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The Importance of Adult Connections in Adolescents' Sense of School Belonging: Implications for Schools and Practitioners
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Tillery, Amy Dutton; Varjas, Kris; Roach, Andrew T.; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Meyers, Joel – Journal of School Violence, 2013
This article discusses the significance of adult connections for adolescents' sense of school belonging and identifies areas for future research and practice by (a) exploring the influence of adult connections on adolescents' sense of school belonging; (b) reviewing the literature regarding school belonging outcomes; (c) identifying…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student School Relationship, Learner Engagement, Adults
Good Questions.
Sava, Samuel G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Praises United States Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's 1986 report as a readable, provocative document that restores central importance of elementary education. Disagrees with two improvement suggestions: elimination of teaching experience for principals and disregard of class size as an important variable. Sees improved instructional…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Principals
Interesting Developments on Class Size.
Bain, Helen Pate; Achilles, C. M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
The education reform movement has fostered renewed interest in class size. Tennessee and Indiana experiments with smaller class size in primary grades have yielded improved student behavior and achievement scores. Tennessee's new Student-Teacher Achievement Ratio Project (STAR) is a longitudinal study furthering research on small class benefits.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Size, Instructional Innovation, Primary Education
The Research on Class Size.
Klein, Karen – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Research on class size during the past decade indicates that dramatically smaller classes significantly improve student performance, do not encourage adoption of drastically different teaching methods, and lead to increased student-teacher contact. Other research suggests techniques for working with small groups and for reorganizing school…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Introductory Class Size and Student Performance in Intermediate Theory Courses.
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Raimondo, Henry J.; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1990
Examines whether class size in the introductory-level economics course affects subsequent performance in intermediate-level economics courses. Studies University of Massachusetts (Boston) students who are allowed to choose large or small lecture classes. Finds that students enrolled in large sections received lower grades in subsequent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, College Students, Conventional Instruction
The Issue of Class Size for Young Children in Schools: What Can We Learn from Research?
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Blatchford, Peter; Mortimore, Peter – Oxford Review of Education, 1994
Reports that the debate over class size in schools has become more heated in recent years. Examines recent research and attempts to answer three questions regarding class size and academic achievement. Concludes that there is a link between the 2, but only in the early years and only with classes smaller than 20 students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Class Size, Classroom Environment