The Priority

About the Book

This book is about change that is needed in education. It is about D. Arthur Hilary going through graduate school and his encounters with the disabling experiences of his daughters and the children of colleagues and friends as they manage their way through the rigors of the imposed educational system.

Arthur recognizes essential difficulties in the teaching process and management of youngsters in school. He points out the overall reform that is apparently needed in administration.

Through his studies and research, Arthur discovers a strategic management system that is applicable in designing effective teaching systems that are bound within a matrix of rock solid learning theory. In the end, Arthur is caught up in the political aspects that curtail if not prevent change from occurring.

The story is relevant. It has what it takes to stimulate the kind of dialogue that can enrich the educational encounters of maturing children.

About the Author

Daniel J. Dyman, Ed. D. accumulated over thirty years of teaching and research experiences in secondary and higher education working with both advantaged and disadvantaged learners.

In addition, he has worked for fifteen years in the operations management of automotive parts manufacturing company. He has first hand knowledge of quality control processes that have application in the processes required for the steady improvement of teaching and learning.

His systems for instructional design are founded upon a structure of basic analysis methods that identify and quantify the effectiveness and efficiency of essential teaching applications in the classroom. Design applications rely upon fundamental learning theory, teaching skills and techniques, as well as interactive principles.

Over the years he consulted in the development of evaluation methods and accountability strategies, curriculum development and teaching presentation skills.

He was awarded a National Science Foundation Grant for his work instructional systems design that improved learner test scores while covering a greater range of curriculum content and reducing the amount of student time on task.