A rationale is presented for both investigating the context of educational organizations and building in a program renewal capacity as an essential operational component of every such organization. The findings of several program evaluation studies conducted at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Education are reviewed. These studies were…

The study described in this paper was designed to compare the composing processes of three black adolescent females--a low, a moderate, and a high user of nonstandard dialect. After explaining the procedures used in selecting the subjects on the basis of their degree of usage of nonstandard dialect features, the paper describes the research…

IN THIS REPORT THE UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (UFT) ANALYZES SPECIFIC DATA FROM THE CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION'S (CUE) NEGATIVE EVALUATION OF NEW YORK CITY'S MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (MES) PROGRAM AND CHARGES THAT CUE'S CONCLUSIONS ARE INVALID. THE UFT MAINTAINS THAT SINCE 18 OF THE 21 MES WERE FORMER SPECIAL SERVICE (SS) SCHOOLS, CUE SHOULD HAVE…

IN 1959, THE TWO EXISTING SPECIAL CLASSES FOR BRAIN INJURED CHILDREN IN NEW YORK CITY WERE EVALUATED BY OBSERVATIONS, EXAMINATION OF THE STUDENTS' MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL RECORDS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH TEACHERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, AND SPEECH AND OTHER SPECIALISTS. RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE IN AN INTERIM REPORT. A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WAS…

In a study of the relationship between teacher behavior and reading achievement, trained observers, using the Georgia Assessment of Teacher Effectiveness (GATE), observed 36 teachers and 820 students in grades five and six. The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Reading Comprehension subtest was administered and the socioeconomic status of each student…

A project was conducted to develop seven instructional modules, including related media, designed to help local vocational directors improve their management skills. The format and terminology used was consistent with that included in the preservice graduate administrative program at Colorado State University. Each module consists of an overview,…

This report describes the implementation of a training program designed to help Head Start teachers and assistants use the Responsive Model Head Start program in their classroom. Teachers trained at five locations in California with workshops and inservice training units, were required to study materials, videotape themselves with children, and…

This publication describes infant and toddler programs in which young children and their parents are seen as trustworthy, competent people able to make decisions and solve problems. In Chapter 1, aspects of the Pacific Oaks Infant-Toddler-Parent Program are described, infant-toddler safety rules are listed, and guidelines for parent observation…

THIS IS A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON POSSIBLE AND ACTUAL USES OF VIDEO TAPE MATERIAL AND PROCESSES TO IMPROVE TEACHER EFFICIENCY, COMPETENCY, AND INSIGHT. EMPHASIZED ARE INDIVIDUALIZED AND SMALL GROUP USES OF TELEVISION, PLUS ITS POTENTIAL AS A RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT. THREE MAIN USES OF TELEVISION ARE DISCUSSED--AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR LIVE…

TO COMPARE MODES OF TRAINING TEACHERS IN THE LECTURING SKILL OF REDUNDANCY WITHOUT USING DIRECT SUPERVISORY-TEACHER CONFERENCES, 94 TEACHER INTERNS WERE RANDOMLY GROUPED FOR SIX EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS. A RECORDING OF THE INTERN'S CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE WAS FOLLOWED TWICE BY A TRAINING SESSION AND ANOTHER RECORDING. TREATMENTS WERE--VIEWING A MODEL…

Demonstrating and testing Conant's recommendation that teacher competence should determine certification, this four-phase study from 1964-68 developed and field-tested procedures for evaluating teacher competence and for determining how evaluation is affected by the beliefs of student teachers and observer-judges. Following the Phase I orientation…

A two-week summer training workshop will be conducted as the first step in a year-long relationship between six local communities (Providence, R.I.; Richmond, Va.; Jonesboro, Ark.; Lac du Flambeau, Wis.; Yakima, Wash.; Jacksonville, Fla.) and the University of Florida, Gainesville. (Each will use the Florida Parent Education Model--see SP 002…

Use of the combination of a wireless microphone, FM receiver, and stereophonic tape recorder to get a full, clear, permanent record of classroom interaction is discussed. A description of the equipment and its operation, including the simultaneous use of two or more sound tracks and of the uses of this technique is provided. Also mentioned are…

An exploratory, qualitative, and comparative research study concerning sociologically relevant aspects of project Head Start (HS) was conducted in two New York City HS centers. The study investigated (l) the internal organizational development of the HS centers, (2) teacher-parent relations in HS, (3) HS in relation to the family life of the…

This report describes the second phase of a continuing analysis of the recorded classroom behavior of superior teachers in transaction with pupils. The problem was to discover ho w teaching method and style affected pupil personality development and educational progress. Eight hypotheses were tested, using 21 teachers of 507 fourth and sixth…