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Do One-to-One Initiatives Bridge the Way to 21st Century Knowledge and Skills?
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Lowther, Deborah L.; Inan, Fethi A.; Ross, Steven M.; Strahl, J. Daniel – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
This article presents findings from an investigation of the overall effectiveness of Michigan's Freedom to Learn (FTL) One-to-One initiative. The major goal of the FTL initiative was to help students to gain 21st century knowledge and skills while increasing their learning and achievement through the integration of over 20,000 laptop computers…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, State Programs, Best Practices, Inservice Teacher Education
Administrative Support and Teacher Leadership in Schools Implementing Reform
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Gigante, Nancy A.; Firestone, William A. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to explore how teacher leaders help teachers improve mathematics and science teaching. Design/methodology/approach: Research focused on a purposive sample of seven teacher leaders selected to vary in their time allocated to teacher leader work and their content knowledge. Each teacher leader was interviewed, as were two…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Tasks, Teacher Leadership, Improvement Programs
Assessing Leadership and Problem-Solving Skills and Their Impacts in the Community.
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Rohs, F. Richard; Langone, Christine A. – Evaluation Review, 1993
A pretest-posttest control group design was used to assess the leadership and problem-solving skills of 281 participants and 110 controls in a statewide community leadership development program. Quantitative and qualitative data demonstrate that the program has been a catalyst to influence leadership and problem-solving skills for community…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Leaders, Community Programs, Control Groups