This dissertation provides current research into the issues and prospects of metropolitan school integration. The principal data used in the research are the district court, appeals court and Supreme Court opinions written for the cases selected. The data collected was systematically analyzed for a summary of essential facts, definitions of the…

Much research links collaborative experiences to the professional development of teachers. The author of this study designed a project, called the Buddy System, which provided opportunities for teachers to observe one another in the classroom and to interact with one another collaboratively. The goal was to determine if these activities provided…

The purpose of this thesis is to assess the potential for the educational use of cable television, note representative experiments with the medium, and project future trends. A single cable television system in Marin County, California was chosen as a focus for these observations. Literature review and personal interview are the primary techniques…

This investigation was undertaken to determine what relationships exist between the teacher's personal response to a literary selection, behavior when teaching the story, and response to student essays on the story. The investigative procedure used was that of a modified case study involving eight teachers. Findings indicated that teachers…

Three prison librarians were interviewed about the ways they handle major issues in their libraries. Two of the three librarians were females and one was male; one was Caucasian, one was Afro-American, and one was of Asian descent. A case study approach was used to examine their methods. Issues examined included: (1) materials selection and…

This paper reports on a study in which case studies of two adult writing programs in northeastern Ohio were developed to identify and describe elements that make up the programs. Data was gathered through obtrusive observation, interviews, and questionnaires. Both programs had been on going for at least 5 years. The "Geauga Writers…

This paper compares bilingual education policy and practice in Panama and the United States. Particular issues studied include the following: the social context of bilingual education in the two countries; programming and policy differences; teacher qualifications; availability of age-appropriate materials; and administrative support, level of…

The major problem of this study is that of identifying how schools function as both a determiner and a reflector of a society or community. It addresses three fundamental questions. First, access questions are dealt with, e.g. who participates--what is the position or social standing of community participants in schools. Second, process questions…

Urban managers and legislators are faced with the task of ensuring that policy decisions really represent citizens' needs. One method of communicating with the public by government was the creation of the Community Representatives Office (CRO) by the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1973. This position is similar to the office of the…