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Download full textKis-Glavas, Lelia; And Others – 1996
This study examined the attitudes of 194 teachers in 17 regular primary schools in the city of Zagreb (Croatia) and the surrounding area about the integration of children with intellectual or other developmental disabilities. In addition to providing demographic data, the teachers completed a 21-item questionnaire with questions that addressed:…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools
Fitzhugh, William P. – 1992
This paper presents the results of a survey that examined elementary school teachers' attitudes about social studies (particularly geography) instruction. The responses of newly-hired elementary teachers were compared to those of experienced elementary teachers. The survey included questions such as: Have you ever taken a social studies methods…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Geography Instruction
Groves, Fred H. – 1991
This study incorporated classroom observations and taped interviews designed to reveal what each teacher believed about such matters as the nature of science and knowledge, the nature and purpose of education in general and science education in particular, and basic beliefs regarding God and purpose in life. Classroom practices of the…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Creationism, Evolution, Interviews
Muskin, Carol – 1990
Observational and interview data from 12 teachers in 6 schools is used to examine academic work in high school history classes, with the goal of investigating how opportunity to learn differs for students across schools, teachers, and ability groups. Academic work is analyzed to determine the degree of challenge and accountability provided and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
Fimian, Michael J. – 1988
This report describes a project which examined special education teacher stress and burnout during the trainee (N=358) and inexperienced teacher (N=357) periods. The project's two goals were: (1) documentation of the relationships among teacher background, preparation, organizational variables, and occupational stress and burnout variables through…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Longitudinal Studies
Johnston, Peter H.; And Others – 1990
A study analyzed how teachers evaluate and keep track of students' literacy development, particularly as it relates to the reading of literature. Fifty-one teachers from a range of school contexts were interviewed for descriptions of students' literacy development, teachers' knowledge of literature, classroom literacy teaching practice and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Elementary School Teachers
Selman, James W.; Wilmoth, James N. – 1986
One hundred and eighty part-time instructors in 25 Alabama technical colleges responded to a questionnaire designed to obtain (1) demographic data on selected variables; (2) an assessment of the unique perceived competencies and professional development needs of this population; and (3) information to be used in the design of a program delivery…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Part Time Faculty
Spence, Kathleen L.; And Others – 1985
A survey of demographic, educational, and career plan information was completed by 2,307 graduate and undergraduate special education majors in 148 institutions of higher education in the United States. Findings are reported for demography (gender, citizenship, age, family characteristics, and parental occupational background); educational…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Demography, Disabilities, Graduate Students
Merseth, Katherine K. – 1986
The shortage of qualified secondary school mathematics and science teachers is discussed and a program is described which aims to lessen the severity of this dilemma. The MidCareer Mathematics and Science Program (MCMS) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education demonstrates that quantitatively trained individuals with extensive knowledge of…
Descriptors: Career Change, High Schools, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers
Lavely, Carolyn; And Others – 1986
A survey was conducted of participants in the 1984/85 Florida Master Teacher Program to determine variables on which award recipients and non-recipients differed, apart from the superior scores obtained on the content area tests and/or the performance evaluation. A descriptive profile of the Associate Master Teacher was developed from the results…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities
Bodenhausen, Judith – 1988
This study investigates the relationship between the academic background of teachers of advanced placement (AP) classes and the scores of their students on the nationally administered advance placement examinations. The effect of teacher characteristics on the exam scores was found to be significant. Classes which did poorly on the exams were more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Regression (Statistics), Scores
Pascal, Anthony – 1987
This monograph describes the formal qualifications of the teachers currently teaching in public high schools and notes the variations of qualifications among schools with different characteristics. A survey of an average of 30 randomly selected teachers in each of 340 comprehensive high schools obtained information on: (1) the number of college…
Descriptors: Academic Education, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Intellectual Disciplines
Norris, Richard J.; Briers, Gary E. – 1988
The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to determine if relationships existed between characteristics of agricultural science teachers and of their current programs and the perceptions of teachers toward proposed changes in agricultural science curricula in Texas. An ex post facto research design was used. The study surveyed 933…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Galton, Linda L. – 1988
This booklet profiles five elementary school teachers who were selected as the 1988-89 Laboratory Fellows by the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands. The Teacher Recognition Program conducted through the Small Schools Network of the Laboratory seeks to recognize outstanding teachers of thinking and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Teachers
Sorcinelli, Mary Deane; Willis, Barry – 1981
Perceptions of Indiana University teachers of noncredit courses for adults and implications for faculty development programming were assessed. Of the 26 randomly selected instructors from the nine regional campuses, 73 percent identified their full-time occupation as being business-related, 19 percent were part- or full-time faculty, and 8 percent…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development
