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Wagner, Daniel A.; Murphy, Katie M.; De Korne, Haley – Brookings Institution, 2012
Parents, educators, government ministers and policymakers in all contexts and countries around the world are concerned with learning and how to improve it. There are many reasons for this, but none is more important than the fact that learning is at the heart of success at the individual, community and global levels. Learning First is the title of…
Descriptors: Learning, Educational Research, Equal Education, Educational Objectives
Mullis, Ina V. S. – 1979
Data collected in 1976 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were analyzed by using a path analysis of clusters of variables combined into single composite variables. Investigated were the relative importance and effect of three clusters of variables (home environment variables, community and school environment variables, and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Sydow, Debbie L. – 1998
This is a study of the outcomes of the professional development initiative implemented in 1993 by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). It attempts to answer the question of whether faculty participation in structured professional development activities results in significant improvements in teaching. The primary objective of the study was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Research