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Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 31, No. 1, Fall 2003, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 31, No. 1, Fall 2003, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 31, no. 1, Fall 2003
Foreword, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Foreword, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Educational Considerations
This edition of Educational Considerations is devoted to the issues impacting on higher education at the beginning of the 21st century: declining revenues from all sources; increasing demands for accountability; increasing costs leading to increases in tuition and fees; enrollment management; and the changing role of state governments.
Enrollment Management And Tuition Discounting, Lucie Lapovsky, Loren Loomis Hubbell
Enrollment Management And Tuition Discounting, Lucie Lapovsky, Loren Loomis Hubbell
Educational Considerations
Enrollment management is critical to the success of all colleges and universities, and especially in times when state appropriations are not increasing, the endowment is not producing at historical levels, and gifts are not keeping pace with inflation.
The Changing Financial And Policy Role Of State Governments Regarding Higher Education And Prospects For The Future, Daniel T. Layzell
The Changing Financial And Policy Role Of State Governments Regarding Higher Education And Prospects For The Future, Daniel T. Layzell
Educational Considerations
Higher education in the United States grew rapidly in the post-World War II era, more than doubling the total number of degree-granting institutions (1,851 to 4,084) and increasing the total number of students enrolled more than five-fold (2.7 million to 14.8 million) between 1950 and 2000.
Performance Reporting: The Preferred "No Cost" Accountability Program, Joseph C. Burke, Henrik P. Minassians
Performance Reporting: The Preferred "No Cost" Accountability Program, Joseph C. Burke, Henrik P. Minassians
Educational Considerations
For the last six years, the Rockefeller Institute of Government at the State University of New York at Albany has been surveying the State Higher Education Finance Officers (hereafter referred to as budget officers) regarding state activities in higher education performance funding and budgeting.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 31(1) Full Issue, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Educational Considerations, Vol. 31(1) Full Issue, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 31(1) Fall 2003 - Full issue
Public Education's Perfect Storm, J. Kent Caruthers
Public Education's Perfect Storm, J. Kent Caruthers
Educational Considerations
Today, a confluence of six sets of trends are serving to create what is likely to become regarded as the “perfect storm” for funding of public higher education.
Financing Higher Education In Fiscal Year 2003: The State Of The States, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Financing Higher Education In Fiscal Year 2003: The State Of The States, Mary P. Mckeown-Moak
Educational Considerations
So begins the 2002 Fiscal Survey of the States from the National Governors Association. Nearly every state has reduced budgets and cut expenditures in light of reductions in anticipated state revenues.
"Kiss My Donkey!" Or Raising The Level Of Authentic Communication In My Core French Classroom, Jan Claes
"Kiss My Donkey!" Or Raising The Level Of Authentic Communication In My Core French Classroom, Jan Claes
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The way I see it, teacher action research found me rather than my finding it. In April of 2002, I attended the Quebec Conference on Teacher Action Research in Montreal as an observer. Having absolutely no prior experience with the concept, I was at first completely overwhelmed by the puzzling new vocabulary and by the obvious passion of the participants. Then, about halfway through the second day, I suddenly understood. It felt as if an internal dam were breaking and I began to engage in conversation after exciting conversation about the phenomenal power of this approach.
