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Rosenblum, Sheila; Jastrzab, JoAnn J. – 1980
The ways in which principals have influenced or been influenced by four Teacher Corps projects are described and explained in case studies based on field interviews, observations, and a review of the documents produced in the course of the projects. The studies also provide the background both for an analysis of factors affecting the role of the…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Case Studies
van Vilsteren, Cees A. – 1981
In the Netherlands, the immediate support and coaching of primary schools and kindergartens is institutionalized in a nationwide network of local and regional school support agencies. This research study sought information about the role and characteristics of external consultants and their relationship to the school. Explorative case studies were…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Consultants, Consultation Programs, Counselor Characteristics
Download full textHrybyk, Michael; Farnham-Diggory, S. – 1981
A year-long ethnographic case study was conducted primarily to investigate the developmental nature of children's spontaneous grouping activities in an elementary school setting. Participant observation and related methods were conducted for two days a week (on average) in a small, traditional parochial school located in a lower-class integrated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Class Organization, Comparative Analysis
Stodolsky, Susan S. – 1981
The ecological concepts of activity structure and activity segments were central to this examination of observational data attained in a three-week period from 18 fifth-grade math classes and 17 fifth-grade social studies classes in school districts in the greater Chicago region. Classroom observations were conducted by pairs of observers: one…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Analysis
Genova, William J.; Walberg, Herbert J. – 1980
The purpose of this report is to review school practices and school environment characteristics that can be promoted in order to achieve student integration in desegregated urban high schools. A research project conducted to study alterable characteristics related to student outcomes is described. School practices that were identified as sources…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Desegregation Methods, Desegregation Plans
Gerboc, Ronald E. – 1981
The Pupil Adjustment in a Desegregated Setting (PADS) project was carried out in three stages. During the first year of operation, curriculum materials were developed for use in desegregated classrooms in grades six through ten. The PADS materials focus on human relations and the cognitive and affective concepts crucial to group development.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Educational Environment, Field Tests, Instructional Materials
Smith, Jeff E., Ed. – 1981
The first National Conference on Desegregation in Higher Education was held in response to the issues of segregation, desegregation, and integration within postsecondary institutions. This book presents the proceedings of the conference. An introduction to the conference presentations and an overview of the proceedings comprise Part I. Part II…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Blacks
Miles, Matthew B. – 1980
This literature review focuses on the role of schools'"common properties" in planned educational change and everyday school operations. Common properties include those features that are either present in all schools, relatively stable and unchanging, or central to the concept of schools today. The author first examines five ways in which…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Darmody, J. P. – 1978
This survey was designed to investigate reading and number work (arithmetic) performance of 7-, 9-, and 11-year-old children attending parish primary schools in Victoria and to compare levels of performance with variables relating to general adjustment, personal variables, home circumstances, and school organization. Subjects, obtained by…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Educational Environment
Rubel, Robert J. – 1979
This volume summarizes, analyzes, and discusses the 52 papers on theoretical perspectives of school crime and poverty solicited by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) for the purpose of illuminating findings from the "Safe School Study Report to Congress." It also analyzes 12 papers not included in the original NCCD…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Delinquent Behavior
Kinghorn, Jon Rye – 1979
To aid high school classroom teachers as they develop and implement programs on global issues, the workbook presents suggestions on program procedures and on tailoring global education programs to meet individual school needs. The workbook begins by exploring global interdependence and stressing that major reasons for offering global education…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Educational Environment
Ogbu, John U. – 1978
In this paper, the school is viewed as an institution used by members of society to help them to adapt to their environment. Examined are (1) relations between the school and other immediate settings, such as the home, preschool and day care programs, informal groups, children's extracurricular organizations and summer experiences; and (2)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Education, Economic Factors, Educational Environment
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
This study, sixth in a series of seven, was written by one third grade and one fourth grade teacher from different open plan schools. The instructional environments of each neighborhood, school, and classroom as well as the characteristics of the teachers and their pupils are described. The types of distractions encountered by the teachers are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Coping, Discipline
SEXTON, PATRICIA; AND OTHERS – 1965
THE PROGRAM WAS DEVISED TO DEMONSTRATE A WORKABLE PLAN FOR EXTENDED USE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AND TO EMPHASIZE THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL IN CREATING A WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN. GOALS INCLUDED--(1) A SCHOOL DAY THAT PROVIDES FOR EDUCATIONAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, (2) EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOL DAY INTO A SPECIAL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, After School Programs, Behavior Development
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS SERVING CONTRASTING SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS IN LARGE CITIES.
GOODMAN, THOMAS L. – 1965
A SOURCE OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS DEVELOPED ON INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS SERVING CONTRASTING SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS OF SEVEN LARGE CITIES OF THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES. THE INFORMATION SOUGHT IN THIS STUDY (GATHERED BY OBSERVATION, INTERVIEW, AND INVENTORY METHODS) FELL INTO TWO CATEGORIES--(1) DATA ABOUT THE…
Descriptors: Affluent Youth, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
