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Reddick, Thomas L.; Peach, Larry E. – 1993
This study was designed to assess high school students' opinions concerning issues relating to homework assignments. A questionnaire about homework was completed by 210 selected high school seniors in 7 rural Tennessee high schools. Findings indicate that 83 percent of respondents were assigned homework on a regular basis, with about two-thirds…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, High Schools, Homework, Rural Schools
Peach, Larry E.; Reddick, Thomas L. – 1993
A 20-item questionnaire covering student attitudes, school and nonschool activities, problem behaviors, and family life was administered to 200 students in 10 rural Tennessee high schools. Subjects were randomly selected from a group that had low achievement scores, excessive absences, and failures in two or more academic subjects. Over half of…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Family Life, High Risk Students, High School Students
Peach, Larry E.; Reddick, Thomas L. – 1998
A random selection of 700 parents and teachers representing rural central Tennessee schools was surveyed in order to make their opinions available to policy makers. Usable responses were returned by 196 parents and 224 teachers. Parents opposed increasing public school funds through a lottery; teachers approved. Both groups believed that prayer…
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Attitudes, Educational Finance, Educational Practices