This study sought to identify differences in the leadership styles of principals in high and low performing West Virginia elementary schools based on teacher perceptions from the Bolman and Deal Leadership Orientation (Other) instrument. The reading/language arts and mathematics index was used to classify high and low performing schools.…

Purpose: Newly designed schools for centuries have projected fresh ideals regarding how children should learn and how human settlements should be organized. But under what conditions can forward-looking architects or education reformers trump the institutionalized practices of teachers or the political-economic constraints found within urban…

The retention of teachers impacts the life of a small rural school district. This study investigated the practices that school districts can employ to retain the teachers that have been recently hired. The question that guided the design of this study was: "From the perspective of recently-hired teachers, what practices can school…

This study examined teacher perceptions of online and face-to-face professional development (PD) in four large school districts implementing an integrated school improvement initiative. The online PD component of this study was designed to support core 9th grade mathematics curriculum, and aligned safety net programs in literacy and mathematics.…

Using responses from a survey of elementary teachers from the state of Ohio, this study analyzed the influences of teachers' professional training (both pre-service training and in-service professional development), teachers' attitude towards ELLs, teachers' bilingualism, schools' percent of ELLs, and schools' resources (both socioeconomic status…

The purpose of this mixed method, survey-based inquiry was to determine how Georgia public high school faculty members perceive various pressures and experiences associated with a career in education. These perceptions were then analyzed as possible indicators of teacher attrition in order to improve retention rates. The independent demographic…

This is the first of two reports that summarize the findings from an impact evaluation of a violence prevention intervention for middle schools. This report discusses findings after 1 year of implementation. A forthcoming report will discuss the findings after 2 years and 3 years of implementation. In 2004, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)…

School districts were faced with numerous lawsuits for violating students' due process rights in the early 1980's. In response, schools began using other disciplinary responses to discipline violators such as in-school suspension (Adams 2000; Hanson 2005). In-school suspension provided a softer and less punitive approach to discipline and allowed…

This study examines the different processes that institutional researchers use to calculate the number of transfers-out for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduation Rate Survey (GRS), with a particular focus on how the process is influenced by institutional mission and data availability. Policy makers and the public…

THIS REPORT IS AN IDENTIFICATION OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LOWER SCHOOL DESIGN. THESE FACTORS ARE RELATED TO THE PERCENT OF UTILIZATION OF THESE SPACES. VARIABLES DETERMINING SPACE ALLOCATION FOR HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS ARE--(1) THE SQUARE FOOTAGE…

THE SQUARE FOOT STANDARDS PER PUPIL FOR SCHOOLS IS ANALYZED. THE SQUARE FOOT ALLOCATIONS FOR SEVERAL STATES AND PHILADELPHIA ARE DETERMINED BY DIVIDING THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE SCHOOL BY THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THE SCHOOL IS INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE. TABLES SHOWING STATE RECOMMENDATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE-JUNIOR HIGH,…

Indicates serious shortcomings in the case for small secondary schools as presented in the past several years in South Australia. An unwarranted acceptance of the argument in favor of small secondary schools would exert a deleterious effect on secondary school provision. (Author/IRT)

Investigated titles of chief student affairs officers (CSAOs) in 1,451 four-year public and private institutions listed in the 1984 Higher Education Directory. Results indicate the majority of CSAOs hold the dean of students title and that titles differ significantly by gender and size of institution. (Author)

Article in a humorous vein in which author wonders whether the one-room schoolhouse is a thing of the past or the wave of the future. (DR)