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Download full textLarson, William; Howley, Aimee – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2006
To date, there has never been an empirical study that has examined the actual activities of rural principals on behalf of improving mathematics education. This monograph presents the results of the first study of rural principals' engagement with mathematics education "reform." This study posed three research questions relating to rural…
Descriptors: High Schools, Leadership Responsibility, Educational Change, Rural Schools
Ellwein, Mary Catherine; Glass, Gene V. – 1987
A qualitative case study involving five educational institutions assessed the use of competency testing as a prerequisite for high school graduation, criterion for admission into college, criterion for teacher certification, and statewide assessment tool. Focus was on persons and processes involved in setting educational standards associated with…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Case Studies, College Entrance Examinations
Oldford, Stephanie A. – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2006
Through offering insight into different approaches to quality assurance, with input from those who provide leadership in post-secondary education in British Columbia and Canada, this project's goal is to recommend whether Canadian jurisdictions should consider a new quality assurance regime, and to provide potential new models to consider in that…
Descriptors: Credentials, Quality Control, Foreign Countries, Accreditation (Institutions)
