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McCleskey, Nicole – National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 2010
This paper presents the key findings from a national Internet survey of 400 teachers and 95 principals. This survey was conducted November 12-21, 2008. The sample was based on a list provided by EMI Surveys, a custom online research sample provider with an extensive portfolio of projects. The margin of error for a sample of 495 interviews is [plus…
Descriptors: Principals, National Surveys, Elementary Education, Middle School Teachers
Hancock, Karen – Education Canada, 2003
In a Canadian program, adult volunteer mentors meet with elementary student mentees for an hour each week during school. An evaluation of five such school-based mentoring programs found that mentored students developed a more positive attitude towards school, achieved higher grades, and improved relationships with adults and peers. Mentors report…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Shallcross, Tony; Loubser, Callie; Le Roux, Cheryl; O'Donoghue, Rob; Lupele, Justin – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
This paper focuses on a British Council funded Higher Education Link project involving three institutions--Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) in the UK and two South African institutions, the University of South Africa (UNISA) and Rhodes University. The link is a research and development project that has three main research strands:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research and Development, Sustainable Development, Teacher Education