Ten strategies used to facilitate use of research to inform practice in urban schools are reviewed in this digest. The strategies are: (1) using ongoing, building-based staff development (SD) programs to translate instructional research into practice; (2) planning SD programs collaboratively with district personnel to ensure their relevance to…

Statistical information is presented regarding high school graduates in Tennessee. Data are presented in a state summary table that includes numbers of schools and of graduates, number of students continuing education, and the percentage of students continuing education. The state table is followed by tables for the 95 counties presented…

Statistical information is presented regarding high school graduates in Tennessee. Data are presented in a state summary table that includes numbers of schools and of graduates, number of students continuing education, and the percentage of students continuing education. The state table is followed by tables for the 95 counties presented…

Statistical information is presented regarding high school graduates in Tennessee. Data of interest to planners, educators, and employers are presented in a county summary table followed by statewide totals and county tables presented alphabetically. Data is presented for numbers of schools and graduates, the number of students continuing…

Attribution theory supports the notion that teachers respond to student behavior based upon their own beliefs regarding the causation of behavior. This study examined differences in male and female teachers' attributions and beliefs in relation to gender and success of their students. Subjects, 250 high school teachers, half male and half female,…

Findings of 50 case studies that were designed to help teachers motivate students are presented in this paper. Each study followed the same process, in which student motivation was assessed by the Student Motivation Diagnostic Questionnaire (Matthews and Brown, 1988), questionnaire results were presented to teachers participating in the case…

This study examined the opinions of 170 Turkish elementary students in grades 6-8 about what makes a good teacher. Students completed surveys that asked about how they would describe a good teacher, what a teacher should do to be good, and what they would do and would not do if they were good teachers. Questions were open-ended to elicit student…

This study, conducted at Churchill Junior High School in Royal Oak, Michigan, examined the effectiveness of the Student Responsibility Profile (SRP)and investigated the attitudes of eighth grade students and teachers toward the SRP. The profile allows staff members to evaluate student responsibility performance in 10 areas and allows students to…

This qualitative case study investigated three first-year teachers at one high school during 1997-98, examining what factors contributed to their success or failure during their entry year and describing the process of teacher identity formation, what factors influenced the identity they created, and how they interpreted lessons learned. Data…

A hearing was held before the Subcommittee on Empowerment of the House Committee on Small Business to build a record of a lot of things that are working in urban education in high risk zones. In his opening remarks, Representative Souder (Indiana) noted that there is no question but that the best way to combat unemployment and the problems that…

This paper summarizes various studies exploring the effects of racial bias on poor academic performance by Native Americans. Historically, school counselors and teachers have had low expectations for their Native American students. A 1968 study of Native American dropouts indicated that home support was a major factor in students' dropout…

Effective strategies for developing early childhood centers in public schools are discussed in this paper, which draws from a research-based literature search and intensive case studies of six Northwest sites. The sites represent a range of rural, suburban, and urban programs; large and small schools; and a variety of program features. The sites…

A study was conducted to measure faculty perceptions of academic standards and the level of academic intensity in transfer courses. Questionnaires were sent to chief academic officers (CAO's) at 30 community colleges, asking them to distribute five instruments to members of the academic senate and five to instructors who were not members of the…

Based on personal narratives, this paper describes Latino children's school experience and suggests home-school collaboration for improving Latino children's education. Latino children begin school as confident, eager, and enthusiastic learners. But well before the third grade, many Latino students begin to experience academic problems and…

This study was conducted to examine attributions that teachers hold for students' academic success and failure, and the relationship between these attributions and teaching level and teacher perceptions of efficacy. Elementary (N=123), middle (N=55), and high school teachers (N=62) were surveyed; attributional data were gathered through the…