Concerns about the recruitment and retention of teachers have prompted recent studies into the status of teaching in several different countries. This paper analyses the findings of a survey designed to investigate public perceptions of the teaching profession in the UK. It was undertaken as part of a broader DfES-funded longitudinal project that…

Previous research has suggested that many elementary school teachers have a firmer understanding of addition and subtraction concepts than they have of more complex topics in elementary mathematics, such as division. In this study, (n=24) prospective elementary teachers' understanding of aspects of division involving remainders was explored by…

The relationship between the federal German state ("Bund" or Federation) to the 16 constituent states known as Laender is explored in this document. The first part explains the federal structure; it contains the following sections: (1) Unity in Diversity; (2) Distribution of Responsibility; (3) Legislative Powers; (4)…

Describes a cooperative program in which two private four-year colleges jointly operate a Coordinate Campus utilizing the staff and resources of each college to serve transfer students from nearby junior colleges. (JG)

Presents the results of a national survey to determine whether enrollment increases are occurring in lower division or exclusively upper division journalism schools, in accredited and nonaccredited sequences, and in two-year or four-year institutions. (RB)

To introduce a third-grade class to division, a teacher prepared cards showing rectangular arrays from which some dots were missing; students used the remaining information to remake the cards. Related cards were used later in other activities to develop the repeated subtraction algorithm for division. (SD)

This paper summarizes research relevant to the Austin Independent School District's proposal to move sixth graders from an elementary school (K-6 or K,4-6) to a middle school (6-8) grade grouping. A summary of the evolution of middle-grade education is presented. Three areas affected by grade organization are discussed: academic achievement,…

The interrelationship between historical events and the Israeli elementary and secondary school structure is established to determine the implications for continuing education at these levels. (A 27-item bibliography accompanies the article.) (Author/AG)

The article discusses a study that determined if selected primary and junior high Indian students' self-confidence was related to grade level and to the number of years enrolled in a particular Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. (KM)

An activity is described which can be used to introduce students to the general divisibility test for nine. (JP)

These three booklets provide information about the Danish primary and lower secondary school (the Folkeskole). The first booklet presents a translation of the major portion of the legislative authority for the schools: Act No. 313 of 26th June, 1975, as amended. The Act is organized in chapters covering (1) the conception and aims of the…

THE PROBABILITIES OF BEING IN SCHOOL AT EACH AGE, FOR ALL MALE CHILDREN AND FOR CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, ARE PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM FROM FIGURES OBTAINED FROM "THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF POPULATION 1960--SCHOOL ENROLLMENT." ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TENDENCY TO…