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Lackey, Lara; Huxhold, Dianna – Arts Education Policy Review, 2016
This article reports on the perceptions and experiences of general elementary educators as they engage in a school reform process that requires them to learn and implement an arts infused curriculum intended to raise student achievement on standardized tests in non-arts subjects. This qualitative study reveals not only how one arts-based school…
Descriptors: Art Education, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Hughes, Brenda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative research study employed a correlational research method. Two survey instruments were used in this study. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), which is a 30-item Likert scale questionnaire which measures 5 areas of leadership behaviors: (1) Model the Way; (2) Inspire a Shared Vision; (3) Challenge the Process; (4) Enable…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Administrator Behavior, Principals
Royal, William A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the effect of the implementation of a School Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) Program on teacher morale. This quantitative study used the Perdue Teacher Opinionaire (PTO) to survey the faculties for two rural, Title I middle schools in Tennessee. Middle School 1 implemented the SWPBS program. Middle School 2 was the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Teaching Methods, Middle Schools
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Vaughan, George B. – Community College Review, 1975
All Community college faculty members should automatically have 20 percent of their time assigned to community service courses. This will bring community services into the mainstream of the educational program and will assure financial coverage of community service courses. The resulting slack in the regular curriculum should be filled by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Community Involvement, Community Services
Meier, Ellen; Edington, Everett D. – 1982
A review of the literature on teacher preparation and inservice programs in rural areas encompasses dilemmas facing rural education, what colleges and universities can do, and implications for colleges and universities. Part 1 describes dilemmas facing rural educators, not only in terms of class load, multiple preparations, extracurricular duties,…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Role, College School Cooperation, Community Characteristics
Kravetz, Nathan – 1967
To increase the stability of communities undergoing social and economic change, increased specialized services are offered to meet the individual needs of pupils. In 79 elementary and 37 junior high schools, teaching and nonteaching staff were added so that corrective reading, counseling, special classes, and reduced class size could be provided.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Community Change, Community Involvement