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Peer reviewedSanders, Stanley G.; Yarbrough, Janis S. – Clearing House, 1976
Descriptors: Discipline Problems, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Relevance (Education)
Peer reviewedMaynard, William – Educational Leadership, 1977
Suggests how disruptive students can be transformed into cooperative, contributing members of the school community. (JG)
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedDuberman, Martin – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Discusses Paul Robeson's years at Rutgers University and at Columbia Law School. Robeson's life during this period is discussed within the context of the racism he confronted in juxtaposition to his achievements. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Racial Discrimination
Ramirez, Al – Executive Educator, 1990
Programs to encourage dropouts to finish school need to overcome the roadblocks of credits, time, and support services. Highlights nine specific hallmarks of effective dropout prevention programs gleaned from a study of 479 programs titled: "School Dropouts: Survey of Local Programs." (MLF)
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Schools, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedEvans, Terry – Distance Education, 1989
Discusses the notions of distance and place in relation to distance education, using social scientific theories of distance. A selection of the work of geographers, historians, and sociologists concerning theories of distance and place are critically related to the administration, management, and practices of distance education. (20 references)…
Descriptors: Distance, Distance Education, Geography, Social History
Peer reviewedBradley, Steve; Taylor, Jim – Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1998
Examines the effects of school size on exam performance for pupils in their final year of compulsory education in England. Background information about English secondary schools and the determinants of exam performance are discussed along with a description of the variables used in the econometric analysis and their expected effects on exam…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Performance Factors, School Size
Schoolhouse of Quality, 2000
Explores the lessons learned about education revealed from the one-room schoolhouse, including what these types of schoolhouses would look like today if they were resurrected. Parental bonding and involvement, teaching across grade levels and subjects, and the non- threatening atmosphere one-room schoolhouses offered are discussed. (GR)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, One Teacher Schools, Parent School Relationship, Public Schools
Direct linkOrlando, Carla Erickson – New Directions for Higher Education, 2000
Describes the Collegium Program at Seattle University (Washington), an effort to create a sense of place and community for commuter students. Explains the context and vision of the collegium idea, the pilot project, desired outcomes (sense of belonging, student participation), and physical/programmatic elements (architectural design, personnel).…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Commuting Students, Higher Education, Social Support Groups
Jacoby, Barbara – New Directions for Higher Education, 2000
Identifies five key issues to be addressed by college programs attempting to involve commuter students in learning: (1) development of a more commuter-friendly campus environment; (2) support of institutional mission and goals; (3) demonstration of the effectiveness of involving commuter students in learning; (4) cross-functional collaboration;…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, Educational Environment, Higher Education, Program Development
Larsen, Christopher W. – School Planning & Management, 2001
Highlights school cafeteria design criteria that creates dining facilities that are both social areas as well as eating spaces. Also examined are key design considerations for multi-purpose areas. (GR)
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2001
Explains how furniture selection for residence halls depends on the space available, the function it is intended to serve, and the types of students who live there. Discusses the creation of a home-like atmosphere, including instituting regulations that let students supply some of their own furniture. (GR)
Descriptors: Dormitories, Elementary Secondary Education, Furniture, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedKraft-Sayre, Marcia E.; Pianta, Robert C. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 2001
Describes the Kindergarten Transition Project at the National Center for Early Development and Learning, a school-based program designed to enhance connections among children, teachers, families and peers during kindergarten transition. Discusses program activities intended to increase familiarity with elementary school, provide consistent…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Student Adjustment
Peer reviewedKortering, Larry; Braziel, Patricia M.; Tompkins, James R. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Interviews with 33 high school students with behavioral disorders identified factors affecting high school completion. Students' responses to each of five questions are categorized. Results suggest changes related to teachers, curriculum, and administration that might help more youth with behavior disorders to complete high school. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Dropout Prevention, High Schools, Student Attitudes
Coburn, Janet – College Planning & Management, 1998
Discusses the use of consumer-oriented marketing as a means of increasing enrollment in colleges and universities. Examples of how some schools are using this approach by addressing student preferences are provided and include such ideas as upgrading the dining hall to offer greater food selections, using dormitory bathroom door keypad locks to…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Dormitories, Gymnasiums, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBlum, Robert W. – Educational Leadership, 2005
Students who believe that the teachers and other adults in their school care about them as individuals are more likely to succeed academically making a case for the concept of school connectedness. A conference convened with a view to identifying the state of research-based knowledge relating to school connectedness formulated a set of core…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement
