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Direct linkGary James Harfitt – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This research stems from my doctoral studies where I was examining the differences between teaching and learning in classes of different size. The more I read about issues relating to class size, the more I started to notice that the student voice was almost completely absent from the research. Perhaps this was understandable, as the vast majority…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Research, Class Size, Teaching Methods
Download full textAltenbaugh, Richard J.; And Others – 1995
The study reported concentrated on school leavers in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) who returned (dropbacks) to Job Corps Programs over an 8-year period. Interviews with 100 dropbacks explored who left school, why they left school, what caused them to come back, and the kinds of interventions that might succeed with other students. Part 1 provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
PDF pending restorationSchofield, Dee – 1974
This analysis outlines the generally inconclusive nature of class size research. In the area of achievement as it relates to class size, the research is demonstrated to be especially inconclusive. In addition to analyzing the problems and weaknesses of class size research, this paper summarizes the effects of class size on the educational process…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Guides, Class Size
Banta, Trudy W. – 1974
In October 1973, representatives of six groups of Tennesseans reflecting professional and lay opinion about education were asked to identify what they considered to be the most critical current issues in Tennessee education. The most frequently mentioned responses in this initial phase of the survey were used to construct a listing of 10 key…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Size, Curriculum, Discipline
Glass, Gene V.; And Others – 1982
This book synthesizes research evidence to demonstrate that 1) class size is strongly related to pupil achievement; 2) smaller classes are more conducive to improved pupil performance than larger classes; 3) smaller classes provide more opportunities to adapt learning programs to individual needs; 4) pupils in smaller classes have more interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis
Fordham, Adrian M. – 1983
This publication describes the first phase of the Classroom Environment: Teaching for Learning Study in Australia, a six-year international research effort to identify correlations between teaching practices and student achievement. The report's first chapter presents a resume of the study and reviews research findings on managerial and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
