This report is organized in ten chapters. Chapter one describes the design of the project. Chapter two, "Description of the sample," discusses the schools, the pupils, and the Form Seven (Schools) definition of immigrants and of immigrants with language difficulties. Chapter three, "Language teaching," discusses the teaching of…

This handbook has been prepared to stimulate and give direction to the teaching of human relations as well as to encourage a humanistic approach to teaching. It does not contain all the answers but merely offers ideas, suggestions, and information. The effectiveness of this handbook will depend on its use by teachers. It is not an end but a means…

This study examines the relationship of organizational variables to teacher motivation. It seeks to determine what differences, if any, exist between the organizational structures of multiunit (MUS) and non-multiunit (NMUS) individually guided education (IGE) elementary schools. The unit of analysis consists of MUS and NMUS elementary schools in…

This yearbook is a compilation of journal and magazine articles with an interdisciplinary approach toward the problem of educating the disadvantaged. The readings are considered as supplementary reference material designed for professors, school administrators, civil rights workers, and other interested investigators who often lack sufficient time…

The following position statements regarding school reorganization are discussed in chapter-by-chapter sequence within the paper: (1) It is the responsibility of all schools, regardless of size, to prepare students adequately to live full and productive lives in a rapidly changing world. (2) In New York State, school district reorganization, while…

This book presents a sociological perspective on the issues involved in transferring the institutional structure of inner city schools, and discusses the closing of the gap between sociological analysis and policy, and professional practice and citizen participation. Examining the published and unpublished studies of experimental programs in urban…

This book is a case study of the role of the school in a rural German village of 3400 inhabitants, Rebhausen, which is undergoing rapid cultural change as a result of industrialization. The school, in this study, is regarded as a transmitter of the community culture and as a potential mediator of cultural change rather than as an academic…

This book analyzes and discusses the various aspects of the "Educational Park," the concept of which was originated as an approach to the present-day crisis of the inner city and its public school system. Basically, the Educational Park is conceived as a large clustering of educational facilities serving all the schools on a campus, so as to bring…

This study identifies the educational problems found at the Phoenix Union High School, in Phoenix, Arizona, during the months of March, April, and May of 1970. A Determination was made of the opinions of the residents of the community living within the attendance area of the high school, of the students attending the high school, of some of the…

A national teachers union offers a program for educational improvement in urban schools, the More Effective Schools Project. The document presents the recommendations of the American Federation of Teachers on size of school and class, administration and supervision, and other professional matters. Proposals are also made for the areas of school…

This study is designed to compare the school normative climate of white and black urban elementary schools relatively matched on socioeconomic status (SES) and achievement. With this design the researcher sought to: (1) find if there are differences in normative climate between white and black schools; and (2) generate further tentative insight…

This Information Bulletin discusses the general reform of the Finnish education system, necessitated by events of the sixties, which included a larger number of students leaving the Primary Schools after grade four to enter the secondary level, the failure of Primary Schools to meet demands of basic education, and the closing of rural Primary…

The aim of the pamphlet is to consider, against the background of the school as a whole and the community which it serves, the academic and pastoral needs of 14- to 16-year-old pupils and the curricular opportunities provided to meet them. Two case studies of relatively large secondary schools are presented because many teachers are working for…

The contents of the proceedings of this conference on improving school effectiveness, the purpose of which was to bring together a group of speakers who, because of their outstanding work, could help clarify some of the major issues in this area and perhaps help to suggest some solutions, include the following papers: "Does Education Make a…

Sources consulted in preparing this bibliography include the "Bibliographie du Quebec,""British Education Index" (The Library Association), the "Canadian Education Index," the "Cumulative Book Index" (Wilson's), the "Current Index to Journals in Education," the "Directory of Education Studies in Canada," the "Education Index" (Wilson's),…