A national survey of 1,493 humanities faculty at 156 two-year colleges was conducted in spring 1975. The colleges included in the sample were carefully selected in terms of locale, control, emphasis, size, and age, and the faculty sample included proportionate numbers of full- and part-time faculty members. This paper compares social science…

A national survey of 1,493 humanities faculty at 156 two-year colleges was conducted in spring 1975. The colleges included in the sample were carefully selected in terms of locale, control, emphasis, size, and age, and the faculty sample included proportionate numbers of full- and part-time faculty members. This paper compares political science…

A national survey of 1,493 humanities faculty at 156 two-year colleges was conducted in spring 1975. The colleges included in the sample were carefully selected in terms of locale, control, emphasis, size, and age, and the faculty sample included proportionate numbers of full- and part-time faculty members. This paper compares history instructors…

Over a 6-month period, a four-man team from the University evaluated the first year of Project APT (Applying Partnerships to Teaching) sponsored by the Hartford College Counseling Center (HCCC). Objectives of Project APT were 1) to find and develop a new source of locally available, quality teaching talent by recruiting, counseling, and placing…

This study investigated the preparation of (330) teachers of English in the public secondary schools of North Dakota; their assignments; selected variables of employment; method, time, and extent of professional upgrading; aspect of English in which teachers and students had difficulty in the teaching-learning process; and the major reasons given…

The purpose of this study was to facilitate the development of relevant and valid modes of economic education for future needs of our society. The Delphi forecasting method operated through the submission and successive iteration of three rounds of questionnaires to a wide range of specialists in economics and education and of community economic…

This report examines the second phase of a longitudinal impact study of the Sixth Cycle Teacher Corps. Phase 1 focused on the relationship of intern background and Teacher Corps Program characteristics to intern exit characteristics. Its goals were to: (a) contrast teacher performance and pupil gains of graduates with those of control group…

This report of a survey of 1100 full- and part-time Alabama junior college faculty and administrators can be used as a model to measure junior college professional personnel's educational backgrounds, and to assess their needs and desires for furthering their professional and/or graduate education. A complete survey questionnaire is included. (CA)

Reported is a survey of science and science education backgrounds and science attitudes for a sample of Lutheran elementary school principals and young teachers for use as guides for further improvement of the Synodical college system, especially in teacher preparation. Synodical college catalogs were used to examine curricular patterns and…

A study was conducted to determine the relationships between student completion and time of day the class is offered, the content of the class, size of the class, grading procedure, and background of the teacher. A 17-item questionnaire was prepared for instructors of all daytime graded classes. Response rate was 89%. Results showed that student…

This questionnaire is used in the Educational Quality Assessment Program in the State of Pennsylvania. It includes checklists for the following kinds of information from teachers: locale, stability, college, mother's education, father's occupation, attitudes relating to professional recognition, career interests, salary, length of service, and…

The role of a teacher is that of a person who must deal with the socio-emotional demands of a system; foremost in this is the teacher-student relationship. To gauge the differences between secondary and elementary school teachers in these relationships, a revised version of the Problem Analysis Questionnaire (1960) was used. Eighty-one teachers,…

Ideal School is an alternative school in the Vancouver, British Columbia school system, which has approximately 100 students, five teachers and one administrative assistant. Students come from varied backgrounds and are accepted on the basis of their desire to learn and their willingness to face challenges which are individually set in accordance…

Compares part-time and full-time faculty in the areas of teaching experience; selection of course materials; use of instructional media, out-of-class activities, and support services; grading practices; and involvement in professional activities, indicating that the part-time teacher works under much less favorable conditions. (MB)

This is a transcript of a speech presented on the occasion of the merger of Exeter University's School of Education with a private college. Reviews the history of teacher education in England and urges the newly formed school to emphasize the scholarly and academic training of teachers as well as methodology and educational theory. (AV)