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Lotz, Mabel; Suhorsky, Joseph – 1989
A parent-teacher conferencing procedure is described, and the results of a survey designed to determine the attitudes of parents and teachers toward components and outcomes of conferences are presented. The procedure involves a 20-minute conference at the end of the first marking period (November), with report cards sent for the three remaining…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Attitudes
Long Beach Unified School District, CA. – 1987
This report summarizes the findings of the Long Beach (California) Unified School District's first Database Management Information System Survey. These findings are based on the responses of 71,521 parents, students in grades 4-12, and school site staff members. Each school independently selected items from a research-based data bank to develop…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Morse, Kathy; Kaemper, Jack – 1986
In 1985-86, reading was identified as the supplemental instructional area of the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools (APS) for funding under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter 1. In all, 39 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, and 4 high schools in the APS qualified for Chapter 1 services; 4,317 elementary school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Development
Download full textSolomon, Alan – 1985
With funds received under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2, the Computer Discretionary Grant was designed to train Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District teachers in personal computer operations. Teams comprised of middle and junior high school teachers were allowed to enroll in the staff development program.…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
Stonebreaker, Kristen M. – 1991
A study was conducted to examine the challenges and sources of support of new community college instructors during the first year of hire. Specifically, the study examined the problems new faculty encountered with regard to students, teaching load, collegial relationships, administration or college governance, and faculty organizations; the effect…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Employment Problems
Rothfarb, Sylvia H.; And Others – 1987
A three-year longitudinal study of bilingual curriculum content (BCC) was initiated in the 1983-84 school year to assess alternative strategies for teaching curriculum content to Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in Dade County (Florida) Public Schools. The BCC strategy (in which content subjects are taught bilingually) was contrasted with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Cohort Analysis, Content Analysis
