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The Journal of Higher Education, Sep 1, 1980

This .paper reports on a study conducted during the 1972-73 school year. The study aimed at provi... more This .paper reports on a study conducted during the 1972-73 school year. The study aimed at providing facts, empirical evidence, feedback, and other'forms of information to aid administrators and the professional staff' in a self-assessment directed to the continued improvement of the Departmentls'leadership potential._Although the study results exist on three levels of specificity, this report repreSents only the,summary portion of study findings. The populations sampled consisted of public school, area school, county, unit, and DPI personnel. An analysis of pretest sample returns indicate in. part that, in general, teachers and school borad Members were too;little'informed about the DPI to comment about their attitudes toward it, their perceptions of functions in whiqh the DPI is engaged, or their desires for activities in which the DPI should. engage. A positive general attitude toward the DPI was evidenced by superintendents, principals, administrators, and student service personnel in. school districts, county units, and area schools, as well as by the professional staff of the DPI; and a positive correlation was found to exist.betweeh the overall attitude displayed by respondents in both their :desire for and their perception of DPI. involvement in activities denoted,by items in the instrument.

The role and effectiveness of compensatory education in Rhode Island was evaluated over a seven y... more The role and effectiveness of compensatory education in Rhode Island was evaluated over a seven year period. An analysis of existing data on Rhode Island compensatory education programs for purposes of describing trends in funding patterns, resource allocations, and the provision of services from 1970 to 1976 was evaluated. Also, an analysis of the feasibility of conducting a longitudinal staldy using existing data on Rhode Island students who were enrolled in compensatory programs over a seven year period was assessed. This allocation of federal and state compensatory education money to local education agencies and the categories of expenditures for such funds are described. The selection of eligible schools, discussion of types of services and continuity of such services from 1970-1976 are delineated. The characteristics of students in compensatory reading programs and achievement test data on these students are examined. Finally, the feasibility of conducting an expost facto longi.tudinal analysis of the effects of compensatory 'education is explored. Appendices include detailed data tables which document the report.(JP) * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original.

The purpose of the project was to identify common curricular needs among seven small contiguous m... more The purpose of the project was to identify common curricular needs among seven small contiguous midwestern school districts by means of parallel needs assessments conducted independently by each district. Operating under a state finance plan in which school spending is tied directly to student enrollment and faced with a decreasing number of students, the districts were desirous of avoiding or postpoining consolidation. Independent parallel needs assessments provided a method of cooperative planning which would allow them to retain their autonomy and yet share resources for those goal areas which were identified as common needs.

Journal of Educational Research, 1976

New Directions for Higher Education, 2008

Institutions are increasingly called on to supply evidence that their educational mission is bein... more Institutions are increasingly called on to supply evidence that their educational mission is being achieved. The accreditation self‐study is one opportunity to exploit the expertise of the institutional research office in collecting important data for institutional improvement.

Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, Sep 1, 2008

New Directions for Higher Education, Dec 1, 2009

To improve the academy, 1988

Conducting a classroom research project gave me a new kind of opportunity to learn through teachi... more Conducting a classroom research project gave me a new kind of opportunity to learn through teaching. Until recently, most of what I learned through teaching was either about subject matter (e.g., gaining a new interpretive perspective on a problem from a student) or about pedagogical knowledge (e.g., how particular aspects of a course should be organized and presented most effectively). Classroom research gave me the opportunity to learn about learning from students. Thus, as I approached the classroom research project, two things seemed to distinguish it from more traditional ways I have learned from students: 1) in conducting classroom research I would focus on students' learning (as opposed to subject matter knowledge or to my skills at teaching); and 2) my own learning would be the result of fairly systematic efforts rather than serendipitous occurrence. While classroom research may be less formal and more applied than much other research that faculty members conduct, as with all research it begins with a question to be addressed. Questions of the Study My current assignment is administrative; I am dean of a college that serves both undergraduate and graduate students. Two of the questions

International higher education, Mar 25, 2015

Journal of Teacher Education, Sep 1, 1980

The problem of establishing educational goals will be with us for some time. Management by object... more The problem of establishing educational goals will be with us for some time. Management by objectives and accountability have emphasized the importance of having a clear set of educational goals (3, 41, 54). One conclusion of a survey of State Education Agencies was that "there seems to be increasing recognition that a comprehensive set of agreedupon goals constitutes the essential defining characteristic of any fully developed educational assessment program ..." (13, p. xi). Little is known, however, about the goal setting process itself (11, 59). In a study of methods of priority setting in local schools. Cooler, (17, p. 54) cited the "needs for clear delineation of goals and activities together with the reasons for setting some goals and not others." The lack of methods for studying such judgment data has been noted (61). At the present time, educational goal setting appears to be an area in which there are far more questions than there are answers. In the conclusion of the Wisconsin Educational Needs Assessment Study con ducted by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (64, p. 83), the author wondered: What historical, political, or economic factors in the larger society contribute to the priority ranking?. What demographic, social, or economic factors in the local district contribute to the rankings?. What factors in the nature and experience of the respondents contribute to the rankings. .. .

RI88062014 146p.; For a digest of this document, see HE 023 723. This report is a special coopera... more RI88062014 146p.; For a digest of this document, see HE 023 723. This report is a special cooperative project between the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education.