Download or read book Mandating Academic Excellence written by Bruce L. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, states have taken an increasingly active role in designing new policies intended to reform America's high schools. This book offers a systematic, empirical look at the most widely adopted policy reform strategy--mandatory changes in high school graduation requirements. Maryland is used as a case study, exploring five representative high schools and presenting an in-depth discussion of their experiences with mandated reform. The first of eight chapters, Chapter 1, "Introduction," sets the context and the research strategy. Chapter 2, "The Role of the States in the Reform Movement of the 1980s," deals with research on graduation requirements and tracking. Chapter 3, "Where's the Action? Students, Teachers, and the Curriculum," looks at student credits and courses, graduation requirements, and teachers' views on curricular change. Change 4, "Who's Winning? Tracks, Tracking Systems, and Access to Resources," gives the views of teachers and students on tracking. Chapter 5, "Who's Losing? Students and Teachers at Risk," investigates dropouts, students, teachers, and departments at risk. Chapter 6, "Who's in Control? Key Actors and Their Influence on Policy Implementation," gives the perspectives of state staff, district and school administrators, and counselors. Chapter 7, "What's the Bottom Line? Policy Intentions and the Perception of Effects," details policy intentions, and school-level and consumer perceptions of policy effects. Chapter 8, "Educational Reform: Retrospect and Prospect," looks at the first wave of reform, educational reform and challenges in the 1990s, and a framework for reform. Two appendices give the research methods and tables of sample sizes. (Contains 161 references.) (RR)
Download or read book From At Risk to Academic Excellence written by Franklin Schargel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the wisdom and experience from over 50 schools that have been categorized as ""high performing, high minority, high poverty."" It shows us how the leaders of those schools succeeded -- in their own words. From At-Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Do shows that you too can be a turnaround specialist. Included are actual examples and real life stories which illustrate how the leaders at these schools raised academic achievement, motivated students, boosted parent and community involvement, and applied the 3 r's - rigor, relevance, & relationships.
Download or read book Achieving Educational Excellence written by Alexander W. Astin and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1985-04-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Your Academic Excellence written by Johnbosco C. Egbueri and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investing in yourself is the best investment you've got to do. This begins with a good education. And, 'Managing Your Academic Excellence' teaches you the application of the various functions and skills of management to ensure the successful running of your academic/educational career - to be in charge of your academics and achieve excellence; and hence, become a great problem solver. See this book as a quality instrument, a manual, a handbook, and in fact, a companion for every student or scholar who desires to excel in his or her academic career and otherwise. This book will enable you to understand who you are as a student and the right qualities you need to possess; the values of education in your future career jobs/endeavors; and the ways of discovering and exploiting your hidden talents and potentials. It gives you the comparisons between theoretical and practical aspects of learning and points out the threats to your academic excellence. It explains the steps you actually need in building your effective study skills and the best methods you should always employ when answering examination/test questions. The book also encourages you to keep the past failures behind you and move on to make your today better and your future even brighter. You could become that excellent student you had always wanted to be. This book is a step to achieving that; it will certainly guide you on how to be yourself and stand successful.
Download or read book The Michigan Mandate written by University of Michigan and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1990 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Towards Academic Excellence written by Festus A. Toks and published by . This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is worrisome that the modern educational sectors are deteriorating gradually. Our standard of education has declined to a state where drastic effort is needed urgently to correct the situation, or the future of our great nations, even our world in general, will be defeated. Today, most youths no longer study to acquire knowledge; rather, they study to acquire certificates. That's why most our graduates lacked the relevant knowledge, ideas and information to contribute to the global economies.The school is where most youths will probably spend about seventeen years of their life. These can be years of drudgery or of discovery. However, the school should be a place of discovery. Much depends on how you use those school years. Jerry Young and David Filo created the first web dictionary while they were students at Stanford University, and they went on to found Yahoo after their graduation. Mark Zuckerberg founded the Facebook while still a student at Harvard University. The school is where you acquire the relevant knowledge and ideas that will enable you to discover and develop your inborn abilities and talents and, thereby, become an effective person in life and make a noteworthy contribution to your World. The book project the keys to academic excellence in students, teachers and everyone in the educational sectorsRead this book, and you will learn: 1.The keys to academic achievement.2.The major difference between excellent and average students.3.How to overcome academic failures.4.The major factors to be considered before pursuing an academic field. What do you intend to become in life? Are you a law student aspiring to become the next Lord Atkins, or a medical student aspiring to become the next Ben Carson who will make a mark on the medical world? Are you a science student who desires to make a new discovery in the science world, or a political science student who wants to change the political history of your locality? The secrets revealed in this book will lead you to achieving success in your academic pursuit and attain greatness in your academic and life pursuits.
