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What Makes a Difference in Achievement for Black and Hispanic Students: Identifying Factors of Influence inside the Black Box of Schooling Production
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Wu, Mei-Jiun – NASSP Bulletin, 2022
By aligning factors that most commonly influence the achievement of Black and Hispanic students with the type of resources inside the black box of schooling, this study differentiated the achievement effect of school resources from what was brought by students to schools. The hierarchical regression results showed that minority students'…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Achievement Gap, Educational Resources
The Role of the Curriculum Specialist in Site-Based Management.
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Ambrosie, Frank; Haley, Paul W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Discusses two propositions and two policies governing site-based management and the curriculum specialist role. The principal's role is changing from building manager to instructional leader. The role of department head or curriculum specialist is not clearly defined in the literature. However, the central office expert will no longer dispense…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Department Heads, High Schools
Concurrent School Transformation: Resolving the Dilemma.
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Giella, Mary; Stanfill, Myndall – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
In the late 1980s, a committee of Pasco County, Florida, administrators, teachers, and community members began exploring how schools might change to enable students to graduate successfully and become productive citizens. The committee is now transforming schools through an interactive process of continuous study, design, professional development,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Using Computers in an Information Age Classroom: What Teachers Need to Know.
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Niederhauser, Dale S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
Teachers need training and support to revise their instructional practices to address the Information Society's needs. Districts must commit substantial resources to help teachers gain necessary skills and understanding. Considerable expertise is needed to establish an appropriate technological infrastructure and use it effectively. Traditional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Cooperative Planning Workshops: Helping Teachers to Improve.
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King, Margaret – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Principals should delegate the responsibility for research-based curriculum and instructional improvement to career (effective) teachers. Guidelines for planning cooperative in-service education workshops are provided, along with advice concerning goals, target audience, agenda, incentives, estimated budget, and program evaluation approaches. (MLH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Curriculum Reform in Middle Level and High School Mathematics.
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Cauley, Kathleen M.; Seyfarth, John T. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'"Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) and "Professional Standards for School Mathematics" (1991) need principals' help to be implemented. Secondary principals should become familiar with standards, provide teachers with long-term professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Collegiality, Curriculum Development, Mathematics