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NJEA Review, 1980
This article is condensed from the topical kit, "NEA Focus: Class Size--A Critical Factor in Quality Education." It cites research on the effects of class size on classroom environment, pupil attitudes, and teacher morale. It also discusses the politics of class size and the advantages of small classes. (SJL)
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Environment, Discipline, Educational Quality
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Doyle, Mary C.; Feldman, Jay – Educational Policy, 2006
School choice has become a widespread policy for improving education. Because the goal of choice is to provide high-quality education to all students, we examined student perceptions in applying to and attending four high schools that are successful in educating low-income students and students of color. Students chose schools based on perceived…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, School Choice, Student Attitudes
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Fenzel, L. Mickey; Monteith, Rosalind H. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
Much continues to be written about the failure of U.S. schools to provide a quality education for at-risk urban students. Private Nativity model schools have been instituted in response to the need to provide quality education at the middle school level for such students. As the number of these and other alternative middle schools increases, a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Extended School Day, Middle Schools, Minority Group Children
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Robinson, Vicki; Blaine, Thomas; Pace, Nicholas J. – Rural Educator, 2004
Students, faculty, administration, and community members of three Iowa rural school districts were interviewed to identify educational issues in their communities. The results of the Iowa investigation are compared with the results of the Claremont Graduate School investigation published in "Voices from the inside: A report on schooling from…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, School Districts, Teacher Student Relationship