This discussion of the teaching of English in British secondary schools is divided into two parts--a general account of the goals and problems which involve the English teacher and a presentation of methods for teaching English. Included in the first part are letters from a young teacher that describe the school environment and administrative…

One of 52 theoretical papers on school crime and its relation to poverty, this chapter states that social scientists and others have argued that schools contribute to delinquency by their failure to prepare students properly for later life. It follows that the solution is better schools and better education. The author argues that schools make…

To meet the condition of society that Toffler calls "overchoice," schools must redirect their role and provide a program that enables children and youth to develop and sharpen their decision-making skills--cognitive, evaluative, participatory, normative, and affective. All these skills can be developed and refined in the natural settings within…

A school climate questionnaire was developed and administered to 1,959 students in a sample of 24 Massachusetts high schools. Related questionnaires were administered in eight of these schools to 500 teachers, administrators, and support staff. School climate is defined as feelings and opinions about various aspects of the school and how it…

This paper summarizes the results of a participant observation study conducted on two public alternative high schools in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. Phase I of the study consists of a literature-generated delineation of larger societal factors which create student unrest and give impetus to the development of alternative schools.…

Marcy Open School has developed an educational reality where students are given freedom to be creative within a structured curriculum. Reflective of this philosophy are the three priority goals developed by Marcy staff and parents which are: (1) We want girls and boys to speak, listen, write, read, and deal with mathematical concepts effectively…

This study was a sixth account of a longitudinal investigation of the effects of the operation of a curriculum engineering system in a school district. Specific objectives were to observe the effects of leadership, climate, and curriculum engineering on teacher attitudes and teacher performance in a curriculum system and on student achievement. A…

The findings of two studies establish some deleterious effects of unsatisfactory physical environment on school children. However, modern technology enables the exercise of total environmental control in new and existing facilities. Between the realities of today and the exceptations of tomorrow we have a transitional model--the open plan concept.…

This book is written to help the reader avoid some of the problems that the Pasadena school system and community experienced during the evolution of an alternative program. It leads one through a developmental process in the evolution of an alternative school that started in the spring of 1972. The school has grown to 600 students in 30 months and…

This book is intended for educational leaders who want to take action to improve the school climate. It describes how to provide leadership for developing lasting and significant improvements in school climate. It also shows the growing necessity for a positive and humane school environment and gives reasons why the school's climate is crucial to…

This report describes a study of the impact of certain educational inputs on the rate of growth in achievement for various types of students in Philadelphia's public schools. Data for the analysis were drawn from pupil histories of 627 students from 103 elementary schools, 553 students from 42 junior high schools, and 716 students from 5 senior…

This collection of papers represents the developmental research as well as the thrust of the Regional Laboratory's (UMREL) program. UMREL has been developing behaviorally engineered educational environments through a cross-disciplinary effort in education and the behavioral sciences. The program began with the establishment of demonstration…

The purpose of this study was to identify and explain factors which account for rural youths having lower attendance records and lower educational attainment than urban youths. The major objectives were: (1) to determine the factors affecting the school attendance and attainment of rural youths; (2) to determine the life aspirations of rural…

The annotated bibliography contains publications and report listings of the following sources--(1) School Construction Systems Development (SCSD), (2) University Residential Building Systems (URBS), (3) Florida Schoolhouse Systems Project (SSP), (4) Study of Educational Facilities (SEF), and (5) Recherches en Amenagements Scolaires (RAS) Building…

A field study was made of the acoustical environment of schools designed for increased flexibility to meet the spatial requirements of new teaching methods. The object of the study was to define all the criteria for the acoustical design of this type of classroom including the determination of--(1) minimum acoustical separation required for…