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50 Years of ERIC
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State Political Culture, Higher Education Spending Indicators, and Undergraduate Graduation Outcomes
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Heck, Ronald H.; Lam, Wendy S.; Thomas, Scott L. – Educational Policy, 2014
Issues concerning higher education today (e.g., rising costs, declining public trust, changing state economics) have created new demands for postsecondary institutions to demonstrate their productivity. We examine whether differences in states' political cultures (i.e., underlying traditions, values, and public policy choices) are reflected…
Descriptors: State Policy, Politics of Education, Higher Education, Educational Finance
Examining the Impact of Proposition 48 on Graduation Rates in Division 1A Football and Program Recruiting Behavior: Testing a Policy Change Model
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Heck, Ronald H.; Takahashi, Robin – Educational Policy, 2006
The intersection of athletics and academics is legitimized through eligibility rules, which provide standards that bind commercial athletics to the educational purposes of higher education. To compete in intercollegiate athletics, freshman student athletes must meet the initial academic eligibility criteria set by the National Collegiate Athletic…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Team Sports, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Longitudinal Student Assessment: A Growth Model for Hawai'i's K-12 Students. HEPC Policy Brief
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Heck, Ronald H. – Hawaii Educational Policy Center, 2006
This Policy Brief describes an analysis conducted with a sample of 5,000 elementary students in 123 K-6 elementary schools in Hawai'i to describe students' proficiency levels and individual growth patterns over time and, based on this information, to make judgments about school effectiveness in meeting performance standards. The goal was to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Academic Standards
Beginning Teachers: A Statewide Study of Factors Explaining Successful Completion of the Probationary Period.
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Heck, Ronald H.; Wolcott, Louise P. – Educational Policy, 1997
Proposes and tests a structural model of socialization factors possibly related to the successful completion of probationary teaching. Variables included individual demographics, professional socialization, organizational context, and teaching performance. Results of the LISREL covariance analysis supported the proposed model's construct validity.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Context Effect, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility.
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Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2001
Compared performances of third graders (n=3,300) on a performance-based writing test and a multiple choice test of writing skills. Overall, results support the view that performance-based writing assessment is relatively fair and that it measures learning tasks that are related to the school's curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Direct and Indirect Writing Assessments: Examining Issues of Equity and Utility (corrected version).
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Heck, Ronald H.; Crislip, Marian – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2001
Compared performances of 3,300 third graders on a performance-based writing test and a multiple choice test of writing skills. Overall, results support the view that performance-based writing assessment is relatively fair and that it measures learning tasks that are related to the school's curriculum. (SLD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Equal Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Principals' Instructional Leadership and School Performance: Implications for Policy Development.
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Heck, Ronald H. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
The effects that principals' instructional leadership has on school achievement/outcomes were examined using questionnaire data from the principal and at least 4 teachers from 31 elementary schools and 25 high schools in California. Achievement outcomes can be predicted based on teachers' and principals' perceptions of instructional leadership.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education