The purpose of this research was to determine whether student achievement in reading and spelling could be improved by using a typewriting instructional technique rather than a handwriting technique. The subjects were 23 second, third, and fourth grade students who scored significantly below the norms on segments of the Illinois Test of…

Implications of the six National Education Goals for African Americans and other minority groups are discussed in a paper that summarizes the status of student competencies. The question posed is why the school reform movement thus far has had such a minimal impact on overall student achievement. The focus of the reform movement of the 1980s is…

A study was conducted to describe the characteristics of teacher educators in career and technical education (CTE) programs, including the following: demographics; professional development activities; and methods, models, and approaches currently used within teacher preparation programs. Study respondents included 359 teacher educators from…