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Download full textZarghami, Fatemeh; Schnellert, Gary – International Journal of Special Education, 2004
While there are hundreds of studies reported for general education, few researchers have focused on the impact of class size on the academic achievement of students with special needs. Despite escalating special education costs and increasing student needs, policies governing special education remain inconsistent. We examine the effect of class…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Class Size, Teacher Persistence, Academic Achievement
Direct linkBasom, Margaret R.; Frase, Larry – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2004
The purpose of this article is to provide a new perspective on the intricacies of the work life in schools that motivate and satisfy teachers. The authors review the literature related to the improvement of school environments and the concept of "flow" as defined by Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi (1990). He describes flow as a "state in which people are…
Descriptors: Organizational Effectiveness, Work Environment, Job Satisfaction, Teacher Motivation
