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From Policy to Practice: The Challenges of Providing High Quality Physical Education and School Sport Faced by Head Teachers within Primary Schools
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Rainer, Paul; Cropley, Brendan; Jarvis, Stuart; Griffiths, Rob – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2012
Background: Despite considerable investment in UK government initiatives (e.g., the Physical Education School Sport [PESS] plan) aimed at improving the delivery and quality of physical education (PE) in primary schools, many remaining problems have been highlighted (e.g., facilities; staff training). It is suggested that the head teacher (school…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Research Design, Physical Education, Administrator Attitudes
Broadband Communications for Rural Development? Yes -- But We Will Need a Marketing Concept.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1976
Widespread provision of non-entertainment services by way of telecommunications can have a significant impact on rural growth and public services and on rural-urban migration patterns if the mix of these services and the places where they are to be introduced are chosen within the context of a national rural policy, and if local residents perceive…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cable Television, Communications, Community Involvement
Doing Collaborative Research.
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Hannay, Lynne M.; Stevens, Kelline W. – 1985
A collaborative approach to educational research was used by an elementary school principal and a university researcher. The principal's daily activities were studied, as was the relationship of the roles she performed to instructional leadership. Data were collected mainly from participant observation and field notes. The principal performed six…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Classroom Research, Data Collection
The President's Role in Student Tracking.
Palmer, Jim – 1990
Today's outcomes assessment movement places great expectations on a college's ability to generate longitudinal data on student flow and achievement. Though computers and data managers will play an important role in meeting these expectations, outcomes assessment is not just a data collection task. Its success depends on how clearly the goals of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Outcomes Assessment, College Presidents, Community Colleges
A Conceptual Framework for Institutional Research in Community Colleges.
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Alfred, Richard L.; Ivens, Stephen H. – 1978
This paper defines a conceptual model for institutional research in the community college and identifies sources of information, programs, and services that provide data necessary for implementation of the model. The model contains four specific subsystems: goal setting, program development, program review, and cost effectiveness. Each subsystem…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
The Improvement Process in High Schools: Form, Function, and a Few Surprises. Research on the Improvement Process in Schools and Colleges.
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Hall, Gene E.; And Others – 1984
The Research and Development Center for Teacher Education has launched a national study of change at the high school level, involving visits to a national sample of 18 high schools by 2-member research teams who conducted interviews with various constituencies to determine: (1) the types, sources, and purposes of changes in high schools; (2) the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis