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Education and Research: Examination of a Stereotype
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Palmer, John T. – Clearing House, 1974
Author cautions educators to pay heed to the findings of research and "to stop accepting the educational stereotypes with blind acquiescence". (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Problem Solving, School Attitudes
Who Gives Public Schools A-B Ratings?
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Walker, John E. – Clearing House, 1982
A survey of public school supporters reveals that they attend school functions and receive regular communications from the schools. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Public Schools, School Attitudes, School Community Relationship
You'll See, Later On.
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Rohr, Mary Ann; Eisele, Chris – Clearing House, 1980
This teacher's narrative of her days as a student focuses on the problem that schooling has been divorced from "real life," that students are taught to view learning merely as a preparation for adult living, not as an integral part of it. (SJL)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning
The Decline of Confidence in Leadership.
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Ford, Jerry D. – Clearing House, 1987
Enumerates the possibilities for the decline of confidence in educational leadership, namely, the feelings of (1) financial betrayal, (2) decreased autonomy, (3) pseudo-merit, (4) sell-outs, and (5) no support. (NKA)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Communication
Variables of Educational Excellence.
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Thomas, M. Donald – Clearing House, 1981
This paper discusses those things which the author believes are important in creating good schools and those which are related to effective teaching. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Influences, Institutional Characteristics
The Lack of Ability-Related Explanations in Children from India.
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Parameswaran, Gowri; Hom, Harry L. – Clearing House, 2000
Finds that, in contrast to American children, Indian children (between the ages of 6 and 12) attributed a successful performance to effort rather than to ability, and referred to external attributions (teacher bias and copying) rather than internal attributions (ability) when asked to explain why two children might obtain the same score with…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences