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ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR. – 1981
The 11 items in this annotated bibliography are entries in the ERIC system concerning studies of school effectiveness and the debate surrounding how much influence schools have over student learning. Several articles included reexamine the 1966 Coleman report, and one compares a more recent Coleman report with the earlier report. A number of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size
Bruner, Anna L.; And Others – 1982
Secondary school teachers in the Houston Independent School District were asked for their perceptions of variables that contributed to difficulty of teaching. A 60-item questionnaire included variables from school environment categories: student characteristics, managerial efficiency, instructional program, material resources, teacher personal…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Classroom Techniques, Discipline Problems, Educational Environment
Talmage, Harriet; Haertel, Geneva D. – 1980
Participant evaluation research is described as a combination of three recent trends: action research conducted by teachers in their own classrooms, social action programs involving parent and community participation, and subjective epistemology which includes perceptions and contextual information within the accepted database. The planning phase…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Cooperative Planning, Educational Assessment
Oakey, Betty – 1980
A study of the adjustment of migrant American Samoan families in five gateway cities (Honolulu, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle) was done with the objectives of learning about the transition experiences of the families, gaining information about the human services provided in these cities, and providing background cultural…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Community Health Services, Cultural Background
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1977
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Cause of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the second in a series of 19 hearings dating from…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Delinquent Behavior, Disadvantaged
HARVEY, O.J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS FINAL REPORT CONSISTS OF 3 SECTIONS. ITS CONCERN IS WITH THE INTERACTION OF HOME AND CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC LEVEL CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED OR WERE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE 1965 COLORADO HEAD START PROGRAM. SECTION 1 REPLICATES AND ELABORATES A STUDY ON THE EXISTENCE OF CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT BELIEF SYSTEMS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Beliefs, Classroom Environment
Mahlstede, John P.; Thomas, Robert W. – 1968
Eight research projects conducted by different investigators on research and development activities in vocational and technical education for non-metropolitan areas are reported. Report titles are: (1) The Decision Making Process of School Districts Regarding Vocational Education and Training Programs, (2) Occupational Problems and Vocational…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Career Choice, Decision Making, Dropouts
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
Published as a preliminary statement, rather than as standards, the document outlines the development of social work service for children in their own homes and provides a definition of the service. Further information is presented on social work practice in providing the service, and on intake, continuing services for parents, working with the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Community Involvement, Community Programs
Redlinger, Wendy E. – 1977
This paper presents a "Language Background Questionnaire" designed for use in gathering information on the home linguistic environment of bilingual children. The questionnaire probes a series of demographic and environmental variables which define a bilingual child's sociolinguistic milieu. Instructions are given for calculating the overall…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Cultural Influences
Lambie, Dolores Z.; And Others – 1974
This booklet describes and evaluates an experimental home teaching program based on Piagetian developmental theory. The project was designed to stimulate infants' cognitive development and help mothers become more effective teachers of their children. Sixty-five infants, primarily from low socioeconomic status homes, were enrolled in the program…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Home Programs
Urban Systems Research and Engineering, Inc., Cambridge, MA. – 1972
The first part of a three-volume study, this report presents and justifies a research design for investigation of the relationship between the housing environment and the range of child development and family measures. The recommended design is nonexperimental in nature and focuses on comparisons of residents in selected housing programs (publicly…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Rebert, Robert – 1970
This paper describes the TALK (Technician/Apprentice Language Kit) model for "blue collar" Peace Corps trainees. The model seeks to overcome the low language aptitude of such trainees in academic learning situations by emphasizing their demonstrated task-oriented language learning ability. It also seeks to address the problem of…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Background, Family Environment
Warden, Sandra A. – 1968
This work by a social psychologist is concerned with the consequences of the values, attitudes, and behavior of teachers and more advantaged peers for the educational experience of disadvantaged youngsters in heterogeneous schools. The academic, social, and emotional factors in these schools are interdependent and equally important for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advantaged, Child Development, Child Rearing
Young, Howard D. – 1966
As an alternative to unnecessary inpatient care of adults with orthopedic disabilities, the Independent Living Project (ILP) placed persons who were institutionalized without need and persons who were living in the community under unsatisfactory circumstances in foster homes. Information is presented on the intake procedures, homefinding…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Adults, Career Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness
Newsome, Barbara; And Others – 1973
Written as a basic guide, this report of the Community Coordinated Child Care Committee of Dane County, Wisconsin, aims to assist people interested in establishing family day care systems in their own communities. Practical information is provided on the prime factors that should be taken into account in selecting the ideal physical location and…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Ancillary Services, Coordinators, Day Care
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