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Kelley, Edgar A. – 1980
Based on the assumption that a positive environment is an important component of a well-run school, this monograph offers techniques to school principals for evaluating and improving school climate. Topics covered include assessing school climate, planning for climate development, providing leadership for climate improvement, improving classroom…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Community Involvement
Freeman, Vera E.; Hatley, Richard V. – 1981
Missouri requires the testing of all eighth grade students on their competence in reading and language arts, mathematics, and government and economics. This statewide assessment is referred to as the Missouri Basic Essential Skills Test (BEST) and has been given in the spring of each year since 1978. A study was undertaken to determine which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Characteristics, Educational Environment
Dearman, Nancy B.; Plisko, Valena White – 1979
This annual statistical report describes conditions in education and conditions in the larger society that affect education. Statistical data are presented on issues concerning educational institutions, participants, and personnel. The report is organized to reflect the characteristics of the educational system and its relationship to the larger…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, College Faculty, Educational Environment
Texas A and I Univ., Kingsville. – 1978
This volume, the second in a series of seven, contains the four learning modules which focus on the first Child Development Associate (CDA) competency (setting up and maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment) in the performance based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training Program. The…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Child Caregivers
Walberg, Herbert J. – 1978
To increase educational productivity and efficiency, educational process goals as well as achievement goals must be considered. Educational process goals are interpreted to include student perceptions of the social environment, creativity, self-concept, participation in extra-curricular activities, and interest in subject matter. Ignoring these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Dodendorf, Diane M. – 1980
Recorded observations, camera work, conversations with 19 children in grades K-4 in a Nebraska 2-room school house, and interviews with the teacher were techniques used to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the small rural school environment and its impact on children. Five attributes were found to be significant and unique small school…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Community Involvement
Andress, Barbara – 1980
This book presents a program of music experiences for young children (3-5-year-olds) which focuses on an experiential discovery approach to music, rather than on imposing ideas and a repertoire on the child. Early sections of the book discuss the importance of the child-centered music program, its process and characteristics, and the role of the…
Descriptors: Dance, Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Sweat, Clifford H., Ed. – 1980
Factors influencing the social and educational environment of junior high schools are discussed, and recommendations for the improvement of the school environment through increased cooperation among students, teachers, and administrators are given. The needs of early adolescents are identified, and the degree to which the junior high school can…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, Extracurricular Activities, Individual Development
Robinson, Floyd; Grannis, Joseph – 1976
The two articles in this publication should be useful to those developing the kinds of materials, experiences, and thinking that elementary school industrial arts offers children. Floyd Robinson, in the first article, sketches some ideas along with the general scheme that the Ontario (Canada) Institute for Studies in Education's Elementary School…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged
OHANNESSIAN, SIRARPI – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY WAS TO ASSESS THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY BIA SCHOOLS AS WELL AS IN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND SELECTED PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENROLLING AMERICAN INDIAN STUDENTS. THE MAIN PROBLEM AREAS STUDIED WERE--(1) ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOLS, (2) THE PERFORMANCE,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cultural Differences
MUESSIG, RAYMOND H. – 1968
IN AN ANALYSIS OF CONTEMPORARY ADOLESCENT EDUCATION BY SEVEN MEMBERS OF A YEARBOOK COMMITTEE, FIVE PERSPECTIVES--SOCIAL-PHILOSOPHICAL, PSYCHOPHYSICAL, LITERARY, CURRICULAR, AND METHODOLOGICAL--ARE CONSIDERED, AND CONSTRUCTIVE PROPOSALS FOR SOLVING RELATED PROBLEMS ARE SUGGESTED. AN INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE BASIC TEEN-AGE PROBLEM AREAS OF…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bibliographies, Curriculum Design, Democratic Values
GANS, HERBERT J. – 1967
THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROVIDED BY BOTH THE MASS MEDIA AND THE SCHOOLS SHOULD BE ANALYZED. THIS RESEARCH WOULD CONCENTRATE ON NETWORK TELEVISION AND THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN LOWER MIDDLE CLASS SCHOOLS AND COMPARE THEIR SUCCESS AS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE ANALYSIS COULD COMPARE THE STRUCTURES OF THESE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS AND…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Culture, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences
LYNTON, ROLF P.; PAREEK, UDAI – 1967
AN OVERVIEW IS PRESENTED OF THE BROAD ASPECTS OF TRAINING FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WITH SOME REFERENCE TO NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES IN INDIA. PART 1 DIFFERENTIATES TRAINING FROM OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRACES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO THE TRAINING PROCESS. PART 2 DISCUSSES ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment
PRUETT, ROLLA F. – 1967
THIS IS A CONDENSED EDITION OF THE FULL NARRATIVE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE COUNSELORS OF INDIANA'S 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUIDANCE PILOT PROGRAMS. THE REPORTS DESCRIBE IN DETAIL THE PHILOSOPHY, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, AND OUTCOMES OF THEIR UNIQUE PROGRAMS. MOST OF THE COUNSELORS INCLUDED PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. CLARIFICATION OF THE BASIC ISSUES…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Consultation Programs, Counselor Role, Educational Environment
Vongthieres, Siri; Egan, Lawrence A. – 1980
This report includes (1) a paper that was written by Siri Vongthieres and Lawrence Egan regarding the educational needs of both native born and recently arrived Asian Americans, and (2) a review of that paper by Masako Ledward, LaVerne Moore, and Emiko I. Kudo. Issues discussed concerning American born Asian students include: (1) English language…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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