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Romberg, Thomas A. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
The availability of adequate curriculum materials that help professional staffs plan and implement instructional programs suitable for each student makes the difference in whether or not IGE works. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Materials, Instructional Programs
Nerlinger, Constance M. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of the Instructional Improvement Committee's (IIC) involvement in decision making, the representation of teachers on the IIC, and the effectiveness of the Instruction and Research (I&R) Unit in Individually Guided Education/Multiunit Elementary (IGE/MUS-E) schools. The theoretical base for…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
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Sorenson, Juanita S.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
A set of personal and academic qualities has been identified for unit leaders in IGE programs so that they might better assume the role of educational decision-makers. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Leaders, Leadership Qualities
Kawleski, Sandra Jane – 1977
The purpose of this study was to observe and describe the functions, processes, and relationships of shared decision-making in the Instruction and Research (I & R) units of multiunit Individually Guided Education (IGE) elementary schools. Data for the study were gathered through interviews and observations of 16 I & R units at 8 IGE…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics, Individualized Instruction
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Feldman, Robert Howard – 1977
This study examines the validity of the assumption that teacher involvement in and satisfaction with decision-making is systematically related to such organizational effectiveness criteria as (a) teacher job satisfaction, (b) student achievement in reading and mathematics, and (c) student affective behavior, in elementary schools that have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Decision Making, Elementary Education
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Klausmeier, Herbert J. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
This article provides a brief introduction to IGE and indicates how teacher educators may contribute to the reform and renewal of education with IGE as a focus. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Environment, Educational History, Educational Improvement
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Lipham, James M. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
Fulfilling the role as principal of an IGE School requires the understanding and skills necessary to initiate, manage, and sustain the educational change process. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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Inglis, Joan D.; Lucas, Nanci D. – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
The elementary school teacher's task of decision-making in Individually Guided Education programs is doubly important because of its benefits to the individual child and its potential source of professionalism for the teacher. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Individual Differences
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Bechtol, William M.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1976
Teachers in IGE should emphasize and explain the goals, instructional objectives, and philosophy of the unit team. (MM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary School Teachers, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
Evaluation in School Districts; Organizational Perspectives. CSE Monograph Series in Evaluation, 10.
Bank, Adrianne, Ed.; Williams, Richard C., Ed. – 1981
This monograph focuses on educational evaluation and how it occurs within a specific setting--school districts' central administrative offices--examining the relationships between evaluation activities and district organizational features that impinge upon such activities. The various chapter authors worked with the Center for the Study of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bank, Adrianne; Williams, Richard C. – 1983
The Center for the Study of Evaluation Systems Project focuses on assessing the costs and impacts of managing testing, evaluation, and instructional (T/E/I) systems through a collection of nine papers: (1) "School District Evaluation Offices: Are They Worth the Money?," by Richard C. Williams and Pam McGranahan; (2) "How Two…
Descriptors: Administration, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Testing