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Download full textGannicott, Ken; Throsby, David – 1994
This paper discusses the importance of expansion of the quantity of schooling and enhancement of the quality of schooling, both of which can be seen as directed towards the same goal, the improvement of educational outcomes for the population. Because both quantitative and qualitative investment projects in the education sector compete for the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Quality
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Marti, Lilian – 1995
This research report presents data showing that overcrowding in the New York City public schools is having significantly negative effects on instruction and learning in the system. The impact is particularly strong in schools that have a high proportion of students of low socioeconomic background, where overcrowding is sharply linked to lower…
Descriptors: Class Size, Crowding, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Schlenker, Dale E.; McKinnon, Norma Cole – 1994
This study examined the effects of class size, course level and absenteeism on college student ratings of college faculty teaching performance at a small liberal arts institution, Atlantic Baptist College (New Brunswick, Canada). A rating scale was completed by students in each course offered during the fall semester of the 1993-94 academic year.…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Attendance, Class Size, College Faculty
Coleman, Hywel – 1989
Various approaches to the management of large classes identified in the literature are categorized, with information drawn especially from earlier findings of the Lancaster-Leeds Language Learning in Large Classes Research Project. The discussion makes use of sources appearing during the last 150 years, but emphasizes the period since 1960. Three…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Computer Assisted Learning in a Sixth Form Economics Course. Research Papers in Economics Education.
Wood, K. R. J. – 1983
The impact that computer assisted learning (CAL) has had on economics teaching in British high schools and the extent of use of CAL materials by British economics primary and secondary teachers is provided through two case studies and a survey. The first case study investigated the use of an economics computer simulation as a teaching aid on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Nelson, F. Howard – 1990
This reference document supports the leadership of locals and state federations in collective bargaining, in designing salary comparisons, and in developing policy. Data are drawn from several sources to more fully describe the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) largest locals and to describe the nation's largest school districts. Section 1…
Descriptors: Class Size, Collective Bargaining, Contract Salaries, Elementary Secondary Education
Sabandar, Jacob – 1989
The English language teaching situation at Universitas '45, a recently opened private university in Indonesia, is described and compared to that at Hasanuddin University, a more established, public university nearby. The situation at Universitas '45 is characterized by increasingly large student numbers and a severe teacher shortage. Teachers have…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)
Brazziel, William F. – 1984
The effects of initiatives taken by 43 private liberal arts colleges in order to maintain enrollment were assessed in 1983 as part of a 10-year study. Research objectives were to identify: institutions where officials engaged in early planning (1978 or before) to moderate enrollment decline; key strategies employed; key operating ratios resulting…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Planning, Change Strategies
Ysseldyke, James E.; And Others – 1988
Case study analyses of nine mildly handicapped elementary students were conducted to identify factors related to gains in achievement and to higher active academic responding times (ART) in relation to different student-teacher ratios. Six learning disabled and three educable mentally retarded students (grades 3-5) were observed in special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Class Size
Texas State Board of Education, Austin. – 1988
The State Board of Education is required by the Texas Education Code Section 16.201 to make recommendations to the legislature concerning the cost of education. This report is a summation of the State Board of Education findings. After more than a year of study, the board has determined the minimum basic program costs to be $2,197 per student in…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Class Size, Educational Facilities, Educational Finance
Mueller, Ernest H. – 1985
The Oak Park Plan, implemented in the Oak Park (Illinois) School District, was a 2-year (1983-85) project designed to correct four perceived problems: (1) low achievement levels in math for 40 percent of the students; (2) ineffective remedial instruction; (3) declining enrollment requiring an adjustment in personnel resources and service levels;…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies
Lewis, Karron G. – 1982
The Large Class Analysis Project was undertaken to provide instructors, administrators, and researchers with an in-depth look at the teaching techniques used in a variety of large (defined as having over 100 or more students) classes taught at The University of Texas at Austin. Data were collected concerning student attitudes toward such large…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Class Size, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Canadian Teachers' Federation, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1981
The statistical data in this report deal with characteristics of the Canadian teaching force that are particularly relevant to the effects of the declining enrollment phenomenon. Emphasis is given to data on class size, full-time or part-time employment status, teaching assignments (single or multi-grade), and languages of instruction in the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Flexible Scheduling
MCCLELLAND, SAMUEL D. – 1966
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION EVALUATION OF ITS MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (MES) PROGRAM. MES, ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE THE BASIC READING AND ARITHMETIC SKILLS OF DISADVANTAGED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, WAS INSTITUTED IN 21 SCHOOLS HAVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PUPILS WITH LOW READING LEVELS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE HANDICAPS,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Size, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth
DOHERTY, ROBERT E. – 1967
WRITTEN FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A TAXPAYING-PARENT, THIS LETTER DISCUSSES A NUMBER OF FACTORS RELATED TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BETWEEN TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION. BY VIRTUE OF SALARY PROVISION THROUGH TAXES AND PARENTAL CONCERN FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, THE PUBLIC HAS A GENUINE STAKE IN TEACHER-SCHOOL BOARD BARGAINING.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Class Size, Collective Bargaining, Educational Improvement
