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University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2014
Districts now have access to a wealth of new information that can help target students with appropriate supports and bring focus and coherence to college readiness efforts. However, the abundance of data has brought its own challenges. Schools and school systems are often overwhelmed with the amount of data available. The capacity of districts to…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Indicators, College Preparation, School Districts
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Hodge, Elizabeth M.; Ozag, David – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 2007
Researchers have alluded to employees' perceptions of trust and hope as potential antecedents of their commitment to organizations. However, there have been no systematic attempts to identify the relationships among the constructs as they relate to teachers. Therefore, the premise of this study was to determine the nature of the relationship…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Teacher Persistence, Teaching Conditions, Evaluation Methods
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Scales, Kathleen – Distance Education, 1984
Describes a study undertaken to continue work that has been done on the relationship between course completion and telephone tutoring in distance education. Results indicate a statistically significant positive, although modest, relationship does exist; correlation is greater in adult basic education and career technical vocational programs than…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Education, Correlation, Distance Education
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Nelson, Jo Ann Neville; Simmerer, Norma J. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Relates the self-reported behavior of 19 mothers and 19 fathers with their ratings of the activity levels, mood quality, intensity, approach behavior, adaptability, and persistence of three- to four-year-old children. Results suggest that the child's behavior style may contribute to the parents' behavior style and that mothers and fathers may…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Correlation, Fathers, Mothers