Annual "Profiles" reports are comprehensive digests of data on education management organizations. Analysis and interpretation of the data in this report are, for the most part, limited to describing general trends over time. The report is intended for a broad audience. Policymakers, educators, school district officials, and school board…

This book offers specific suggestions to teachers who are attempting to relinquish old boss-management systems by putting the newer lead-management theory into practice in their classrooms. Leading, rather than bossing, creates classrooms in which students not only do competent work but begin to do quality work. The book begins by explaining that…

The use of instructional facilities at University of Alaska campuses was assessed in 1982 through a comparison of usage rates and prescribed standards. The objective was to assist the state legislature evaluate present and future capital improvements requested by the university and to enhance institutional managerial decisions regarding the need…

This study evaluated the Five P's (Parent/Professional Preschool Performance Profile) observational scale through which preschool teachers and parents evaluate the behavior of disabled or nondisabled children in natural settings while the children interact with familiar adults over prolonged periods of time. Developmental skills and interfering…

Results are reported of a study conducted to determine the status of available facility space in 113 North Carolina institutions of higher education at the end of the drop-add period of the 1989 fall term. Information is presented in four sections which reflect the four broad facilities concerns for which data is provided: the utilization of…

The National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) was appointed in 2002 and carried out its work under the auspices of the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL). NELP's primary goal was to identify interventions, parenting activities, and instructional practices that promote the development of children's early literacy skills. The National Institute…

The status of space in North Carolina institutions of higher education at the end of the drop-add period of the 1987 fall term at each college is presented. Indications of the uses being made of the space are given, and norms and historical information are presented for the past 5 years to enable institutions to make their own assessments of their…

This manual gives teachers information about the score reports they receive after participating in the Tennessee Career Ladder evaluation process. It also contains a discussion of the scoring and equating process used to calculate the results. The score report consists of the following: (1) a summary; (2) results by domain; (3) results by…

A study investigated the amount of academic learning time students at several Quebec elementary and secondary schools made use of during regular physical education classes. It further explored three major time-related variables: (1) specific content area; (2) learner time engaged with relevant material; and (3) student success rate. (Authors/PP)

Results of the 1985 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented, based on data for 114 colleges. Tabular data and narratives appear under four topics: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities to the mobility impaired.…

Results of the 1982 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented. Tabular data and narratives appear under four general headings: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities. Statistics for private institutions are shown by…

Results of the 1984 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented. Tabular data and narratives appear under four headings: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities to the mobility impaired. Statistics for private…

Results of the 1986 North Carolina Higher Education Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study are presented, based on data from 114 colleges. Tabular data and narratives appear under four headings: utilization of instructional space, interior space characteristics, building characteristics, and accessibility of facilities to the mobility…

This book extends ethnography beyond the work of university researchers to include classroom teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators. It provides ways for student teachers and others to develop lenses for seeing the patterns and practices of life within classrooms. The book describes how developing "ethnographic eyes" can help student…

This document focuses on trends in school and home frameworks for learning found in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data from 1977 to 1990. Trends in classroom instruction, course taking, students' attitudes, homework versus television viewing, and reading habits and home support for literacy are considered. One table provides…