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McWilliam, R. A. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1991
The article reviews research on children's use of time with emphasis on maintaining "engagement" (developmentally and contextually appropriate behavior). Techniques for preschool teachers to use to promote high levels of engagement by children with or without disabilities are identified. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Learning Activities

Murphy, Joseph – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
Although most efforts to improve academic learning time have been directed at classroom teachers, principals can also employ schoolwide procedures to improve time usage. This article presents 11 such strategies involving direction-setting, direct staff support, and structural alterations. Academic learning time should be a schoolwide goal linked…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Principals
Kuceris, Misty; Zakariya, Sally, Ed. – 1982
According to this publication, a school's most effective tool in encouraging student success may be its control over the time the student spends working on goal-oriented learning activities--that is, time on task. This document is intended to help school administrators understand the effects of their decisions on students' learning time and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques