Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klein, Susan S.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED254959
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1867181821901406208
author Klein, Susan S.
author_facet Klein, Susan S.
Klein, Susan S.
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents An Evaluation of the Convening Process as It Was Used in 1983-1984 to Help the State of Mississippi Implement Its Education Reform Legislation. Klein, Susan S. Accreditation (Institutions) Conferences Consortia Cooperative Planning Elementary Secondary Education Models Research Utilization Researchers State Legislation Statewide Planning Teacher Certification Teamwork Workshops National Institute of Education (NIE) staff members have developed a convening process characterized by collaborative meetings with experts to focus on specific problems of an educational organization. The process is intended to help combine research knowledge with practical experience in order to make informed decisions quickly. This document is an evaluation report on the convening process used in 1983-84 to help the State of Mississippi implement its educational reform legislation. An NIE staff member observed the meetings and conducted interviews with the participants. Whereas some sessions involved all the participants, most involved two working groups focusing on school accreditation and teacher certification issues. Results indicate that almost all participants in both groups agreed that the convening process was better than other alternatives such as the serial use of individual consultants or library research. The process was most useful for the school accreditation group, which adhered most closely to the initial convening process model. The conceptual knowledge gained by Mississippi participants during the convening process, and reflected in the consultants' reports, was incorporated into the implementation plans developed by both working groups. (Author/TE)
format Recurso educativo Open Access
id eric_ED254959
institution ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
language en
publishDate 1985
record_format eric
spellingShingle An Evaluation of the Convening Process as It Was Used in 1983-1984 to Help the State of Mississippi Implement Its Education Reform Legislation.
Klein, Susan S.
Accreditation (Institutions)
Conferences
Consortia
Cooperative Planning
Elementary Secondary Education
Models
Research Utilization
Researchers
State Legislation
Statewide Planning
Teacher Certification
Teamwork
Workshops
An Evaluation of the Convening Process as It Was Used in 1983-1984 to Help the State of Mississippi Implement Its Education Reform Legislation. Klein, Susan S. Accreditation (Institutions) Conferences Consortia Cooperative Planning Elementary Secondary Education Models Research Utilization Researchers State Legislation Statewide Planning Teacher Certification Teamwork Workshops National Institute of Education (NIE) staff members have developed a convening process characterized by collaborative meetings with experts to focus on specific problems of an educational organization. The process is intended to help combine research knowledge with practical experience in order to make informed decisions quickly. This document is an evaluation report on the convening process used in 1983-84 to help the State of Mississippi implement its educational reform legislation. An NIE staff member observed the meetings and conducted interviews with the participants. Whereas some sessions involved all the participants, most involved two working groups focusing on school accreditation and teacher certification issues. Results indicate that almost all participants in both groups agreed that the convening process was better than other alternatives such as the serial use of individual consultants or library research. The process was most useful for the school accreditation group, which adhered most closely to the initial convening process model. The conceptual knowledge gained by Mississippi participants during the convening process, and reflected in the consultants' reports, was incorporated into the implementation plans developed by both working groups. (Author/TE)
title An Evaluation of the Convening Process as It Was Used in 1983-1984 to Help the State of Mississippi Implement Its Education Reform Legislation.
topic Accreditation (Institutions)
Conferences
Consortia
Cooperative Planning
Elementary Secondary Education
Models
Research Utilization
Researchers
State Legislation
Statewide Planning
Teacher Certification
Teamwork
Workshops
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED254959