This research aims at finding out the educational usages of "Whatsapp" by the Saudi female students who are involved in the College of Education at King Saud University. To achieve the goal of this study, the researcher uses a simple sample of (122) female students from the Education College of King Saud University, which is chosen…

This study investigated leadership supports provided by an elementary principal of 15 years in a high performing diverse school. Employing document analysis and interviews, the researcher gathered and analyzed data in an effort to identify those leadership strategies that could be replicated at other school sites. The study identified the…

With the maximum use of the technology such as geographic information science (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and global positioning systems (GPSs) in geography courses, along with its integrative perspective on the social and life sciences and an emphasis on student-centered education, problem solving, and sustainable and environmental education,…

Curriculum is a main part of education system. In order to reform educational system and policies, curriculum is taken a central consideration. Restructured curriculum means that role of teachers and students in teaching-learning atmosphere are redefined. The Ministry of National Education in Turkey began to introduce a new curriculum for…

The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes in the curriculum of 1-5 grades in Elementary Schools and the efficiency of school administrator in managing change in the change process. The questionnaire was applied to the school administrators for the elementary schools of Usak province of Turkiye. The questionnaire comprises 3 open-ended…

Twenty elementary school principals and 191 teachers took part in the study. Results of regression analysis indicated the principal's knowledge of the change and clarity of role was significantly related to teacher attitude, while teacher participation in the change process had a major effect on attitude and implementation. (Author/BRR)

The Teacher Opinion Survey was administered to high school teachers to determine preferred incentives for participation in a curriculum modification project to help teachers deal with the vocational education problems of mainstreamed students. More innovative teachers were found to be more motivated by opportunities to work with university…

Grades four to six in three school districts representing rural, suburban, and urban school settings were exposed to a nutrition program. Results disclosed that students having access to the nutrition unit significantly out-performed students lacking access and that teachers needed to receive pre-implementation inservice education regarding the…

Data on perceived sense-of-power and perceived threat-of-sanction, gathered from a probability sample of 129 Detroit suburban teachers through questionnaires and interviews, indicate both the principal and superintendent are perceived as controlling curriculum decision making. Teachers feel that they should be major curricular influence, but it is…

Describes results of a study designed to discover the views of third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth graders about their need for family life and sex education. Data revealed strong desires of students for more information. (JD)