Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Author
| Aethalsteinsdottir, Kristin | 1 |
| Burke, Daniel L. | 1 |
| McCammon, Laura A., Ed. | 1 |
| Miletta, Maureen McCann | 1 |
| Miller, Carole S., Ed. | 1 |
| Norris, Joe, Ed. | 1 |
| Pardini, Priscilla | 1 |
| Siu-Runyan, Yvonne | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 6 |
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkPardini, Priscilla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Milwaukee's gay-friendly Alliance High School was conceived to be a welcoming and confirming school for kids who have been teased and bullied and had their interests marginalized in traditional schools. The result is a group of teens who feel they have found a safe place as they explore who they will be and how they will live the rest of their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Homosexuality
Aethalsteinsdottir, Kristin – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The theory upon which this study is based led to four predictions: (1) the small number of pupils in small schools creates opportunities to develop close teacher-pupil relationships and enables teachers to consider pupils' individual needs; (2) small schools can provide opportunities for fruitful co-operation among staff and, consequently, create…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
Burke, Daniel L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Despite promising research findings and enthusiastic participants, multiyear teacher/student relationships remain uncommon in U.S. schools. The multiyear approach offers great potential for summertime learning. Ambitious pilot programs in Attleboro and Worcester, Massachusetts, and West Bloomfield, Minnesota, are briefly described. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, House Plan, Multigraded Classes, Pilot Projects
Norris, Joe, Ed.; McCammon, Laura A., Ed.; Miller, Carole S., Ed. – Teaching Theatre, 2000
Describes the author's experience as a student teacher teaching a drama class composed of students from grades 9, 10, and 11, all working at different levels of experience and expertise. Details challenges he faced as well as successes and failures. Offers comments from a veteran theater educator and suggests supplemental reading, activities, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, High Schools, Multigraded Classes, Student Teachers
Peer reviewedSiu-Runyan, Yvonne – Language Arts, 1991
Describes a teacher's experiences in a multigrade intermediate grade mountain schoolhouse. Notes that teaching difficulties were overcome by (1) organizing time and contracting with students; (2) learning from students about what to teach; and (3) using language that invites and includes students. Explains how these techniques aid reading and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Intermediate Grades, Multigraded Classes
Miletta, Maureen McCann – 1996
In this book, an experienced elementary school teacher recounts how she and three other teachers of grades 4, 5, and 6 decided to relax the compartmentalization of learning into subject areas and shuffle subject matter into new patterns to offer students a voice in their education. The book describes how the teachers created a multiage…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Teaching, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
