Fifty teachers from the St. Louis, Missouri area have been involved in a project to bring the development strategies used by the Reggio Emilia preschools in Italy to the United States. Their experiences suggest that teachers need to adopt professional development plans that identify goals, select methods of support to achieve these goals, plan for…

An external evaluation of the Torrance (California) Unified School District's transitional bilingual education program for limited-English-speaking Chinese, Japanese, and Korean middle school students is reported. The project focused on four areas including: instruction; staff development, materials, and parent involvement and education. An…

This paper describes The Toledo Museum of Art Early Childhood Program, a program that promotes knowledge and appreciation of art by young children and their families. The program supports the interactionist philosophy of early childhood education, which focuses on developmentally appropriate instruction. In interactionism, the major emphasis is on…

In New Zealand, secondary schools, polytechnics, and universities are the main educational institutions undertaking further education and training of the labor force. In recent years, the two major strands--trades and technical education and general academic studies at the university--have gradually been supplemented by a range of transitional…

This paper sets forth a definition and operational description of a developmental program that should be of use as a guide, especially to Virginia's teachers and administrators. Also included in the paper are kindergarten curriculum objectives in the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, art, social studies, family life, health, mental…

This booklet is targeted to the parents of Hispanic children to encourage them to become part of an education team. The parents' role is to teach and reinforce at home what children learn in the classroom, and to teach the basic values to protect Hispanic traditions and culture. The teachers' role is to teach in the classroom and build on the…

A practicum was designed to help parents of kindergartners in a low income area help their children develop literacy. The primary goal was to secure the active involvement of parents in their children's learning experiences. Other goals included improving kindergarten teachers' communication skills and expanding their strategies for reaching out…

A study described the 1989-90 Chapter 1 Reading Skills Center program, and assessed the effectiveness of its implementation. The program provides supplementary, individualized instruction in reading and writing to Chapter 1-eligible students in New York City nonpublic schools. During 1989-90, the program served 284 students in grades 4 through 8…

This study explored the effects of after-school supervision on 8th graders' academic performance. Data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 relating to a total sample size of 20,491 students (after exclusions) in 802 public and 233 private schools were analyzed. The analysis indicated that parents do not discriminate between…

In 1990-91, over 75,000 surveys were administered to Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas, high school students. elementary school and secondary school teachers and administrators, other school professionals, and parents of students. These surveys gave respondents a chance to express their views on the AISD, and provide insight into…

After reviewing definitions of school climate with emphasis on the four dimensions of school climate described by Tagiuri (1968), this document examines factors within Tagiuri's school culture and social system dimensions as manifested in the climate of average elementary and secondary schools and as they affect low achievers. Variables examined…

The document, in both English and French, describes a 2-year project in Guyana based on the principle of community-based rehabilitation (CBR), which stresses training local community residents as supervisors to provide training of rehabilitation workers and direct services to children with disabilities living in rural areas. The program provided…

A questionnaire survey canvassed the views of 72 New Zealand educators, in order to identify gaps or deficiencies in services and to establish priorities for development. Respondents were asked to comment on special education system strengths, growing points, desirable policy directions, and special interests. Four issues emerged as central to…

The use of small group work in the classroom can increase student motivation, interest, participation, learning, and retention. Small group work can also increase the quality and quantity of participation among students, elevate the level of thinking skills developed in the classroom, increase the level of self-esteem among participants, and teach…

This handbook is designed to assist Samoan-speaking parents of students residing in California. It is intended to clarify the operation of schools so parents can better support their children's education. The handbook provides basic information on the educational system and policies in question-and-answer format, addressing topics such as:…