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Peer reviewedHickcox, E. S.; Ducharme, D. J. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1972
Characteristics of organization structure, administrator to student ratios, program integration, accountability flow, and decision-making were studied in 53 Ontario school districts. (Authors)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Decision Making, Questionnaires
North York Board of Education, Willowdale (Ontario). – 1983
North York defines Special Needs Schools as those in communities characterized by a higher than average percentage of: children under 15 years of age, one parent families, women in the labor force, people whose mother tongue is not English, multiple family housing, or family mobility. During the fall of 1982 the Special Needs Evaluation Committee…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Followup Studies, Foreign Countries
Sojonky, A. – 1969
In 1964 the Saskatchewan Department of Education embarked upon a provincial reorganization for the elementary schools based on the theory of continuous pupil progress. The grade system for the first 6 years of school was to be replaced by two broad divisions: Division I to encompass the work in Grades 1, 2, and 3; and Division II to replace Grades…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Consultation Programs, Continuous Progress Plan
Aylen, Donald; And Others – 1978
The personal characteristics of teachers and the situational characteristics of work settings were identified and studied in relation to adoption and implementation of innovations among teachers. One hundred teachers were administered a questionnaire to identify teacher and situational characteristics. A subsequent interview determined the…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Analysis of Variance, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Download full textYoung, Raymond J.; McDougall, William P. – 1982
Patterns of organization for summer schools were examined for 55 American and seven Canadian public four-year colleges and universities, including research universities, doctorate-granting universities, and comprehensive universities and colleges. Relationships between organizational structure and the following factors were assessed: institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Comparative Education, Enrollment Trends
Young, Raymond J.; McDougall, William P. – 1985
A study of summer sessions at U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities was conducted in 1985. A stratified random sample of 213 U.S. public and private institutions included research universities, doctoral-granting institutions, and comprehensive colleges and universities; all 10 Canadian institutions were featured in the study. A total of 184…
Descriptors: College Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Educational Innovation
Adams, Michael; And Others – 1976
This paper offers an overview of three previous studies based on surveys of almost 1000 Ontario parents, 3500 teachers, and over 6100 students; each of which monitors the participants' experience with and attitudes towards the system of education. The intention of the overview is to assimilate the findings of the previous research into a single…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