Download or read book Fostering Academic Excellence written by John McLeod and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leader s Guide to Standards written by Douglas B. Reeves and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-17 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's school environment educational leaders are mandated to use academic standards to measure the progress of their school's teachers and students. Despite the wealth of material that addresses the topic of academic standards there is little written for those who must lead the effort to put in place an effective standards system. The Leader's Guide to Standards is a landmark book-- written by Douglas Reeves, an expert in academic standards, performance assessment, and accountability-- that shows school principals, assistant principals, teachers, and district-level administrators how to build a comprehensive accountability system for standards-based reform that focuses on leadership skills. Reeves offers practical recommendations for assessing and nurturing teacher performance, setting up balanced assessment and accountability policies, and making the case for standards to the public. In addition, the book addresses the vital role that policymakers from the local school board to state and national leaders play in the successful implementation of educational standards.
Download or read book Academic Tenure and Academic Excellence written by William Jackson Kilgore and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Open secrets to Academic Excellence written by Ruth L. Abbah and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ultimate Manual for Achieving Academic Excellence written by Fred O. Simons, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Manual's Goal: The first goal for The Ultimate Manual for Achieving Academic Excellence is to provide advice in the form of proven statements, personal historical CASES, obvious NO-BRAINER conclusions, and various Nuggets and Gems that all have potential contributions for Achieving Academic Excellence in our universities, colleges, and even in our privately owned technical institutes. The second goal is to provide the motivation and encouragement that will enable the pursuit of Academic Excellence to be an enjoyable and productive experience. Learning and the acquisition of wisdom should never be a dull or unpleasant experience.The Manual's Author: It has been the author's pleasure to advise, direct, and help thousands of under graduate and graduate students define and set goals that both maximize their contribution to their professional field and at the same time provide the basis for the enjoyment and love of their career pursuits and lifetime achievements. More importantly, the joy of helping students achieve these goals contributed to the development of their character, attitude, integrity, and work ethics required to be happy and successful in the pursuit of their chosen careers. Obviously, the memories of these activities are both mental and spiritual treasures for the author to recall and share with his readers during his retirement years.Just one example of the 6 Extremely HIGH reviews on the back cover of the Manual:Dr Woodrow W. Everett: This Manual is required reading for anyone entering any facet of higher education - especially the STEM professions. Many authors tell readers "what to do" in successfully completing college at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This insightful book tells the reader "why" and "how". It is in actuality a roadmap to follow for success in undergraduate and graduate education by an author who has experienced every nuance along the road to academic success.This Manual applies to all Academic and Career Fields. The age group can apply from 6th graders up to PhDs,See the reviews of 2 senior PEs soon to be PhDs!
Download or read book A Nation at Risk written by United States. National Commission on Excellence in Education and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The SAGE Handbook of Educational Leadership written by Fenwick W. English and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully updated Second Edition offers an unflinching and comprehensive overview of the full range of both practical and theoretical issues facing educational leadership today. Editor Fenwick W. English and 30 renowned authors boldly address the most fundamental and contested issues in the field, including culturally relevant and distributed leadership; critical policy and practice issues predicting the new century′s conflict; the paradox of changes; and the promises, paradoxes, and pitfalls of standards for educational leaders.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advancing Education Productivity written by Herbert J. Walberg and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the research contained in this book was supported by grants to the individual authors from the American Educational Research Association Grants Program.
Download or read book The Secrets of Academic Giants written by Nicholas Oiboh and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anything that is unknown to you is a secret. So many secrets are hiding in books, but until you read this book, you won't know the secrets buried in it. In The Secrets of Academic Giants: Revealing the Secrets of Learning for Success, the author reveals the mysteries that have made men great in their academic lives. These secrets are readily available to everyone, and are finally revealed in this formidable book. You will be amazed how many academic secrets are presented! The book is a nugget for academic excellence, and it's based on the author's practical academic experience going through different levels of educational training and passing numerous examinations with flying colors. The book is divided into seventeen small chapters, each concentrating on an important point that makes it easy to follow and understand. The balanced language and style of writing reaches out to all levels of students, ranging from primary school to the doctorate level. Nicholas Oiboh grew up in Nigeria and now lives in Ireland. He is a technical consultant, a first class graduate of computing and information technology management, a Higher National Diploma holder (distinction) and holds two master's degrees in business innovation through ICT and engineering management, respectively. He also has background in computer network and hardware. Contact the author at: [email protected]. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/NicholasOiboh
Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
