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McGowan, Thomas M.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1990
Examines whether traditionally negative student attitudes toward social studies can be improved by particular teaching practices. Finds that teaching style seemed the crucial factor in the ability of an observed teacher to improve sixth grade student attitudes toward social studies. Includes two tables of research data. (DB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Crossman, David M.; Behrens, Sandra G. – 1992
Team teaching has recently been introduced to the program in instructional design and technology in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). For the past 3 years, collaboration and cooperation have been undertaken in the teaching of two graduate seminars: Research in Instructional Design and Technology, and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Cooperation, Educational Technology
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Barr, Rebecca – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Presents a theoretical analysis of how class conditions such as textbook organization and content, compositional characteristics of classes, instructional time and teachers' beliefs can influence the mathematics content that teachers introduce. Looks at implications for further study of teacher decision making, textbook content, and organization.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Moore, Raymond; Moore, Dorothy – 1994
Noting that most home-schooling materials adhere to conventional schooling at the cost of creativity, this handbook provides guidelines for building a successful home school curriculum, one that avoids student resentment and parent burnout, targets children's interest and motivation, and understands how a child's developmental stages contribute to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Cadiero-Kaplan, Karen – 1999
This paper documents the methodology, research process, process interventions, and the resulting quality indicators of a technology staff development project. The project was designed to assist the administration at an elementary school in San Diego (California) in developing a capacity building model of staff development that would support the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – 1992
This guide to working with adult learners approaches the job of the instructor from a threefold perspective that focuses on the role of the instructor as a professional, the needs of the learner, and the instructional process and related technology. Chapter 1 examines the role of an effective instructor as a behavior model and change agent.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students