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Download full textProsser, Jon – 1992
The development of school culture within a comprehensive school in northern England, Deangate School, is examined in this case study, with a focus on the process of self-definition. Two aspects of school culture emerged as significant to the process of "becoming": generic culture, that which is common across secondary schools; and unique…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Institutional Environment, Intergroup Relations
Gjerde, Per F. – 1983
Although schools have served as a major target of both educational and mental-health oriented interventions, they have shown a marked tendency to assimilate innovative programs into existing patterns. This paper analyzes the sources and manifestations of resistance to change in schools and discusses the implications of such resistance for the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics
Peer reviewedMurphy, Michael J.; Zahm, David – Mental Retardation, 1975
Three groups of eight institutionalized severely and profoundly retarded males (mean ages 9-14 years) were studied to determine the effects of enhancement of the physical and social environment and behavior modification training upon acquisition of self help skills. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Institutional Environment, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedSchaefer, Charles E. – Child Care Quarterly, 1974
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Child Research, Institutional Environment, Institutionalized Persons
Schmidtlein, Frank A.; Milton, Toby H. – 1990
This literature review seeks to provide an assessment of the current status of formal, institution-wide planning in higher education. It offers an overview of the roots and assumptions underlying the conduct of planning; summarizes higher education's experience with formal planning; and offers insights into factors that may limit its…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Planning, Higher Education, Influences
Hentschke, Guilbert C. – 1987
In the first section of this paper it is pointed out that the institutional environment of a university dramatically shapes the identity of its school of education. A description is given of the environmental conditions of the University of Rochester (New York) which most influence the character of its education school: (1) the institution is…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Environment
Monahan, Felicia – 1986
A special unit within a nursing home for serving residents with dementia was developed and implemented at the Cape Cod Nursing Home in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The purpose of the special unit is to create a structured and protective environment which holistically supports the residents with dementia in achieving their maximum potential. A…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Human Services, Institutional Environment, Institutionalized Persons
Kahana, Eva; And Others – 1984
This first section of this paper reviews the literature on the social world of the institutionalized elderly. Social factors contributing to institutionalization are discussed, including the personal and psychological background of residents. Social behavior and the institutional environment are reviewed, focusing on social interactions among…
Descriptors: Institutional Environment, Institutionalized Persons, Literature Reviews, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedReppucci, N. Dickon; Saunders, J. Terry – American Psychologist, 1974
Elaborates a series of eight problems that confront the change agent who attempt to implement behavior modification techniques in natural settings and that tend to mitigate the attainment of optimal results, e.g. institutional constraints, external pressure, language, and others. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Resources
and others; Klaber, M. Michael – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutional Environment, Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Duvall, William H. – J Coll Stud Personnel, 1969
The Research reported in this article is based on the author's doctoral dissertation completed at Indiana University under the supervision of Dr. Elizabeth A. Greenleaf.
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Counselor Role, Counselors
CAIN, LEO F.; AND OTHERS – 1959
THIS STUDY ATTEMPTED TO ASSESS CHANGES IN THE BEHAVIOR OF SEVERELY RETARDED CHILDREN AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. THIS IS PHASE II OF A THREE-PART REPORT WHICH COVERS SOCIAL COMPETENCY AND PARENT ADAPTABILITY. THE SUBJECTS WERE PLACED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP (SCHOOL CHILDREN) AND A CONTROL GROUP (NONSCHOOL CHILDREN). THE SCHOOL CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Institutional Environment, Institutional Schools, Mental Retardation
GREER, THOMAS V. – 1966
A SAMPLE OF 60 SENIORS IN A UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION INDICATED THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AS AN INSTITUTION BY THE USE OF A 7-POINT RATING SCALE INVOLVING TEN DIMENSIONS--(1) USEFUL-USELESS, (2) DOMINEERING-LAX, (3) MOTIVATED-AIMLESS, (4) TIMELY-UNTIMELY, (5) POTENT-IMPOTENT, (6) DIFFICULT-EASY, (7)…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, High School Seniors, Institutional Environment
LEMA, DAVID E. – 1965
THE SOCIAL INTERACTION IN AN INSTITUTION WAS STUDIED TO DETERMINE ITS INFLUENCE ON VALUE-BELIEF PREFERENCES OF MEMBERS OF A SPECIFIC GROUP. A SAMPLE OF ABOUT 58 MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, DELINQUENT BOYS RANGING IN AGE FROM 12 TO 16 YEARS WAS SELECTED. THE SELECTION WAS BASED ON TIME-IN-RESIDENCE, INTELLIGENCE SCORES, ETIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, AND…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Comparative Analysis, Correctional Institutions
TURNEY, DAVID T. – 1965
THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED IN THIS STUDY INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES THAT COULD YIELD MEASURES OF INSTITUTIONAL STABILITY AND CHANGE ALONG A TIME CONTINUUM. THE STUDY FOCUSED ON THE PUPILS AND TEACHERS IN THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (658 PUPILS IN KINDERGARTEN CLASSES THROUGH GRADE 12 AND 29 INSTRUCTORS).…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Faculty, Institutional Environment, Laboratory Schools
