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Edmonds, Ron – 1979
Examined in this paper are the characteristics that distinguish successful schools from unsuccessful schools. Particular attention is given to the instructional success of schools with poor children. An extensive review of related literature illustrates the wide range of opinions held by educators and researchers on the subject. Reference is made…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Economically Disadvantaged
Archer, Patricia F. – 1979
This two-part learning module, designed to acquaint teachers with the affective domain of Bloom's Taxonomy, provides a methodology for identifying the attitudinal and motivational problems of non-traditional students. Part I discusses the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains considered in Bloom's Taxonomy and presents possible learning…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Classroom Environment
Burnside, Nancy; And Others – 1980
This resource manual shares ideas and exercises with those persons interested in and working with the specific concerns of displaced homemakers. Sections correspond to steps in an adjustment process leading to job search. An introduction overviews the manual and provides helpful hints for use by peer counselors, professional therapists, and group…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Career Choice, Career Development
Magi Educational Services, Inc., Port Chester, NY. – 1979
The report presents an objective third-party assessment of the WALKABOUT program. Now in its third year in Northern Westchester County, New York, this program offers an optional learning environment for Grade 12 students in which the skills and self confidence needed to be effective adults are nurtured. In order to attain WALKABOUT program goals,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications, Counselor Attitudes, Educational Environment
Ministry of Labour, London (England). – 1967
IN THIS CLASSIFIED REGISTER OF CURRENT AND RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN GREAT BRITAIN, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ARE ARRANGED BY THE ITEM NUMBER JUDGED MOST IMPORTANT, AND THE NUMBERS OF OTHER RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE INSERTED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION TO PROVIDE CROSS REFERENCES. DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE THE TITLE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classification, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
ROBINSON, HALBERT B.; ROBINSON, NANCY M. – 1965
PRESENTING A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MENTAL RETARDATION, THIS TEXT BEGINS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE, PROBLEMS OF DEFINITION, AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE FIELD OF MENTAL RETARDATION. A SECTION ON ETIOLOGY AND SYNDROMES PRESENTS INFORMATION ON GENETIC FACTORS AND GENETIC SYNDROMES AND THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Classification
KNOWLTON, CLARK S. – 1964
THE SPANISH AMERICANS IN NEW MEXICO ARE UNDERGOING GREAT SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE. THEIR VILLAGE CULTURE, FORMED IN ISOLATION NEAR IRRIGATED LAND WHICH HAD REMAINED REMARKABLY STABLE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS, IS BREAKING DOWN. THE SPANISH AMERICANS ARE LEAVING THEIR VILLAGES AND MIGRATING TO INDUSTRIAL CENTERS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agricultural Laborers, Agriculture, Community Benefits
Copen, Peter; And Others – 1980
The Walkabout program is an optional senior-year educational experience in which New York high school students can acquire the basic skills and confidence to take charge of their lives and contribute to the world. The year-long program is divided into 5 "challenge environments": wilderness (5 weeks); applied academics (18 weeks of health…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Counselor Role, Educational Environment
Mizokawa, Donald T.; Morishima, James K. – Research Review of Equal Education, 1980
This report discusses several perspectives on Asian/Pacific Americans and the educational issues that relate to them. It begins by providing a definition of "Asian/Pacific American," an historical account of their immigration, and a discussion of minority status and cultural relativism. A number of studies and personal experiences that…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Bloomfield, Stefan D. – 1980
In conjunction with a survey of trends in university management in Europe, a North American comparison was undertaken. The national context for higher education in North America and the structural elements characteristic of its colleges and universities are considered, with emphasis directed to the elements of institutional structure that provide…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, College Administration
Ramist, Leonard – 1981
Research on college student attrition and retention is reviewed. Overall dropout rates and the reasons students give for dropping out are examined, and an attempt is made to assess the outcomes of going straight through college, as opposed to dropping out, temporarily leaving school, and not going to college at all. The demographic, academic,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Environment, College Programs
Pusch, Margaret D., Ed. – 1979
Primarily designed for use in teacher education programs, this manual provides education faculty with a resource for building multicultural education training into the teacher education curriculum. Chapter 1 defines terms basic to multicultural education, intercultural communication, and cross-cultural training. Chapter 2 discusses the theory of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communication (Thought Transfer), Course Evaluation, Cross Cultural Training
Louis, Karen Seashore – 1980
The Research and Development Utilization Program (RDU) was intended to apply research and development products to local school problems; to develop a problem-solving and product selection process usable by local schools; and to organize a linkage system making national, state, and other external resources available to local school personnel. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Arnett, Chappelle; And Others – 1980
This booklet presents a preservice teacher education model that promotes sex equity in elementary school physical education. This competency based model details performance objectives, learning experiences, and behaviors for each of the competency areas: 1) the providing of equal opportunity education to all students; 2) the building of a positive…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Teacher Education, Creative Development
Fanselow, John F. – 1976
The patterns of moves in one type of teaching setting is very fixed: the teacher sets the stage for the learning, then sets tasks or asks questions for others to respond to and then comments on the performances. The problem with this pattern in language classrooms is that language is used differently in non-teaching settings. If students are…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
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