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Amir, Yehuda – 1984
This paper evaluates whether both equality or equity and excellence can be achieved in the present Israeli junior high schools. While academic goals are high and are, at least to some extent, achieved, the goal of providing an equitable education for students of lower socio-economic backgrounds and different ethnic backgrounds is not achieved. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Busing, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Gass, Susan M., Ed.; Madden, Carolyn G., Ed. – 1985
This collection of conference papers includes: "When Does Teacher Talk Work as Input?"; "Cultural Input in Second Language Learning"; "Skilled Variation in a Kindergarten Teacher's Use of Foreigner Talk"; "Teacher-Pupil Interaction in Second Language Development"; "Foreigner Talk in the University…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conference Proceedings
Download full textSchons, Paul A. – 1986
The efforts of the foreign languages department at the College of St. Thomas to introduce a new major in international business illustrate the psychological barriers to innovation. Neither the college's business department nor the local multinational corporations took international business very seriously, and the new endeavor was received with…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Second Language Programs
Alton-Lee, Adrienne; Haberfield, Robin – 1982
Data were gathered, using pre and posttests and interviews, on the learning of individual students during a seven-week unit on a science topic (conservation) in a fourth grade classroom. Case studies of the learning experiences of each child, based on recordings and detailed observations of all class activities, were used to predict student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Lombana, Judy H.; Pratt, Phillip A. – 1978
This programmed text for self-study provides information on conflict resolution in the workplace. Part of a series of such texts, the book presents examples of familiar situations involving work-related conflicts. The text then discusses two possible answers and explains why one or the other is appropriate for conflict resolution. Through such…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Conflict Resolution, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Scott, Kathryn P. – 1984
While the literature on the social development of children has increasingly stressed the importance of peer relationships, little research has examined the influence of peers in sex role development. Sex segregation in children's play from preschool through the elementary years remains the norm even though we live in a society that is increasingly…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Grant, Linda – 1982
This longitudinal study investigated the frequency and type of cross-sex peer interactions which occurred in six first grade classrooms. The effects of task structures (or patterns of instructional organization), and the impact of the racial composition of the classrooms on the frequency and type of cross-sex interactions were also explored.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Rothenberg, James – 1982
Student interaction patterns in eight elementary school classrooms were examined to investigate (1) the relationship between interaction patterns and sociometric indicators of friends, (2) the process by which children become stratified, and (3) the structure of peer relationships in classrooms. Chapter 1, the introduction, briefly discusses the…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis
Little, Judith Warren – 1981
Observations of and interviews with teachers and administrators in three elementary and three secondary schools provided support for the hypothesis that the social organization of the school as a workplace affects the fruitfulness of staff development efforts and the effectiveness of the school as a whole. This report reviews the relevant…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Stage, Frances K.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – 1985
The relationships among motivational orientations of entering university freshmen, their involvement in social and academic systems, and persistence/attrition were studied at Arizona State University. Also considered was the applicability of Tinto's theory, which suggests that if background and commitments are equal, the greater the integration of…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, College Credits, College Students
Elfner, Eliot S.; And Others – 1985
An input-output model for studying student outcomes is examined, along with the results of a longitudinal study using this approach. An Entering Student Survey was designed to measure characteristics of incoming students, including demographics, expectations, and aspirations. A Follow-up Survey measured outcomes that were relevant to the college's…
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Students, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Hatch, J. Amos – 1985
To provide a description of children's strategies for acquiring and protecting status in peer interactions, participant observation fieldwork was conducted in a classroom of 24 kindergarteners in a low socioeconomic status urban public school. During the period from January through May of 1983, 26 observational visits were made and 80 hours of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Egocentrism, Group Dynamics, Interaction Process Analysis
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC. – 1981
The relationships of deans of baccalaureate or higher degree programs of nursing with faculty members, administrators, students, other professionals, and the public are considered by six deans who contributed to a continuing education workshop series. According to Edith H. Anderson, the dean is a colleague of other deans, and to students and…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Education, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility
Lantz, Jean – 1981
Integrating concepts of basic citizenship education with community involvement, this experiential curriculum provides a means for developing decision making and critical thinking skills within the existing second grade social studies curriculum. The 10 lessons, translated into Spanish, cover the following concepts: friendly, unfriendly and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Instructional Materials, Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility
Capriole, Joan; And Others – 1980
This handbook contains strategies for facilitating a peer support group for vocational students in nontraditional programs. Outlined first are the goals and objectives of a support group, and the benefits of a peer support group are set forth. Following a description of the characteristics and role of the facilitator, strategies are provided for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Attendance, Behavioral Objectives, Community Role
