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The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 26, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 26, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 19, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 19, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


The Case That Won't Go Away: Beseiged Institutions And The Massachusetts Teacher Tests, Larry H. Ludlow, Dennis Shirley, Camelia Rosca Dec 2002

The Case That Won't Go Away: Beseiged Institutions And The Massachusetts Teacher Tests, Larry H. Ludlow, Dennis Shirley, Camelia Rosca

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Teacher testing was inaugurated in Massachusetts in 1998 and a 59% failure rate among test-takers led to public shaming of the teacher candidates and their colleges and universities in the media. Within a two-year time period, low-performing teacher education programs in Massachusetts initiated a wide range of test preparatory activities which led to a dramatic increase in their students' pass rates. The authors separate colleges and universities into three categories and examine their differentiated responses to teacher testing. Their finding that institutions of higher education have responded effectively to teacher testing does not preclude critique of teacher testing as currently …


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 12, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 12, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


Forum : 2002 : 12 : 09 - 2003 : 01 : 05, University Of South Florida. Dec 2002

Forum : 2002 : 12 : 09 - 2003 : 01 : 05, University Of South Florida.

Inside USF

Distributed to faculty and staff on 2002 12 09


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 05, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Dec 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 12 : 05, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


Crow's Nest : 2002 : 12 : 04, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Dec 2002

Crow's Nest : 2002 : 12 : 04, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Crow's Nest

(Vol. 33, No. 6).


K-12 Voucher Programs And Education Policy: An Exploratory Study Of Policy Maker Attitudes And Opinions, Dan Laitsch Dec 2002

K-12 Voucher Programs And Education Policy: An Exploratory Study Of Policy Maker Attitudes And Opinions, Dan Laitsch

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

… This study used a researcher designed survey to examine policy maker attitudes toward education and education reform in general, as well as the issue of vouchers more specifically. ...


Speleo Spiel, No. 333, November-December 2002, Geoff Wise Dec 2002

Speleo Spiel, No. 333, November-December 2002, Geoff Wise

Speleo Spiel

Contents: Regular Bits - Trip Reports -- Other Exciting Stuff


Intercom, Volume 38, No. 6, November-December 2002, Scott Dankof Dec 2002

Intercom, Volume 38, No. 6, November-December 2002, Scott Dankof

Intercom

No abstract provided.


Inside Earth, Volume 5, No. 3, Winter 2002-2003, Dale L. Pate, Cave And Karst Program (U.S.) Dec 2002

Inside Earth, Volume 5, No. 3, Winter 2002-2003, Dale L. Pate, Cave And Karst Program (U.S.)

Inside Earth

Contents: National Cave and Karst Research Institute: Completion of the Interim Phase -- National Cave and Karst Research Institute: The "Gearing Up" Phase -- Park Updates -- NSS Restoration Camp at Mammoth Cave -- Meetings and Conferences -- Contributors to this Issue -- 2002 Inside Earth Index


Crow's Nest : 2002 : 11 : 20, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nov 2002

Crow's Nest : 2002 : 11 : 20, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Crow's Nest

(Vol. 33, No. 5).


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 11 : 07, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Nov 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 11 : 07, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


Crow's Nest : 2002 : 11 : 06, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Nov 2002

Crow's Nest : 2002 : 11 : 06, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Crow's Nest

(Vol. 33, No. 4).


Sfra Review, November/December 2002 Nov 2002

Sfra Review, November/December 2002

SFRA Newsletter (Science Fiction Research Association)

The November/December 2002 issue of the SFRA Review.


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 10 : 31, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Oct 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 10 : 31, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of Private Education Development In Modern China, Zeyu Xu Oct 2002

An Overview Of Private Education Development In Modern China, Zeyu Xu

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

… This paper looked into the modern history of private education in China and found that such a huge resurgence of private education is rooted in the heritage of private education in the Chinese society. Private schools were the precursor of modern Chinese education. ...


The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 10 : 24, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al Oct 2002

The Weekly Challenger : 2002 : 10 : 24, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Newspaper collection

No abstract provided.


Crow's Nest : 2002 : 10 : 23, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Oct 2002

Crow's Nest : 2002 : 10 : 23, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Crow's Nest

(Vol. 33, No. 3).


Forum : 2002 : 10 : 21 - 2002 : 11 : 18, University Of South Florida. Oct 2002

Forum : 2002 : 10 : 21 - 2002 : 11 : 18, University Of South Florida.

