This special issue examines the underlying assumptions of the "A Nation At Risk" report, the context within which the Commission's work was situated, and the effects of the report in improving teaching and learning, as well as the performance of the public educational system. The purpose is to address three broad questions: Was America's education system really putting the nation at risk in the early 1980s? What is the legacy of "A Nation At Risk"? Given our current knowledge on education and human development, the report's overall concern is restated: What risks and...
This special issue examines the underlying assumptions of the "A Nation At Risk" report, the context within which the Commission's work was sit...
In the context of the evolution of education program evaluation and the current emphasis on scientific precision, this special issue presents several of the challenges to program evaluation that scholars are facing today. In addition, it shares recent insights and experiences that will contribute to continued improvement of program evaluation and responds to the call for more exactness without losing sight of the lessons learned from evaluation over the past several decades. The eight papers address five main areas: evaluation design, instrumentation, implementation, politics, and analysis....
In the context of the evolution of education program evaluation and the current emphasis on scientific precision, this special issue presents several ...
A study of collaboration - across campus, across town, and with K-12 schools. Subjects discussed include: setting the stage for collaboration; Springfield College collaboration with the Springfield public schools and neighbouring community; and commonalities across effective collaboratives.
A study of collaboration - across campus, across town, and with K-12 schools. Subjects discussed include: setting the stage for collaboration; Springf...
