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Download full textThe Health Education Monograph Series, 1996
This issue presents 11 research papers submitted by students: (1) "An Exploration of Problem-Behavior Theory" (Casey Ann Reeves); (2) "HIV/AIDS Prevention, Intervention, and Education Techniques Used within the American Indian Population" (Ursule R. Smith); (3) "Parent-to-Child Conflict Tactics in Late Adolescence"…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, American Indians, Class Size
Ascher, Carol – 1991
Senior, high quality teachers can be retained in inner city schools despite limited resources and difficult conditions. Compared to teachers in suburban and rural school districts, teachers in urban systems often have lower salaries, work under greater bureaucratic constraints, teach more students per day, and lack basic materials. Good,…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Class Size, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Central Community Coll., Grand Island, NE. – 1988
Designed to present descriptive data on previous and current Central Community College (CCC) students, this report contains tables and graphs showing the characteristics of 1986-87 students at the three CCC campuses, the sources of CCC's students, significant enrollment trends, and graduation rates. Specifically, the report focuses on: (1) 1986-87…
Descriptors: Class Size, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment Trends
Levin, Henry M. – 1984
The purpose of this paper is to examine what is known about the costs and cost-effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) by presenting an appropriate cost methodology, applying it to CAI, and exploring the validity of four popular assumptions. These assumptions are: (1) that computer hardware accounts for most of the cost of delivering…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Class Size, Computer Assisted Instruction
Crabtree, Vaun C. – 1982
A comparison was made of the verbal praise and criticism behaviors of teachers instructing in different types of classrooms. Fifty-seven teachers were observed in their various seventh and eighth grade classrooms: (1) nonhandicapped, small class size (5-15 students); (2) nonhandicapped, large class size (20 or more students); (3) special (students…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Junior High Schools
Filby, Nikola; And Others – 1980
A study was conducted to describe change (and lack of change) in instructional processes and teacher and student behavior when class size was reduced by one-third midway through the school year. Two second grade classes from two schools participated; one school was in rural Virginia, the other an inner-city school in California. Information was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Peseau, Bruce A. – 1982
The academic productivity and financing of 64 teacher education programs in state universities and land-grant colleges in 37 states are analyzed to better understand the nature of these teacher education programs, and to assess their relative condition. A survey instrument was mailed to 111 state universities and land-grant colleges. Deans from 64…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Class Size, Degrees (Academic), Educational Finance
Overall, Jesse U.; And Others – 1977
The relationship between class size and students' evaluations was examined in two experiments conducted at a public and a private university. Results indicated that the relationship between course enrollment and students' evaluations--with the exception of the quality of Group Interaction factor score--tended to be small, with both very small and…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classes (Groups of Students), College Students, Course Evaluation
Glass, Gene V.; And Others – 1982
This book synthesizes research evidence to demonstrate that 1) class size is strongly related to pupil achievement; 2) smaller classes are more conducive to improved pupil performance than larger classes; 3) smaller classes provide more opportunities to adapt learning programs to individual needs; 4) pupils in smaller classes have more interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis
Peseau, Bruce A. – 1981
The academic productivity and finance of 63 teacher education programs in state universities and land-grant colleges in 37 states are analyzed. The purpose of the analysis is not only to better understand the nature of these teacher education programs, but also to assess their relative condition. A survey instrument was mailed to 111 state…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Class Size, Degrees (Academic), Educational Finance
Staatse, Holly – 1981
These three reports present instructional data for Mercer County Community College for Summer and Fall 1980 and Spring 1981. The first report, covering summer sessions from 1974 through 1980, examines instructional hours, class size, student credit hours (SCRH), student contact hours (SCH), income/cost measures, instructional staff, full-time…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Credits, College Faculty, College Instruction
Kettner, George – 1979
This document describes and analyzes the 1976-1977 Head Start Program Information Report (PIR) data. PIR is a comprehensive data collection effort directed at the programs of all Head Start grantees of which there were approximately 1,100 in 1976-1977. The unit of analysis in this study is the grantee rather than the agencies delegated by grantees…
Descriptors: Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis
JACKSON, JOE L. – 1966
SCHOOL SIZE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS WERE INVESTIGATED AND DETERMINED TO BE BASIC INFLUENCES AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN 11 SOUTHERN STATES. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM OFFICIAL RECORDS FOR THE 1962-63 SCHOOL YEAR ON FILE IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION IN EACH OF THE 11 STATES. DATA AREAS UTILIZED WERE (1) EXTENT OF…
Descriptors: Class Size, Curriculum, Educational Quality, Enrollment
Mazzuca, Steven A.; Feldhusen, John F. – 1979
A theory, which proposed a hierarchy of determinants of student ratings of instruction, was tested. Situational variables such as class size, elective enrollment, and grade expectancy were hypothesized to be only indicators of more potent determiners. These motivational constructs were diversity of enrollment motives and subject matter interests,…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Class Size, Course Evaluation, Critical Path Method
Fredrick, Wayne; And Others – 1979
In a study of reading achievement in the Chicago schools, regression and factor analysis were used to discover which school measures were associated with the reading comprehension scores of students ages 7, 10, and 13. Achievement data from three successive years (1974-75, 1975-76, and 1976-77) were averaged from the results of the Iowa Tests of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Black Achievement, Class Size, Compensatory Education
