This paper explains how organizations other than schools and governing agencies affect the scope and pace of change in American education. In particular, the paper discusses a set of organizations operating in what can be called the school improvement “industry” in the United States, that is, a group of organizations providing schools and governing agencies with information, training, materials...

The ambiguous nature of the school environment requires principals to have leadership skills that focus on the purpose of school. Case studies are being used more often as an instructional method in the preparation of school administrators because they encourage the development of critical thinking skills and develop systematic problem solving skills needed for the good school administrator. Th...

The purpose of this study was to determine how agricultural education instructors and their administrators viewed the importance of the current and future instructional areas as part of the agricultural education curriculum in Nebraska. The population of the study included all agricultural teachers, principals, and superintendents of secondary schools in Nebraska which offered agricultural educ...

BACKGROUND  Technology-enhanced simulation is well-established in healthcare teaching curricula, including those regarding wilderness medicine. Compellingly, the evidence base for the value of this educational modality to improve learner competencies and patient outcomes are increasing. AIMS  The aim was to systematically review the characteristics of technology-enhanced simulation presented ...

One can gain appreciable insights to the present day status of the field of instructional technology (IT) from examining its early beginnings and the origins of current practice. Programmed Instruction (PI) was an integral factor in the evolution of the instructional design process, and serves as the foundation for the procedures in which IT professionals now engage for the development of effec...

This paper describes a study conducted in recognition of the increasingly widespread use of computers and the importance of exposure to instructional technologies in all aspects of poultry science curriculum. The study consisted of the distribution and analyses of two cross-sectional surveys to gather detailed information on the use of instructional technology (IT) in poultry science curricula ...