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Dunkle, Cheryl A. – Corwin, 2012
Many educators agree that we already know how to foster student success, so what is keeping common sense from becoming common practice? The author provides step-by-step guidance for overcoming the barriers to adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and achieving equity and excellence for all students. As an experienced teacher and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Total Quality Management, Academic Standards, Educational Policy
OXHANDLER, EUGENE K.; TAYLOR, ELEANOR C. – 1964
CONCERN OVER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS LED TO A CONFERENCE HELD APRIL 2-4, 1964 AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY--(1) WHAT POTENTIAL DO NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE FOR SOLVING SOME OF THE URGENT PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION AND (2) HOW CAN AN AUTOMATED SYSTEMS APPROACH, SPECIFICALLY OPERATIONS RESEARCH, BE APPLIED TO DEVELOP NEW DIMENSIONS FOR RESEARCH THAT…
Descriptors: Automation, Core Curriculum, Educational Problems, Educational Research
Saint Anselm's Coll., Manchester, NH. School of Nursing. – 1977
The Department of Nursing of St. Anselm's College undertook a project designed to improve the curriculum and instructional design of the nursing program. The general objective was to develop and revise learning packages by providing supportive and technical assistance to the faculty. The following tasks were accomplished: development of learning…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Core Curriculum, Course Objectives
Kelly, J. Terence – 1981
In fall 1975 a study of the General Education program at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) was initiated to determine the appropriate role of an open-door community college in preparing students to live in and contribute positively to society. The central assumption underpinning the three-year study was that a General Education program should…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, College Planning, College Role
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1997
In 1987, Walhalla High School in Walhalla, South Carolina, undertook a major restructuring effort to raise the school's standards and keep pace with the expectations of local high-tech businesses and industry. School and district leaders established an affiliation with the Southern Regional Education Board's High Schools That Work initiative,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Career Counseling
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1999
In 1992, school leaders and teachers at Wallace-Rose High School in Teachey, North Carolina, began a multi-year whole-school improvement initiative that included the following actions: (1) identify low-performing students; (2) develop a team of faculty and administrators to work with low-performing students; (3) reduce class size for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Standards, Administrator Role