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Cohen, Peter A. – 1986
A meta analysis was conducted of studies of college students' evaluations of their teachers. Forty-seven studies were included, representing 74 multisection courses, in which four selection criteria were met. An actual, rather than an experimental class was used; the unit of analysis was the class rather than the individual student; a common…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Research, College Faculty
Ramirez, Rhoda L. – 1981
Direct interviews with 17 teachers and observation in 31 rural and urban Venezuelan classrooms (pre-school through grade 6 in nine schools) across 3 states revealed serious reading difficulties among Venezuelan students. Small rooms and multi-grade class situations were common and school supplies and equipment were scarce. Even more scarce were…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Change
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1988
This report provides an overview of primary education in Cyprus. Section 1 delineates: (1) official aims; (2) responsibility for the organization of primary education at national, regional, local, and school levels; (3) links between pre-primary and primary education and between primary and lower secondary education; (4) number of primary school…
Descriptors: Class Size, Coordination, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1988
The three sections of this report on primary education in the United Kingdom provide basic information, discuss problems and trends, and describe recent studies of primary education. After a list of the aims of primary education, section one briefly discusses (1) differences in the educational systems of England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, Developmental Continuity, Educational Objectives
Herzog, Martha; Shaw, Victor – 1983
The development of an indirect oral proficiency test for foreign languages by the Defense Language Institute is described. The technique uses taped questions to elicit answers, also taped, that are evaluated according to the Foreign Service Institute's oral proficiency rating scale of 0 to 5. Tape recordings are used because of the large numbers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Arabic, Audiotape Recordings, Class Size
Download full textJones, Dennis; McCarroll, Judy – 1989
Current and historical data on the Connecticut State Technical College System and its five component parts are provided in this report. Section I presents information on headcount and full-time enrollment trends by program and campus; credit and contact hours; student attrition by term; full- and part-time enrollments; and student characteristics…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
STRENG, ALICE H. – 1967
A THREE-YEAR EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DEAF ADULTS IN WISCONSIN, BEGUN IN 1966 AND FUNDED IN PART UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, HAD TWO GOALS--TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO THE DEAF AND TO ENABLE TEACHERS TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS CREATED BY DEAFNESS. NON-CREDIT CLASSES WERE OFFERED IN LANGUAGE,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Class Size, Consumer Economics
BURNETT, NATHAN L.; AND OTHERS – 1963
THE STATUS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND PUERTO RICAN SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE EXTENT OF INTEGRATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE REVIEWED IN THIS RESEARCH REPORT. THE DATA PRESENTED IN THE REPORT COVER THE PERIOD FROM 1955 TO 1963. THE DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION--(1) A…
Descriptors: Achievement, Blacks, Class Size, Comparative Analysis
Cresswell, Anthony M.; Spargo, Fay – 1980
This paper contains a review of the research to date on the impact of collective bargaining in elementary and secondary education. The areas reviewed include the impact of collective bargaining on wages, salary structures, class size, resource allocations, and decision-making processes in the school systems. Other areas covered relate bargaining…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Class Size, Collective Bargaining, Decision Making
Hill, Andrew – 1980
Sociology education at two-year colleges is examined as revealed in a study of science education conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges that involved: (1) a review of the literature, (2) an examination of catalogs and class schedules from 175 institutions nationwide, and (3) a survey of 94 sociology instructors. The report…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Objectives
Royal Air Force (England). Technical Training Command. – 1966
To report research on different instructional methods and variables, to indicate limitations of the research, and to suggest criteria for methods for particular learning goals, this review discusses and evaluates several major instructional methods: lectures, lesson-demonstration, programed instruction, case studies, tutorials, brainstorming,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Class Size, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Weerts, Rita; Whitney, Douglas R. – 1975
Data were collected on 80 diverse items concerning student perceptions of teaching for a representative sample of 189 classes at a large university. The items were subdivided by type of focus into four categories: course content, objectives, and structure; instructor's behavior; instructional methods and materials; outcomes of instruction. The…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Analysis of Variance, Class Size, College Students
Hoppe, Sydney A. – 1974
The Community Day Program was adopted at Marcy Open School after strong parental support was demonstrated. A central focus of the program was to integrate community experience into the school curriculum and a large staff of volunteers was considered necessary for this task. Specific goals of the community plan were to provide activities,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Civil Liberties, Class Size
Thomas, Janet K. – 1968
Elements involved in the teaching and administering of classes for the mentally retarded are discussed, and the school program is described. The administrator's role and areas of concern are detailed; and parent teacher conferences are considered, with six guide sheets and an outline provided. The following are treated: teacher qualifications,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission (School), Class Size, Curriculum Development
Academy for Educational Development, Inc., New York, NY. – 1976
A study was conducted to compare the faculty personnel policies of the nine City Colleges of Chicago with those of 31 selected urban community colleges across the country having enrollments of not less than 5,000. Areas examined included faculty salaries, overload compensation, compensation for faculty who substitute for absent faculty, nature of…
Descriptors: Class Size, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges
