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Download full textJohnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M.; Johnson, Jared W. – Online Submission, 2018
This document is from a featured presentation at the 2018 annual conference of the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). The public schools are a fundamental element of our democratic society, and they have been the pathway to opportunity and a better life for generations of Americans. But at present, the American public school system is…
Descriptors: Effective Schools Research, School Effectiveness, Public Schools, Educational Quality
Herndon, Enid – 1980
The National Institute of Education's (NIE) process of studying minimum competency testing (MCT) includes: (1) a clarification hearing to provide a public forum to discuss divergent views on salient issues related to MCT programs; (2) two investigative teams to explore the different perspectives on the issues, build comprehensive cases which…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Federal Programs, Hearings, Information Dissemination
Ottina, John R. – 1974
Current Office of Education career education program initiatives and ideas in the planning stages are directed to strengthening of leadership, vocational education research grants and exemplary projects, curriculum development and dissemination, and Federal support. Research grant emphasis has been on 12-18 month full-scale career education…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Stonehill, Robert M. – 1989
An overview of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) is presented, with a discussion of proposed improvements to ERIC's acquisition, synthesis, and dissemination activities. The Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) has emphasized that ERIC products and services should be more widely…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Cooperative Programs, Databases, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedCheckoway, Marjorie – Education and Urban Society, 1990
Analyzes the experiences of three midsize Michigan school districts in implementing school desegregation programs under the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). Concludes that effective implementation requires clear goals and objectives, committed leadership, community support, and on-going political support. (FMW)
Descriptors: Desegregation Plans, Equal Education, Federal Programs, Politics of Education
Whitten, Elizabeth – 1982
The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) special education programs function with a multidisciplinary team called the Child Management Committee. The Child Study Committee, which usually meets once a week, develops, implements, and monitors comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment procedures; summarizes assessment results in written…
Descriptors: Dependents Schools, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Hall, Gene E. – 1978
A key assumption of the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) is that change is a process, rather than an event. The Procedures for Adopting Educational Innovations Project is working to identify and verify diagnostic dimensions of CBAM, and to develop tools to measure the developmental status of users and non-users; these concepts will help change…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Goldston, Stephen E. – 1978
The prevention planning process pursued within the National Institute of Mental Health in 1978 is described and related to federal proposals on primary prevention program planning in the mental health field. The conceptual frameworks and parameters of prevention planning are cited, along with the specific new prevention initiatives to be…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Services, Environmental Influences, Federal Programs
Clarcq, Jack R.; Maruggi, Edward A. – 1975
To meet the needs of the handicapped, vocational training programs for handicapped people should provide individuals with technical, personal, social, and communication competencies. As competition for Federal funds becomes more acute, questions will increasingly focus on program effectiveness. Data on young deaf adults, even with professional or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Deafness, Disabilities, Educational Objectives
Houk, Vernon N. – 1990
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has begun a program for the prevention of disabilities, with one area of focus being developmental disabilities. An objective for the Year 2000 Health Objectives for the Nation has been proposed, stating: "By the year 2000, the prevalence of serious mental retardation (an intelligence quotient of less…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Etiology, Federal Programs
Granow, Rolf; Bischoff, Michael – 2002
In 1997, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research started an initiative to promote e-learning in Germany by installing an extensive research program. The Virtual University of Applied Sciences in Engineering, Computer Science and Economic Engineering is the most prominent and best-funded of the more than 100 projects in the field…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedTurnbull, Brenda J. – Harvard Educational Review, 1982
Analyzes the intentions and results of federal efforts to promote educational improvement over the past 25 years. Federal efforts are described in the following areas: block grant funding; requirements for local evaluation and planning; research, development, and evaluation; linkage; and targeted support for local improvement. (CT)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Jackson, Shirley A., Ed. – 1993
Comprehensive school health education is a primary prevention strategy for teaching the nation's children and their parents the skills needed for a healthy lifestyle. This publication provides information about the U.S. Department of Education's Comprehensive School Health Education Program (CSHEP) and presents four papers commissioned for the…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Hoyt, Kenneth B. – 1978
To implement the K-12 portion of the Career Education Incentive Act, an outline of some general strategies on which operational strategies can be based is needed. There are six strategies which will help us deliver the most effective career education program in the five-year time frame provided by this law. The following points summarize these…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Cooperative Planning
Peer reviewedKaestle, Carl F.; Smith, Marshall S. – Harvard Educational Review, 1982
Discusses seven stereotypical views concerning the history of federal involvement in elementary and secondary education. Examines federal intervention after World War II; origination of federal programs; the National Defense Education Act; basic skills education; federal aid to precollegiate education; federal pressure for desegregation; and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Desegregation Effects, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
