A teacher training program located in the Department of Communication at the University of Montana systematically attempts to modify teachers' communication behavior within the classroom. In step 1, baseline behavioral data are collected from each teacher by videotaping within the classroom. Step 2 involves coding the videotapes, using a "simple"…

An improvisational dramatics program was developed to improve the reading achievement and school attitudes of disadvantaged elementary school children. The program, based on the rationale that encouraging self-awareness and creative self-expression will improve communication skills, reading achievement, and attitudes, was used with 141 fourth,…

To correct disparities between the racial and ethnic composition of its administrative and teaching staff and that of the state's population, the Hawaii Department of Education (which operates Hawaii's public school system) adopted an affirmative action plan in 1976. As shown by the department's progress reports for 1977-82, this plan has had…

The study sought to assess adolescents' school functioning following discharge from short-term placement in a psychiatric hospital. Follow-up data were obtained on 46 students (ages 13-18) discharged during a 6-month period. Conduct disorder (socialized aggressive) and major depression were the most frequent diagnoses. Questionnaire data results…

Students who received the certificate of completion of level six at the Institute for Intensive English at Union County College in 1985-1988 were surveyed. The response rate for 310 surveys was 96%. The survey gathered information on the demographic characteristics and educational backgrounds of the students on entry to the institute, their main…

The first phase of a study of the effectiveness of mainstreaming of children with disabilities in the schools of New South Wales, Australia, is reported. This portion of the study involved intensive observations of small numbers of children (N=43) in all disability groups (mental, physical, sensory, emotional/behavioral, and language disabilities)…

The Ohio Entrepreneurs Survey was conducted during the winter of 1988 to learn more about the vocational background of Ohio's business owners. A secondary purpose was to identify the opinions the business owners held about high school vocational graduates and their abilities as entry-level employees. The four-page questionnaire was completed by…

This paper argues that existing methods of analyzing school efficiency are not useful in assessing efficiency and that alternative models are needed. Traditional analyses are discussed on the premise that schools function like private firms, where either the classroom or the school is the producing unit and the teacher or the principal is the…

The report details information on a study of effective inservice programs in the area of learning disabilities (LD) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Section 1 describes the content of the 28 Learning Centre inservice programs which were attended by 739 educators. Compilation of participant evaluations revealed a diverse list of recommendations for…

To assess the long-term effects of an intensive, five-year day care intervention by the Syracuse University Children's Center with children from multi-risk, low-income families, 65 program participants and 54 comparison subjects were questioned when they were in the eighth and ninth grades. Additional data were gathered from their parents and…

The aim of the New York City Board of Education's Bilingual Materials Development Project was to design and implement a process to produce culturally and linguistically relevant curricula and screening instruments for use with Chinese, Haitian, and Korean students of limited English proficiency (LEP) enrolled in Kindergarten through Grade 2. The…

A 2-year project was designed and implemented to improve attendance and academic achievement of targeted elementary (N=69) and secondary (N=78) school students. Teachers reported concerns about a high truancy rate and low grades among some students. The intervention provided for an individualized diagnostic-prescriptive approach in a humanistic…

Project Connect operates as an intervention/prevention service for students in grades nine through twelve at risk of abusing alcohol and/or drugs in the Austin Independent School District (Texas). On the average, the 278 students in the Project were seen once a week in individual or group sessions lasting from 5 to 45 minutes. Intervention…

In 1983, in the Netherlands' highly differentiated school system, two types of curriculum representing different ability levels were combined as a first step towards a more heterogeneous grouping of student abilities. A study of one aspect of the results of this change compared over 1000 samples of English and German second language listening…

A study examined the sex-fair knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of vocational educators who attended a credit inservice course on sex equity that was given in various locations throughout New York State. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the course, researchers used three survey instruments to collect initial data on the knowledge,…