This report summarizes findings from a study of Americans' attitudes toward teaching, educational opportunity, and school reform, examining: what Americans feel must be done to ensure that all schools become what they should be, teachers' roles in fulfilling the quest for higher student achievement, and how well current and proposed reform efforts…

This case study examined how student teachers made professional moral decisions and developed a professional moral ethos. Amanda, the student teacher, was working in a linguistically and culturally diverse kindergarten class which involved team teaching, teaching assistants, and parent and community participation. Data collection included…

Asserting that young children often demonstrate challenging behaviors for any number of reasons, this paper presents strategies designed to prevent problem behaviors in young children. Basic principles for establishing a community of learners are discussed. Strategies for teaching children to negotiate, problem solve, and understand the viewpoints…

In this book, three veteran teachers show how teachers can make real improvements in their classroom by concentrating on basic skills. There are 13 chapters in three sections. The first section, "Time and Classroom Space" (Joyce McLeod), focuses on (1) "Setting Up the Classroom"; (2) "Managing Instructional Time"; (3) "Managing Administrative…

The primary objective of this study was to investigate differences in classroom management perceptions and beliefs between traditionally trained beginning student teachers; alternative certification (AC) program participants; and traditionally trained (TC) experienced teachers. Since AC participants tended to be older than their student teacher…

This handbook provides step-by-step strategies for administrators, teachers, policymakers, and parents who want to change from providing costly special learning programs for a few students to providing excellent educational services for all students--whether those student needs are a result of a physical or learning disability, race, or ethnicity.…

This action research project sought to improve the social skills of targeted third-graders. The problem of students exhibiting a lack of social skills was documented by means of student discipline referrals, anecdotal records, and teacher surveys. Evidence indicated that students failed to solve conflicts in positive manners, were unable to work…

The integration of research and practice is considered essential to the effective delivery of school psychological services. The purpose of this case study is to demonstrate how school psychologists can implement the scientist-practitioner model in applied settings and deliver high quality consultative services to teachers and students. Behavioral…

This report describes results from the 1995 Utah Youth Risk Behavior Survey of Utah's high school students and compares results to selected 1991 and 1993 results. The 76-item survey was identical to the national survey, though it omitted questions about sexual behavior. It examined unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco, alcohol, and…

Threats to teachers and students and acts of violence cause disruption in the normal functions of a typical school day by obstructing the learning process. Security in schools is a major concern. In the last few years, new research and procedures have expanded the issues of school violence. Studies have been conducted on the relationship between…

This paper summarizes data from evaluations of community school initiatives. Section 1 describes community schools, discusses the nature and limitations of existing research on effectiveness, and summarizes findings from 49 community school initiatives. This section also includes three examples of evaluations. All of the reports present findings…

An evaluation was conducted of the parent involvement program developed and provided by the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE). The PIQE program provides information and support to inner city, minority parents through an eight-session program provided at the elementary and middle school levels. The evaluation focused on child outcomes,…

This study investigated factors that affected stress, burnout, and job satisfaction among Hong Kong high school teachers. First, the researchers interviewed former Hong Kong teachers to determine possible teacher stress sources. On the basis of their suggested list of stress sources, the researchers created a questionnaire that included items…

At the close of the 1996-97 academic year, some 45,000 transfer-oriented students left the Washington community and technical colleges they had been attending. Eleven thousand, three hundred of these students transferred immediately to a four-year institution in Washington or Oregon, with another 2,000 transferring a year later. More than half of…

There is at the present time a strong movement to include in the school curriculum more preparation for character education. The schools have long recognized their obligations in this respect, but more progress has not been made because they did not know how to bring it about. With the coming of trained psychologists, psychiatrists, and other…