What Counts As Legitimate Research?: The Generalizability Of Teacher-Research, Karen L. Lowenstein, James S. Damico
What Counts As Legitimate Research?: The Generalizability Of Teacher-Research, Karen L. Lowenstein, James S. Damico
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Although there are several criteria for considering "what counts as research," we focus on the criterion of generalizability for teacher-research in this essay. We argue that although teacher-researchers conducting research in their own classrooms are more likely to be concerned with deepening local knowledge about immediate practice than asserting what is termed "generalizability" across a larger educational community, this does not preclude the work of teacher-researchers from fulfilling the criterion of generalizability. In other words, we aim to point out that teacher-research is generalizable. To develop this argument, we first briefly define teacher-research, situating it within interpretive research more broadly. …
Exploring The Use Of Collaborative Inquiry In Improving Practice, Panayiotis Angelides
Exploring The Use Of Collaborative Inquiry In Improving Practice, Panayiotis Angelides
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Effective teaching in mixed ability classes has dominated much of the Cyprus government's agenda for educational reform. Since the publication of the UNESCO report (UNESCO, 1997) which pointed out that primary school classes in Cyprus are organized as mixed ability groups with no clear policy about internal grouping, no policy on differentiation in curriculum, methodology or resource utilization, the Ministry of Education and Culture began a campaign for improving teaching in mixed ability classes. Circulars setting out the advantages of this policy were sent to schools and senior officials of the Ministry of Education and Culture organized seminars to suggest …
Learning And Thriving With Questions: A Helpful Resource For Teacher Researchers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Learning And Thriving With Questions: A Helpful Resource For Teacher Researchers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Contemporary educators live is an era of advertised "quick fixes and simple solutions that too often leave us feeling cheated and alone. The acclaimed phonics program, the scripted behavior reinforcement scheme, and the carefully sequenced, research-based scope and sequence all leave us much as they found us - continuing to seek ways to improve instruction for our students. As teacher researchers recognize, no one resource will serve all of our needs and challenges. Collaboration from supportive peers is integral to developing and maintaining exciting, compelling, and productive research projects. However, there are resources that can support us as we embark …
Collaborative Educational Research In Spain, Gordon Wells
Collaborative Educational Research In Spain, Gordon Wells
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Earlier this year, I was privileged to speak with educators in Spain when I was invited to address conferences in Barcelona and Bilbao, organized by the Ministries of Education in Catalonia and the Basque Country, respectively. My hosts during the visit were members of the Center for Social and Educational Research at the University of Barcelona (CREA). They gave me a wonderful welcome and introduced me to some of the attractions of Catalonia, including a tour of Gaudi buildings, a visit to the remains of the Greek and Roman city at Ampurias on the Costa Brava, meals in a variety …
Editorial Introduction, Gordon Wells
Editorial Introduction, Gordon Wells
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This issue of Networks contains a varied collection of articles, ranging from research in elementary classrooms to investigations carried out by university teacher educators; in all, there is a concern on the part of the authors to improve the ways in which they fulfill their responsibilities and enthuse and challenge the students with whom they work.
Can Computer-Based Instruction Improve Molecular Biology Comprehension Among General Education Students?, Christine A. Genovese
Can Computer-Based Instruction Improve Molecular Biology Comprehension Among General Education Students?, Christine A. Genovese
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The study compared the efficacy of teaching key concepts of molecular biology using an online study environment with a more traditional, lecture-based approach. Two introductory biology classes were randomly divided and exposed to one of two instructional delivery systems. The traditional group attended class and heard lectures covering DNA structure and replication, RNA transcription and protein synthesis, and had live interaction with the instructor. The remaining students used computer-based instruction exclusively to cover the identical course content. These, so called, online learners had access to web pages with detailed lecture notes that were supplemented with graphics, animations and hyperlinks. They …
Learning To Consult And Collaborate In The High School: A Two-Year Study Of Perceptions From University Student Team Members, Eleanor T. Migliore, Angela Breidenstein
Learning To Consult And Collaborate In The High School: A Two-Year Study Of Perceptions From University Student Team Members, Eleanor T. Migliore, Angela Breidenstein
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Collaboration in the schools is an important intervention for providing services to students and staff members. The majority of studies regarding collaborative consultation between school psychologists and teachers have been conducted at the elementary and middle school levels. Further, little has been written about teaching collaborative consultation at the university level to preservice educators.This article describes a two-year project designed to teach collaboration at the university level to two groups of high school teacher interns and school psychology students enrolled in separate courses. Teacher trainees identified problems within their classrooms with which they needed assistance and school psychology students collaborated …
Researching And Acting: Exploring And Improving The Provision Of Academic Support For Newly Appointed Staff In A Higher Education Institution In Ireland, Roisin Donnelly
Researching And Acting: Exploring And Improving The Provision Of Academic Support For Newly Appointed Staff In A Higher Education Institution In Ireland, Roisin Donnelly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
My current professional role is as an academic working in a learning and teaching centre supporting other academics in a higher education institution in Ireland. In my attempts to become a more developed self-reflective practitioner, there are times when it helps me to take a time-out from my daily teaching practice and instead put some time and energy into clarifying for myself the kinds of values and commitments I hold as a professional in my practice. Earlier this academic year, I undertook a piece of action research as one such time-out. This paper reports how I decided to take a …
Book Review: Milnes, Joan. (2003). Field Work Savvy: A Handbook For Students In Internship, Co-Operative Education, Service-Learning And Other Forms Of Experiential Education. Wa: Pleasant Word., Gay Roland
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Field Work Savvy by Joan Milnes is a handbook for students preparing to participate in a field based learning experience. It is a user-friendly guide for high school and college level students. Ms. Milnes has researched the whys and hows of making a field experience successful for students and employers. This handbook provides the students' faculty coordinator with a comprehensive preparatory plan to ease the transition from the classroom to the world of work.
