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Peer reviewedFuerst, J. S.; Fuerst, Dorothy – Educational Research, 1993
Longitudinal study of Chicago's Child Parent Centers showed that four to six years' participation made a significant difference in black girls' achievement, but little difference for black boys; seven to nine years' training produced some changes for boys; and one- to two-year exposure showed no significant improvements. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Download full textArnold, Louise; And Others – 1995
A multi-institutional database has been established to characterize selected aspects of the professional and personal lives of physicians 5 to 10 years after graduation from combined baccalaureate-M.D. degree (CD) programs. The purpose of this study is to explore whether these graduates' attitudes toward their education, their practice patterns,…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Educational Attitudes, Employment Experience, Graduate Surveys
Armstrong, William B.; Barnes, Randall – 1994
To measure the amount of time it takes to earn an Associate of Arts degree at the San Diego Community College District, a study was undertaken of the number of years and number of semesters graduating students at three district colleges had been enrolled. A random sample of 300 students was drawn from the 1,130 students graduating in June 1992,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Trends
Freeman, Ruth – 1989
The report describes a special program at the University of Rochester (New York) which annually offers up to 20 students a tuition-free fifth year of education. The program is intended to allow students to study subjects distant from the requirements of their concentrations. Students present their intellectual ambitions in an application process…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elective Courses, Enrichment Activities, General Education
Lundstrom, Francesca; Politiek-Haim, Ytje – 1990
Model demonstration projects have developed and implemented a wide range of services to facilitate the transition of youth with handicapping conditions from school to work or to postsecondary educational settings. Factors pivotal to the continuation of such projects after federal funding ceased were studied. Data on 58 sample projects were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Educational Finance
Butler, E. Dean – 1986
This study collected and analyzed data appropriate for documenting the implementation of two programs in teacher education at Memphis State University--the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, and the Lyndhurst Fellowships, a one-year program for certifying teachers for secondary schools. Qualitative data were obtained through semi-structured…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Internship Programs, Masters Degrees, Mentors
Etheridge, Carol P. – 1986
This study reports the perspectives of the 12 Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Fellows regarding the 1985-86 MAT program at Memphis State University. Data were collected via written surveys and tape recorded interviews. Documents such as grade runners, memos, application forms, and program descriptions were also examined. The questionnaire covered…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Course Content, Higher Education, Masters Degrees
Regional Spotlight, 1986
This brief report considers implications for states of the major reports on teacher education. Recommendations are highlighted from the Southern Regional Education Board's report "Improving Teacher Education: An Agenda for Higher Education and the Schools" and compared to recommendations in reports from the American Association of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Government Role, Higher Education
Swick, Kevin J.; And Others – 1984
A reform effort in the initial preparation of teachers has focused upon extended teacher education programs. Future teachers must know academic subject matter thoroughly, have a comprehensive understanding of the principles of human development and learning, and be able to apply their education and training effectively prior to becoming fully…
Descriptors: Degrees (Academic), Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Kleinsasser, Audrey M. – 1989
This study examined the time constraints imposed on teacher interns by the fact that they enter a classroom already established and owned by a cooperating teacher and leave the scene before the actual year-end closure. Participants in the study were eight secondary language arts student interns. Separate case studies were completed for each…
Descriptors: Cooperating Teachers, Decision Making, Higher Education, Planning
Brown, Peggy Ann, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1984
Articles on improving preservice teacher education, with particular considerations on proposed five-year programs, are featured in this theme issue. In "Fifth Year Teacher Preparation: A Solution in Search Of a Problem," Alan R. Tom weighs the pros and cons of extending teacher preparation for a fifth year, noting the fact that…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Schweinhart, Lawrence J., Ed.; Mazur, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1987
A survey of early childhood programs in 38 large-city school districts in the Council of the Great City Schools is discussed in this report. The results reported are based on 28 responding school districts. The information on prekindergarten programs which is presented concerns: (1) enrollment and budgets; (2) types of programs; (3) funding; (4)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Financial Support, National Surveys
PEHRSON, PATSY MAY – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY SEMESTERS OF TYPEWRITING SHOULD BE OFFERED TO AN ABLE STUDENT TO ATTAIN EMPLOYABLE SKILL. THE INFLUENCE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ON TYPEWRITING ACHIEVEMENT WAS STUDIED--(1) STUDENT GRADE LEVEL, (2) CLASS SIZE, (3) SCHOOL SIZE, (4) LENGTH OF CLASS PERIOD, (5) USE OF MANUAL OR ELECTRIC TYPEWRITERS,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Size, Educational Testing, High Schools
FLAHERTY, M. JOSEPHINE – 1965
A RANDOM SAMPLE OF FEMALE REGISTERED NURSES ON THE ROLL OF THE COLLEGE OF NURSES OF ONTARIO IN APRIL 1965 WERE SURVEYED TO DETERMINE THEIR NEED FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION. NURSES PREFERRED TO STUDY NURSING SUBJECTS, ON A CREDIT BASIS, IN A SHORT COURSE. AGE, MARITAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, OCCUPATIONAL GOAL, TYPE OF POSITION, AND…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Background, Educational Needs, Inservice Education
Stolurow, Lawrence M.; And Others – 1964
High school students took part in a series of pilot studies on the variables involved in step size and sequencing in programed instruction. Programed learning materials of the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics (UICSM) were varied as to covert and overt trial sequences, use of teachers, type of prior practice, order of frames,…
Descriptors: Constructed Response, Educational Principles, Educational Research, Fixed Sequence
