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Download full textSanford, Julie P. – 1984
This report summarizes and discusses findings about classroom management from two studies, the Junior High Management Improvement Study (JMIS) and the earlier Junior High Classroom Organization Study (JHCOS). These two studies involved long-term observation in more than 160 classes in a variety of subject areas. Results of the two studies are…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Junior High Schools
Worsham, Murray E.; Emmer, Edmund T. – 1983
Eleven middle school teachers' planning and classroom activities for the first day of the school year were examined through interviews, written lesson plans, and classroom observations. The purpose was to identify factors in planning and to identify relationships among planning and classroom management on the first day and throughout the first 8…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
Richardson, Joanna – Teacher Magazine, 1995
The principal of one urban New Jersey middle school chose to deal with a long history of student behavior and discipline problems by making every class single sex. The change helped curb classroom distractions, reduced discipline problems, and restored a sense of order. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedIvey, Kathy M. C. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
Describes the underlying philosophical and cultural changes associated with classroom organizational changes in one eighth-grade teacher's attempts to implement National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards. Observations and interviews indicated that there were two distinct cultures ("book world" and organic or…
Descriptors: Algebra, Case Studies, Class Organization, Classroom Environment
PDF pending restorationDamico, Sandra Bowman; And Others – 1981
This paper presents the results of a study that was conducted to determine whether variation in the organizational structure of middle schools would have an impact upon the quality and quantity of interracial contact among students. The study examined the effect of organizational structure upon: (1) number of reported opposite race friends; (2)…
Descriptors: Black Students, Class Organization, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Brooks, Jennifer Giddings; Tees, Sandra – 1985
To facilitate cost effective bus schedules, middle school classes begin one hour later than high school classes in the Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas. This study investigated whether middle school students were adversely affected, in terms of grades and classroom performance, by having the class day extended to 4 p.m. High schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, English Instruction
Rounds, Thomas S.; And Others – 1982
This volume, part of the Junior High School Transition Study which examined students' adjustment to junior high school, reports on findings related to instructional organization in elementary and junior high schools. Chapter 1 presents a brief overview of the project and outlines the theoretical framework used to describe and compare the ways in…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classes (Groups of Students), Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
