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Download full textMier, Margaret – 1984
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest reports on the relationship between class size and writing achievement. The digest first reviews the contradictory findings of class size research, then examines results of meta-analyses of these studies, and subsequent responses. The digest then explores the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Ebner, Stanley G. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Discusses how to manipulate a database to create a spreadsheet which can be used to help decide which teaching areas are understaffed and by how much. Focuses on the use of the Lotus 1-2-3 database statistical functions. (TW)
Descriptors: Class Size, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedRund, John V.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Discusses a survey of selected undergraduate chemistry laboratory courses. Topics include: who preps the experiment; degree of faculty involvement; instructional loads; types of directions used; satisfaction with materials used; techniques taught; computer use; rating the laboratory; and a self rating. Provides data for each topic. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Class Size, College Science, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedBorg, Mark G. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1990
Reviews studies on occupational stress among teachers in British schools. Considers the prevalence of self-reported occupational stress, sources of stress, symptoms and effects, and coping actions. Argues that, in view of changes in education, further research is needed to provide updated information on which to base an understanding of teacher…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Class Size, Crowding, Educational Change
Timpe, Eugene F. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article gives guidelines for the evaluation of foreign language departments that should lead to an upgrading of the profession. (CFM)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Class Size, College Language Programs, Departments
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1983
A national study of faculty compensation, fringe benefits, and workload policies was conducted by a joint committee of faculty and administrators at Johnson County Community College (JCCC). On the basis of size, comparability with JCCC, and judgment of committee members, 53 colleges in 21 states were selected for the survey. Study findings, based…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Workload
Stone, Randi – 2002
These essays share award-winning teachers' strategies for adapting their classrooms to the ever-changing environment: "Professional Development Has Shaped Me and My Classroom" (Kay Wallace); "Teachers Go Back to School" (Steven T. Jackson); "Keeping Up With Change" (Caryn Smith Long); "Self-Reflection: Looking…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Class Size, Coping, Curriculum Development
