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Kafka, Tina B. – ProQuest LLC, 2006
Abundant research chronicles the backgrounds and characteristics of community college students assigned to developmental reading. Many are members of underrepresented groups and first in their families to attend college. English may not be their primary language. Developmental students often struggle with learning disabilities. Nontraditional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Reading Teachers, Reading Instruction
Epstein, Joyce L.; Mac Iver, Douglas J. – 1990
In spring 1988, the Johns Hopkins Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools (CREMS) conducted a national survey of principals in 2,400 public middle grade schools that include grade 7. Using the 1988 survey date, this document presents an overview of educational approaches and practices in schools that serve early adolescents. Topics…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Sparapani, Ervin F.; Opalewski, David A. – 1989
Opinions of middle school students, called "transescents," were studied in an effort to provide feedback to adminstrators, parents, and teachers involved in program development in a school district with a K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 grade level configuration. Participants were 200 students from a school district in east central Michigan. A…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Noland, Theresa Koontz; Taylor, Bob L. – 1986
The study reported in this paper quantitatively integrated the recent research findings on ability grouping in order to generalize about these effects on student achievement and student self-concept. Meta-analysis was used to statistically integrate the empirical data. The relationships among various experimental variables including grade level,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Measures
Becker, Henry Jay; Epstein, Joyce L. – 1982
Survey data from 3,698 teachers in 600 schools in Maryland are used to explore the determinants of teachers' use of parent involvement strategies. Two questions are addressed: (1) How much do elementary school teachers organize their teaching practice to facilitate parent involvement in home learning activities? and (2) Which factors in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1964
PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION FOR ALL CHILDREN AND TO IMPROVE ETHNIC INTEGRATION OF THE SCHOOLS WERE PRESENTED. INCLUDED WERE PROPOSALS FOR NEW SCHOOL LOCATIONS, FLEXIBLE STUDENT TRANSFER POLICIES, ZONING PLANS, ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL INITIATIVE, AND HUMAN RELATIONS PROGRAMS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR PUPILS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY.…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Desegregation Methods, Feeder Patterns
JACKSON, JOE L. – 1966
SCHOOL SIZE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS WERE INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE BASIC INFLUENCES AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN 11 SOUTHERN STATES. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR THE 1962-63 SCHOOL YEAR ON FILE IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN EACH OF THE 11 STATES. DATA AREAS UTILIZED WERE (1) EXTENT OF…
Descriptors: Class Size, Curriculum, Educational Quality, Enrollment
Lima, Marilynne – 1973
This study attempts to determine the effect of sequential language programs on motivating students to remain enrolled in their programs. Two language programs in the State of Utah are compared in these areas: (1) philosophy of articulation, (2) sequence of courses, (3) textbooks used, (4) registration procedures, (5) statement of FLES program, (6)…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Articulation (Education), Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
d'Anglejan, Alison; Tucker, G. R. – 1970
A description of a bilingual education program at the elementary school level spanning five years since its inception is presented in this report. The home-school language switch from English to French made by control and experimental classes involved total immersion in the French-taught curriculum. While focusing on the educational objectives of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Cultural Exchange, Curriculum Development
Wirtz, Dorothy – Bulletin of the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Assn., 1970
Reasons favoring the maintenance of foreign language requirements in public schools and colleges are developed in this essay in terms of international understanding and practical application of the second language. Five goals and accomplishments of current programs are examined in an attempt to determine whether recent linguistic methods produce…
Descriptors: College Admission, Colleges, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development

Ten Eyck, R. – 1970
The underlying theory of comprehensive achievement monitoring is applied and illustrated in this German 1 language instruction guide. This computer-oriented approach to individualizing instruction and to student evaluation monitors progress in every basic idea and skill in the language course. Materials used in this course include advice to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Media
Page, B. W.; And Others – 1970
The state of the art of language testing in England is examined through the conference proceedings presented in this text. The nine chapters, written by individual authors, include discussion of the General Certificate of Education examinations, nonschool examinations, oral tests, research by examining boards, continuous assessment, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Conference Reports
Glaude, Paul M. – 1970
This projection of trends in language instruction in the State of New York features a reoriented audiolingual teaching methodology stressing the significance of programed self-instruction with modified educational objectives and goals. Prominent in the discussion are concepts relating to: (1) the teacher as manager of instruction, (2) improvement…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Autoinstructional Aids, Educational Innovation, Flexible Scheduling
Nostrand, Howard Lee – 1967
The distinction between the value system and the unconsciously held assumptions of a culture is clarified in this paper. The underlying structure of the sociocultural whole of a particular society leads the author to explore culture's "ground of meaning" in terms of main themes. A tentative summary of the value system of French culture…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships
Elefant, William L., Ed. – 1969
A 122-item bibliography with English abstracts of books and articles in Hebrew provides information on various aspects of education in Israel from December 1968-March 1969. A special section on Israeli higher education 1913-69 comprises half of this volume and spans a half-century of debate, establishment, relationships, and problems of higher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Education, Cultural Differences