Inside USF

Distributed to faculty and staff on 2002 10 21


Senior School Board Officials' Perceptions Of A National Achievement Assessment Program, Marielle Simon, Renée Forgette-Giroux Oct 2002

Senior School Board Officials' Perceptions Of A National Achievement Assessment Program, Marielle Simon, Renée Forgette-Giroux

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

The School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP) has been collecting data across Canada on 13- and 16-year-old student achievement in mathematics, in science, and in reading and writing since 1993. In 1999, it completed its second assessment cycle and was reviewed in Spring 2000. The review design included a survey of officials from all the school boards/districts that participated in the science assessment program held in 1999. ...


Assessment Of A Socio-Constructivist Model For Teacher Training: A Case Study, Luiz Antonio Joia Oct 2002

Assessment Of A Socio-Constructivist Model For Teacher Training: A Case Study, Luiz Antonio Joia

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

This article assesses a socio-constructivist model for training K-12 teachers in Brazil, in the use of Informatics in education. The method applied combines both face-to-face exchanges and a WEB-based distance approach made possible by Internet technology. The characteristics of such training and its main objectives are analyzed according to the collected data presented. ...


Attracting Principals To The Superintendency: Conditions That Make A Difference To Principals, Aimee Howley, Edwina Pendarvis, Thomas Gibbs Oct 2002

Attracting Principals To The Superintendency: Conditions That Make A Difference To Principals, Aimee Howley, Edwina Pendarvis, Thomas Gibbs

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Responding to a perceived shortage of school superintendents in Ohio as well as elsewhere in the nation, this study examined the conditions of the job that make it attractive or unattractive as a career move for principals. ...


Legislating Equity: The Distribution Of Emergency Permit Teachers In California, Laura Goe Oct 2002

Legislating Equity: The Distribution Of Emergency Permit Teachers In California, Laura Goe

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

There is a significant negative relationship between the percentage of teachers on emergency permits and student achievement at the school level in California schools, after controlling for other student and school characteristics. Generally, the more emergency permit teachers there are in a school, the lower the school's achievement. This phenomenon is examined in the context of other contributors to student achievement such as socio-economic status and school size. ...


Crow's Nest : 2002 : 10 : 04, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Oct 2002

Crow's Nest : 2002 : 10 : 04, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Crow's Nest

(Vol. 33, No. 2).


Agenda, Florida Ornithological Society, Fall 2002 30th Anniversary Meeting, October 4-6, 2002, Florida Ornithological Society Oct 2002

Agenda, Florida Ornithological Society, Fall 2002 30th Anniversary Meeting, October 4-6, 2002, Florida Ornithological Society

Florida Ornithological Society - Records

An agenda outlining the events during the Florida Ornithological Society fall 2002 30th anniversary meeting held October 4-6, 2002 in Marathon, Florida.


The Original Ten: A Multisite Case Study Of Florida's Millennium High School Reform Model, Carol A. Mullen Oct 2002

The Original Ten: A Multisite Case Study Of Florida's Millennium High School Reform Model, Carol A. Mullen

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

This study should have immediate utility for the United States and beyond its borders. School-to-work approaches to comprehensive reform are increasingly expected of schools while legislative funding for this purpose gets pulled back. This multisite case study launches the first analysis of the New Millennium High School (NMHS) model in Florida. ...


Speleo Spiel, No. 332, August-September-October 2002, Joseph Farrell Oct 2002

Speleo Spiel, No. 332, August-September-October 2002, Joseph Farrell

Speleo Spiel

Contents: Regular Bits -- Other Exciting Stuff


Forum : Vol. 26, No. 03 (Fall : 2002), Florida Humanities Council., George S. Paul, Stuart Mciver, Paul A. Bergin, Randy Wayne White, Tim Dorsey, Ellen Smith, Barbara O'Reilley, Gary Ross Mormino, Carolyn Williams Oct 2002

Forum : Vol. 26, No. 03 (Fall : 2002), Florida Humanities Council., George S. Paul, Stuart Mciver, Paul A. Bergin, Randy Wayne White, Tim Dorsey, Ellen Smith, Barbara O'Reilley, Gary Ross Mormino, Carolyn Williams

FORUM : the Magazine of Florida Humanities

No abstract provided.


Uis Commission On Volcanic Caves Newsletter, No. 37, October 2002, Jan Paul G. Van Der Pas Oct 2002

Uis Commission On Volcanic Caves Newsletter, No. 37, October 2002, Jan Paul G. Van Der Pas

Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) Commission on Volcanic Caves

No abstract provided.