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McCaskill, Edwin O.; And Others – 1979
This study investigated teachers' perceived job satisfaction in relation to their work and the supervision they received from the principal. Surveys were collected from 682 teachers from 41 central Texas school districts. The instrument used to evaluate teacher perception of job satisfaction and supervision was the Job Descriptive Index (JDI). The…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Class Size, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1964
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH STUDIES ON KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION REPORTED BETWEEN 1923 AND 1964 IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR ANNOTATED SECTIONS. THE FIRST LISTING DEALS WITH VALUES IN KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION--AS A FACTOR IN ADJUSTMENT, ACHIEVEMENT, AND PROGRESS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS A FACTOR IN READING ACHIEVEMENT AND IN PREDICTION OF READING SUCCESS.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Background, Beginning Reading, Bibliographies
Download full textHatch, Winslow R.; Bennet, Ann – 1966
Research from 1955 to 1960 was reviewed regarding class size, general methods of teaching, problem-oriented approaches to teaching, and directed learning. The examination of effectiveness of teaching suggests: (1) that the critical factor is not class size as such, but the nature of the teaching as it effects learning; (2) that there is little…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Class Size, College Faculty, Higher Education
Ahart, Gregory J. – 1978
A review of selected aspects of day care programs in Colorado, Missouri, Arkansas and New York which were funded under Title XX of the Social Security Act produced the following findings. The developmental needs of most children could be met with standards requiring less staff than those mandated by Federal Interagency Day Care Requirements (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Administration, Class Size, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Woodson, Marshall S. – IAR-Research Bulletin, 1968
This study examines some effects of class size upon pupil achievement by statistical comparisons of student achievement tests in 95 school systems. Areas investigated include (1) whether a measurable relationship can be found between the size of classes in a school district and the academic achievement of the pupils in the district, (2) whether…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Class Size
Smith, Frank L., Jr.; McCluskey, Lawrence – MSSC Exchange, 1976
The basic problem in designing change efforts and in assessing them is determining which processes or consequences count and by how much. Whether it is teaching or learning that needs to be changed has to be determined. So it is with class size. What is to be changed as well as how that change is to be measured needs to be determined. The key…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Design, Educational Environment, Educational Needs
Dellinger, Richard N., Jr. – 1974
Industrial arts programs in Pennsylvania public schools are distributed throughout all levels. Senior high programs are present in 96 percent of the school districts; junior high, 86 percent; adult classes, 22 percent; middle schools, 15 percent; and elementary schools, 2 percent. Instruction is offered in industrial materials (wood, metals, and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Course Content, Educational Equipment, Educational Programs
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1974
This monograph includes three papers that discuss ways teachers can respond to new teaching and learning demands. Part 1, "Initial and Continuing Training of Teachers: New Trends and Concepts," examines (a) general principles of the development of teacher education, (b) implications of new trends and concepts for recruiting members of the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Administration
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1974
With the new development in instructional techniques and styles, the quantification and description of faculty workload becomes increasingly more difficulty. At the Hawaiian community colleges, certain changes were made in the methodology of computing FTE for students and faculty, and average class size. They divided the total student credit hours…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Enrollment Trends, State Surveys
Hoyt, Donald P. – 1969
This report deals with an evaluation experiment which attempted to discover the relationship between specific types of teacher behavior and success in teaching as shown by student progress in relation to defined objectives. In 708 undergraduate classes at Kansas State University, students rated their progress in gaining factual knowledge, learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Size, Course Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Blackstone, Tessa – 1970
The extent and nature of preschool education in Europe is discussed, with reference to England and Wales, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. Reports on preschool education in these countries give examples of both an early and a late start to compulsory education, very extensive and very limited preschool provision, and the effects of…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Education, Curriculum, Educational Practices
Kay, Evelyn P. – 1969
School systems are continually initiating programs designed to upgrade classroom teaching. But how can the classroom teacher be succesfully flexible, ingenious, and creative in using the various methods devised when the number of students in the classrooms continues to grow? The teachers need help. The assistance of paraprofessionals to work as a…
Descriptors: Class Size, Employment Qualifications, Job Analysis, Job Training
Jacobson, Myrtle S.; Offenbacher, Deborah I. – 1970
An attempt is made to state unique elements of the Small College Program at Brooklyn. The book explains that few opportunities are available to older adults, that "small" is used to describe the class size (20) which is responsible for the primary group atmosphere created, and that admission is based on criteria, such as experience and interests,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Size, College Admission, Educational Background
New York State School Boards Association, Albany. – 1972
This booklet contains clauses taken from actual agreements negotiated by school districts with their employee organizations. The clauses, grouped by subject and chosen for their importance in collective bargaining, illustrate contractual language which should be avoided by school board negotiators. Topics include cash payments upon retirement,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Class Size, Collective Bargaining, Contracts
Smith, Holly, Comp. – 1971
This document is an annotated bibliography consisting of 34 entries dealing with research on class size; the research is directed toward finding an optimum class size which would prove favorable not only to administrative and economic concerns but also to the performance of students. Some documents concern themselves with the question of large or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Size, Collective Bargaining
