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Camp, William G.; Bourn, Lawton P., Jr. – 1979
This paper discusses research findings concerning student discipline problems in Indiana secondary schools. Issues explored attempted to determine (1) what specific student behaviors are perceived by teachers and administrators to be discipline problems, (2) how frequently these problems occur, (3) how serious teachers and administrators perceive…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Discipline, Literature Reviews, Secondary Education
Bikson, Tora K.; Bikson, Thomas H. – 1979
Interactive classroom television (ICTS) systems were installed in two special education classrooms to evaluate their impact on the learning experiences of severely visually impaired students. During a 3-year experimental period, data were collected from approximately 14 elementary students measuring achievement, visual-motor integration, visual…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, Interaction, Man Machine Systems
Rasheed, Mohammed A. – 1979
An Arabic translation of the "Work Environment Scale" was administered to the employees of Riyadh University's College of Education in Saudi Arabia for the purpose of gathering data useful in administrative decision-making. The survey investigated the work environment of the college as it is perceived by three distinct groups: the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Decision Making, Employer Employee Relationship, Group Behavior
Allison, Derek J. – 1979
This paper discusses the need for a school price index for Canadian schools rather than use of the current government expenditure index to measure price effects on school costs. It discusses four effects on the amount of money spent by school boards, namely, enrollment, quality of schooling, efficiency of use of resources, and current market…
Descriptors: Cost Indexes, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Jovick, Thomas D. – 1979
This study examined ways professionally ambitious female elementary school teachers responded to different opportunities, in multiunit and conventional schools, to become influential on the teaching faculty in matters of instruction. Teachers in 27 schools received questionnaires and interviews every six months for two and one-half years. The…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Haertel, Edward H.; Wiley, David E. – 1979
This document presents data on the relative influence of (1) maternal education, (2) race (or ethnicity) and (3) poverty on elementary students' academic achievement. Study results indicate that maternal education has the greatest effect on achievement. The data base is reported as representative of all U.S. children enrolled in public schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors