Although the majority of faculty members surveyed favored the structure, purposes, and operation of pass/not pass grading, they preferred limited use of the option by students. (Author)

Author described his own teaching experience in a Japanese senior high school. (Editor/RK)

This document consists of tabulations of the responses from teachers and principals in 225 junior and senior high schools in Minnesota to questions related to speech and theater programs. Questions directed to principals asked for information about school size; grade levels served; support for speech and theater courses from students, faculty, and…

THE BACKGROUND, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND COMPETENCE OF A SAMPLE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS WERE REPORTED IN A PILOT STUDY. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE COMPLETED BY 621 TEACHERS IN THE SURVEY SAMPLE. EIGHT TABLES WERE INCLUDED ON--TEACHING LOAD, ACADEMIC TRAINING, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, TEACHING EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION, CONTINUING PREPARATION, SOURCE SITE…

A study was conducted to investigate the characteristics and personality profiles of the newly employed vocational teachers (agricultural, home economics, health,and industrial occupations) in Ohio who had not received professional teacher education. The 161 teachers included in the study were in attendance during a four-week preservice program on…

ROLE ATTITUDES AND CAREER ACTIONS OF THREE TYPES OF JUNIOR COLLEGE TEACHER AT TWO SIZES OF COLLEGE ARE ANALYZED. THE TEACHERS ARE THOSE WHO (1) COME FROM HIGH-SCHOOL TEACHING, (2) COME FROM A 4-YEAR INSTITUTION, AND (3) COME DIRECTLY FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL. THE FIRST GROUP CONSIDERS THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AN ADVANCEMENT, ALREADY ENJOYS TEACHING, HAS NO…

A test of competencies involved in "Science - A Process Approach" that appeared to measure the same behavior required by the American Assoc"ation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) appraisal activities was constructed and formed the preliminary version of the Elementary Teachers' Science Inventory (ETSI). A criterion instrument…

A survey was conducted among senior high schools in Wisconsin which were reported to be offering courses in the conservation of natural resources. Seventy-two questionnaires were mailed to teachers identified by administrators as "conservation teachers". Questionnaires returned provided data on fifty-two teachers and 2,681 students. Data…

Teachers of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from a 6-county area in north central Illinois were interviewed to determine the major school, environmental, and teacher-related factors which influence teachers in use of outdoor instructional activities. The interview instrument contained a form for collecting data on the personal and professional…

Based on a 54% response to a questionnaire sent to all accredited two-year colleges listed in the 1969 World Almanac, the following conclusions regarding economics education were made: (1) the mean number of economics courses offered is three; (2) the most commonly offered course is a "principles" course similar to that offered in…

A study was conducted to re-examine three generalizations based on limited previous research concerning social issues in schools: (1) Such issues have not been incorporated in the curriculum and are not trained to systematically examine social controversy; and (3) teachers are afraid to examine many social issues because of the possibility of…

Both observations and studies of speech education in Nebraska secondary schools revealed an inadequacy in speech curricula and many poorly prepared teachers. In order to assess the status of speech education, in-depth questionnaires were sent to teachers of speech in metropolitan Omaha, with shorter questionnaires being sent to speech teachers…

This document is a report on a survey of college faculty for 1972-73 compiled from results of a faculty questionnaire. The document is composed of descriptions of the design of the study, the survey form, the national norms, and an overview of the findings. Included as appendixes are the names of institutions represented by faculty respondents, a…

This study is part of a long-range effort to identify the psychological processes in adults that influence how they relate to children and that play a role in determining what kinds of children they are likely to work with most effectively. Previous studies have suggested that a valuable source of information may lie in adults' recollections of…

A 10-page questionnaire was used to determine the characteristics of Kansas junior college personnel. The data collected were to provide a profile of the teachers and to be available in detail to anyone interested. The four categories of inquiry were: (1) biographical data on age, sex, marital status, residence, schooling, education and occupation…