If We Don't Watch Where We're Going, We Might Not Like Where We Go: School Reform At The Turn Of The 21st Century, Van Dempsey
If We Don't Watch Where We're Going, We Might Not Like Where We Go: School Reform At The Turn Of The 21st Century, Van Dempsey
Educational Considerations
American education appears to be fascinated with educational reform. The 20th century could be marked in school reform initiatives that would note the passing of time as well as any calendar. Cuban (1990) documented this obsession with reform before the most recent version, No Child Left Behind, was at full speed.
Systemic Violence And High Stakes Testing, Ivan E. Watts
Systemic Violence And High Stakes Testing, Ivan E. Watts
Educational Considerations
The use of high stakes testing as the primary tool of school reform is sweeping the nation. Proponents of standardized tests, including most state legislatures, the President, governors, boards of education and even the American Federation of Teachers, have embraced the rhetoric of higher and tougher standards.
Curriculum Content, Placement, And Alignment: From Textbooks To Education Standards And Assessments, Weldon F. Zenger, Sharon K. Zenger
Curriculum Content, Placement, And Alignment: From Textbooks To Education Standards And Assessments, Weldon F. Zenger, Sharon K. Zenger
Educational Considerations
The dominant role of textbooks in curriculum planning and development as well as in content grade placement and alignment goes without question.
Meaningful Accountability And Educational Reform, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Meaningful Accountability And Educational Reform, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Educational Considerations
States have long been responsible for establishing educational standards and procedures. However, in the past decade the federal government has become increasingly involved in defining how schools are to be held accountable.
The Locus Of Control Issue In Standards-Based Accountability, Larry Mcneal, W. Keith Christy
The Locus Of Control Issue In Standards-Based Accountability, Larry Mcneal, W. Keith Christy
Educational Considerations
Many states have developed complex approaches to standards-based accountability because both policymakers and educators recognize that accountability requires credible assessment tasks – tasks that clearly reflect the language of the standards and that articulate good classroom instruction.
Taking Control Of What Counts In Accountability: The Context Enriched Report Card, Margaret E. Ross, Cynthia J. Reed, Frances K. Kochan, Jean Madden
Taking Control Of What Counts In Accountability: The Context Enriched Report Card, Margaret E. Ross, Cynthia J. Reed, Frances K. Kochan, Jean Madden
Educational Considerations
During the last two decades concerns about the quality of education have resulted in widespread calls for educational improvement and reform in many nations.
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 30, No. 2, Spring 2003, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 30, No. 2, Spring 2003, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 30, no. 2, Fall 2003
Is There A Better Way? Applying Rules Of Science To The Process Of Improving Schools, R. Wade Smith
Is There A Better Way? Applying Rules Of Science To The Process Of Improving Schools, R. Wade Smith
Educational Considerations
Models of school reform centered around high stakes tests for students and schools are sweeping across the educational landscape of America.
Standing At The Crossroads: Taking The Path Of Least Resistance Or Forging Ahead Toward Action-Oriented Assessment?, Jaci Webb-Dempsey
Standing At The Crossroads: Taking The Path Of Least Resistance Or Forging Ahead Toward Action-Oriented Assessment?, Jaci Webb-Dempsey
Educational Considerations
Over the past decade, many universities and colleges who prepare teachers have begun the hard work of establishing partnerships with K–12 schools in order to simultaneously renew the preparation and practice of teachers.
Book Study Teams: Empowering Others To Become Leaders In The 21st Century, Gerald D. Bailey, Randal E. Bagby, Rick Doll
Book Study Teams: Empowering Others To Become Leaders In The 21st Century, Gerald D. Bailey, Randal E. Bagby, Rick Doll
Educational Considerations
Over the last five years, the department of Educational Administration and Leadership at Kansas State University has been engaging in a series of university-school district partnerships to improve the training of school leaders.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 30(2) Full Issue, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Educational Considerations, Vol. 30(2) Full Issue, Cynthia J. Reed, Van Dempsey
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 30(2) Fall 2003 - Full issue
Editorial Introduction, Gordon Wells
Editorial Introduction, Gordon Wells
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
It gives me particular pleasure to introduce this special issue by members of the Developing Inquiring Communities in Education Project (DICEP). For eight years, while I was at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto, I was a member of DICEP, and even now I still continue my participation - from a distance. Without any doubt, DICEP has been the major influence on the work I have been doing during the last decade.