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Elam, Stanley M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
Teachers generally feel unrewarded and underappreciated. Most oppose merit pay and extending the school year and desire higher pay and more authority. The most frequently mentioned problems are parents' lack of interest and support, lack of proper financial support, pupils' lack of interest and truancy, and lack of discipline. Other results are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Merit Pay, Parent Participation, Public Education
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Harrison, Elisabeth; Onslow, Mark; Menzies, Ross – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: Data have accumulated to show that the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention is a safe treatment with positive outcomes for preschoolers who stutter, and a randomized controlled trial is under way at the time of writing. Program components have not been investigated experimentally so the functionality of each component is…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Early Intervention, Stuttering, Preschool Children
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Meek, Anne – Educational Leadership, 1998
Figures from the National Center for Education Statistics for 1993-94 show that most of the nation's 3 million teachers are female, experienced (over 40), and typically enjoy the support of their principals and colleagues. Fully 87% are Caucasian. Schools have yet to provide sufficient numbers of minority teachers. Most teachers would appreciate…
Descriptors: Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Parent Participation
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Sheldon, Steven B.; Van Voorhis, Frances L. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2004
This study examined data from over 300 U.S. schools on their efforts to develop high quality programs of school, family, and community partnerships. Analyses show that elementary schools, schools with greater support from parents, teachers, and the community; and schools that evaluated progress reported higher quality partnership programs over…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Educational Quality
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Craig, Helen B. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1983
The report presents results of a nationwide survey of schools for deaf persons regarding programing for parent-infant (PI) education. Among findings were that 94 schools (88 percent of respondents) reported programs for 1,901 hearing impaired children (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, History, Home Programs, Infants
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Norbury, Courtenay Frazier; Nash, Marysia; Baird, Gillian; Bishop, Dorothy V. M. – International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 2004
Background: The Children's Communication Checklist (CCC 1998) was revised in 2003 (CCC-2) to provide a general screen for communication disorder and to identify pragmatic/social interaction deficits. Two validation studies were conducted with different populations of children with language and communication impairments. Methods & Procedures: In…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Pragmatics, Language Impairments, Check Lists
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McLeod, Nancy S.; Wright, Cheryl – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1996
Proposes using a developmentally appropriate practice framework to determine if a sexual abuse prevention program takes into consideration the unique learning abilities of preschool children. Reviews definition of and statistics related to sexual abuse. Compares appropriate and inappropriate teaching practices in child sexual abuse prevention…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Abuse, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Individual Development
Teacher Magazine, 1992
These statistics, primarily excerpts from reports on elementary and secondary schools, include information on teacher unions; teacher attitudes; teacher supply and demand by region and subject area; parent involvement; salaries of principals and other school and district-level personnel; student demographics and attitudes; and school district…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Statistics, Parent Participation, Salaries
Grunbaum, Jo Anne; Kann, Laura; Williams, Barbara I.; Kinchen, Steven A.; Collins, Janet L.; Kolbe, Lloyd J. – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1998
The School Health Education Profiles monitor characteristics of health education in secondary schools nationwide, using school-based surveys conducted by state and local education agencies. This report summarizes results from 35 state surveys and 13 local surveys conducted among representative samples of school principals and lead health education…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Comprehensive School Health Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Bushweller, Kevin, Ed.; Zakariya, Sally Banks, Ed. – American School Board Journal, 1997
This 13th annual edition of "Education Vital Signs" reports on indicators of school and student success, such as parent involvement, academic coursework, high school completion, technology use, achievement test scores, and student performance on reading, math, and science assessments. Also offers state-by-state statistics and a profile of school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boards of Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment
Doud, James L.; Keller, Edward P. – Principal, 1998
The 1998 study of the K-8 principal shows that the principal's role, revolving about staff supervision, student discipline, marketing, and community/political interactions, has become increasingly diverse and complex. The 42% turnover rate will probably continue into the next decade. Today, 42% of K-8 principals are women, compared to 20% in 1988.…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Community Involvement