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Bibbey, Elaine – Small School Forum, 1984
Explains the advantages to Wellington Junior High School (Colorado) of being a small school (250 students) in a large school district which includes Fort Collins, a city with a population of 80,000 and the home of Colorado State University. (MH)
Descriptors: Advantaged, Athletics, Educational Equipment, Grade 7
Martinez, Paul; Maynard, John – 2002
Factors contributing to program success or failure were evaluated at 16 English colleges. Questionnaires were distributed to 231 teachers with 59 of those questioned further during an interview. Respondents emphasized the importance of good teaching, committed and knowledgeable teachers, and effective and appropriate processes for recruitment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Faculty
Henke, Robin R.; And Others – 1996
This study used data from the ongoing Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study to examine college graduates' preparation for and entry into teaching, as well as their movement into and out of the profession over time. Text, seven figures, and 15 tables detail the data on the "teacher pipeline"; examine who enters it (such as…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, Career Choice, Demography, Education Majors
Good, Linda – 1996
This study examined kindergarten teachers' perceptions regarding the change in schedule from an everyday, half-day program to an alternating day, full-day program. Subjects included 37 female teachers in a small midwestern city who had almost completed the first year of the changed schedule. Results from a mail survey revealed teacher concerns,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Alternate Day Schedules, Bus Transportation, Class Activities
Canter, Lee – 1994
This book shows teachers how to empower themselves to face the challenges of teaching, avoid burnout, and maintain their enthusiasm for the profession. Based on common characteristics of many high-performing teachers, each chapter explores one of these attributes and shows how each of these can be learned or acquired. The chapters are illustrated…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Cardenas, Karen Hardy – 1988
A survey of 1,027 chairpersons of foreign language departments in all Central States region two- and four-year colleges reveals encouraging news about the state of foreign language programs as perceived by administrators, but mixed results regarding issues affecting faculty and administrators. Respondents (N=304) expressed a high degree of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, College Faculty, Department Heads
Loftus, Richard J., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1987
Strikes and threats of strikes have become one of the realities of public education. School districts must be prepared to deal with strikes and the problems that they present. This manual is designed to provide a brief overview of the law relating to public employee strikes and to assist districts in adopting their own strike plans. It offers…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Check Lists
Bunda, Mary Anne – 1978
Three areas of concern for those considering competency-based graduation requirements are discussed. First, what is involved in implementing a competency-based graduation requirement? The first tasks are the specification of performance standards and the performance skill areas. Then, appropriate certification procedures can be selected, and their…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
Larkin, Paul; Clagett, Craig – 1981
Views on sources of stress on college faculty and strategies for its management were obtained at small-group sessions in the 1980 faculty orientation at Prince George's Community College, Maryland. Sixteen faculty groups generated 218 responses expressing sources of job stress, a complete listing of which is appended. The responses were aggregated…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. – 1977
Phase I of the Task Force on Temporary Faculty study of the utilization of full- and part-time temporary faculty in the California State University and Colleges (CSUC) is presented. The study, which involved the gathering and analysis of data, the identification of problems--many of them detrimental to faculty morale--and the development of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), College Faculty, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship
Bess, James L. – 1979
The social science literature, particularly in psychology, that may relate to faculty satisfaction, motivation, and commitment to teaching is reviewed. The question of satisfaction from work and its relation to motivation, a topic of controversy in the field (Greene, 1972) is examined, and the concept of motivation is briefly described from four…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Behavior Theories, College Faculty
Lorish, Christopher; Kennedy, William R. – 1978
On the assumption that individual teachers are the primary agents for developing more effective education, the Cleveland Public Schools began a four-year teacher-based change project entitled Planning Educational Environments for Cleveland Children in two volunteer schools. The various evaluators in the project, however, assumed that the funding…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
King, Allan J. C.; Ripton, R. A. – 1968
Two innovations were brought to a teachers' college: television was introduced, and it was proposed to merge the college with a university. This study investigated the impact of the two types of change on the social system of the teachers' college from the point of view of the staff. A reaction process paradigm was conceptualized and 31 members of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Change Agents, College Administration
Collins, Vikki K.; Carroll, Barbara; Miller, Sallie Averitt; Yates, H. Marguerite; Perryman, Denise; Alexander, Sabrina; Caldwell, Tammy R. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2006
This study examined the effects of a collaborative urban partnership on student literacy achievement. The participants were approximately 220 students in kindergarten through third grade and 10 teachers. Participants were from an urban, low-income southeastern elementary school serving culturally diverse students. The school had been in its…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Urban Areas, Partnerships in Education, Primary Education
Caissy, Gail A. – 1994
Early adolescence, the period from 10 to 15 years, is a significant transitional period in human development, marking the crossroads between childhood and young adulthood. This book is designed as a guide for parents, teachers, or anyone else who has contact with and who would like to better understand early adolescent children. The chapters in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Problems