semiquantitative approaches; qualitative approaches; and quantitative and fiscal approaches. These articles illustrate the importance of the role of motivation and associated incentives. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization