In 1999, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) school superintendent David Hornbeck introduced educators and religious leaders to his requirement that each public school in the city develop a relationship with a faith partner, a religious institution that could share facilities and resources with the school. Hornbeck saw religious institutions and schools…

There are many arguments for and against the use of i.t.a. to teach reading and writing. This article reviews 47 studies which measure the spelling of children taught by i.t.a. and t.o. (traditional orthography) in grades one, two, and three. (Editor)

Provides suggestions for an archaeology activity for elementary school children. (PEB)

The proliferation of additional responsibilities in health, welfare, and recreation suggests the justification of the conceptualization of the elementary school as a total institution. This research was undertaken to investigate the application of Goffman's concept of total institution to the public elementary school. An exploratory field study…

Three studies designed to enable city elementary school children to investigate, discover, and relate to their environment are outlined. Specific objectives, lists of materials, and preparation needed for each study are given. The first study orients the child and school in the community. The second study locates existing parks and play areas.…

Investigated changes in the helping relationship between eighth- and first-grade students during a semester-long cross-age tutoring project. Results are reported for eight categories of behavioral interaction: on task, prompting and guiding, praise and encouragement, adjusting to the child's needs, managing behavior problems, allowing autonomous…

A brief review of the objectives of MACOS, and published reports of its success, is followed by the author's own evaluations based on his group's experience in teaching highly diversified inner-city students. (JB)

Described is a rationale for field study programs and descriptions of field study programs in Great Britain and Australia. Development and support of programs, both financial and staff, are discussed. (RH)

Major differences and similarities between outdoor education in Great Britain and the U.S. are discussed. (FF)

Addresses the question of how researchers find out what happens in schools and why. The compatibility of environmental education and teacher thinking is examined. The issue of teaching methods relating to voice, language, and relationships as they are relevant to the debate of environmental education methods is also raised. (AIM)

Variables that schools can not directly control are predictors of a significant portion of the achievement differences of children, yet some schools seem to be operating significantly better or worse than predicted in regard to pupil achievement. This observation study represents an effort to look more closely at schools in which actual pupil…

This paper presents the findings of a field study designed to develop a descriptive and explanatory model of the on-the-job socialization of first-year elementary school principals by examining changes in their initial perspective during their first year in the principalship. The theoretical model that emerged from the study indicates that…

Presented is an introduction to the life history and interesting qualities of the golden beetle. Suggestions for activities and questions leading from an examination of this insect are given. (MR)

Using structured observation, researchers carried out a field study of the work behavior of five elementary school principals in two northeastern states. Each principal was observed for one work week. The results were compared with similar observations of secondary principals. The observers recorded the nature, location, time, duration,…