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Iowa Department of Education, 2013
This document provides guidelines for developing competency-based pathways in Iowa districts and schools and outlines waiver requirements and procedures. Competency-based pathways provide ways to validate learning of standards that occurs outside the structure of the traditional school and offer flexibility for schools to engage students in…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Guidelines, State Policy, State Departments of Education
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Sharp, Rick L. – Quest, 2003
In the last 30 years, our discipline has become increasingly specialized in the training of PhD students. Development of recent initiatives, such as the Preparing Future Faculty program now in place at many doctorate-granting institutions, has focused attention on the need to broaden the education of PhD students. In addition, recent analyses of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Educational Quality, College Programs, Program Descriptions
Magee, Laura, Comp. – 1984
This handbook of information and suggestions for improving art education in the elementary and secondary schools of Iowa provides broad guidelines for the purpose and goals of a quality art education program. The guidelines may be used to inform school administrators and board members of the general characteristics of an educationally valid…
Descriptors: Art Education, Community Resources, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Iowa Business Education Association. – 1972
Developed by pooling the knowledge and experience of business education teachers throughout the state, this program guide and manual should be useful to both teachers and administrators in articulating and operating business education programs. Major sections concern: (1) a capsule history of Iowa business education, (2) philosophy and related…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Business Education, Classification, Curriculum Development
Iowa State Univ. of Science and Technology, Ames. Dept. of Industrial Education. – 1982
The Iowa High School Curriculum Project was initiated to improve secondary industrial arts programs in Iowa. Phase I of the project addressed the following objectives: (1) completion of a review of courses, topics, concepts, skills, and attitudes currently taught and considered desirable to teach in secondary industrial arts programs; (2)…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Larson, Carl H. – 1982
Intended as a sourcebook for administrators of rural Iowa schools, this report outlines the development and implementation of a school-to-work transition program for rural youth. Part 1 discusses the need and rationale for a program to facilitate the school-to-work transition. Included among the topics addressed in this discussion are an overview…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems