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Direct linkSaul, E. Wendy – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2004
This collection brings together the best minds in education to explore the literacy-science connection and to reduce the lack of understanding between the science and humanities communities. The articles cover a range of topics and perspectives, from quasitheoretical pieces and literature reviews to case studies and evaluations of particular…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Literacy, Research Methodology, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGraham, Tony; And Others – International Journal of Social Education, 1990
Analyzes six high school U. S. government textbooks. Discusses method of evaluation. Compares textbooks based on the following criteria: content, physical characteristics, understandability, and fairness. Concludes that all of the textbooks studied competently meet the aforementioned research criteria. (RW)
Descriptors: High Schools, Research Methodology, Social Studies, Textbook Bias
Peer reviewedYeakey, Carol Camp; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Reviews recent research on women, blacks, and Hispanics in public school administration. Focuses on (1) the inadequacy of organizational theory to deal with questions concerning equity, power, conflict, and social control; (2) employment trends and the issue of underrepresentation; and (3) a summary of future research. Appended are 159 footnotes.…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education
Dey, Eric L.; And Others – 1992
This report provides a normative profile of the American college freshman population for the fall of 1992 obtained from a national survey of 213,630 students from 404 of the nation's two- and four-year colleges and universities. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and women. The major stratifying factors are institutional…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1992
This report presents survey data (from 216,362 students at 403 higher education institutions) on the characteristics of students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different groupings of institutions. The major…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report presents survey data (from 194,182 students at 382 higher education institutions) on the characteristics of students attending American colleges and universities as first-time, full-time freshmen. The normative data presented are reported separately for men and for women and for 35 different groupings of institutions. The major…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Young, I. Philip; Ryerson, Dean – 1986
This monograph, structured for administrative use in analyzing and building systems for selecting teachers, outlines the legal, applied, and theoretical issues of teacher selection. This overview is presented in five sections. "Legal Aspects of Teacher Selection" examines individual rights and employer reactions in relation to federal and state…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Decision Making, Educational Theories
