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Direct linkWisdom, Sherrie, Ed.; Leavitt, Lynda, Ed.; Bice, Cynthia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
In comparing one public school to another, discussions frequently include talk concerning the socio economics of a school or district, which then leads to talk about the advantages that one socioeconomic setting has over another. Educators tend to agree that low academic achievement frequently associated with a low socioeconomic status is a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Influences, Racial Discrimination, African American Students
Download full textElmore, Richard F.; And Others – 1990
This book is designed to help policymakers, educators, and researchers develop a deeper understanding of the issues of school restructuring and to give greater conceptual clarity to the terms of the current debate. The chapters of the book contain forum papers that are organized into two main parts. Following chapter 1, "Introduction: On Changing…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Educational Change, Educational Policy
Gardener, Clark Edward – 1986
Questionnaires completed by 374 teachers were used to determine differences in the instructional and noninstructional responsibilities of elementary teachers in very small, small, and medium school districts in Montana. Questions about instructional duties related to number of courses and grade levels taught, pupil/teacher ratio, teacher role in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Multigraded Classes, Noninstructional Responsibility
Johnstone, Margaret; Munn, Pamela – 1992
A study was conducted to obtain an overall picture of discipline problems in Scottish secondary schools. In particular, the study sought to clarify what teachers counted as a discipline problem, how Scottish views related to views in England and Wales, the headteacher's role, and how discipline related to other managerial tasks. A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems
Peer reviewedYair, Gad; Khatab, Nabil – Sociology of Education, 1995
Maintains that, during the intifada (the revolt of Palestinians against Israeli occupation), the social order and power bases in Arab schools in East Jerusalem were transformed by significant social change. Discusses the rapid decline in teachers' authority and students' abuse of teachers and their property. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Politics of Education
Engelhard, George, Jr. – 1986
A model based on organizational theory was used in this study to discover educational goals emphasized by teachers in classrooms and to explore the impact of the social organization of schooling on these goals. Age-grade structure was examined as a possible organizational characteristic influencing moral and technical goals selected by teachers.…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Catholic Schools, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives
Achilles, C. M.; Lintz, M. N. – 1984
Beginning with a review of signs and signals of public attitudes toward American education over the last 15 years, this paper analyzes some concerns regarding public confidence in public schools. Following a brief introduction, issues involved in the definition and behavioral attributes of confidence are mentioned. A synopsis of three approaches…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Affective Behavior, Affective Measures
