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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Choosing the Right Process for Teacher Evaluation.
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Ballard, Leah M.; Gullat, David E. – American Secondary Education, 1998
If evaluation's purpose is improving teaching rather than prescribing teaching effectiveness, then supervisors must find ways to communicate that purpose and to motivate teachers to seek improvement. This article reviews relevant literature, focusing on summative and formative evaluation, philosophical concepts espoused by neo-traditionalists and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Professional Development, Secondary Education
Truancy: What's a Principal to Do?
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Gullat, David E.; Lemoine, Dwayne A. – American Secondary Education, 1997
Literature offering solutions to reduce student absenteeism can be divided into four categories: stringent state/community laws and regulations (parental sanctions, zero credit for missed work, suspensions, and police interventions); in-school programs to increase school effectiveness; use of computer technology to lasso truants and inform…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Attendance, Computer Oriented Programs, High Schools