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Gayle-Evans, Guda – Professional Educator, 2004
This study assesses the level of inclusion of multicultural education materials and activities in kindergarten classrooms in the State of Florida. The researcher developed a two-part questionnaire which was mailed to one thousand kindergarten teachers selected by systematic sampling. Part one of the questionnaire contained seventy-eight items…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classroom Environment, Multicultural Education, Counties

Seppanen, Patricia; And Others – 1995
A 1994 national survey collected copies of 36 states' student outcomes, standards, or goals documents. Two states, Florida and Indiana, and the District of Columbia included information related to goals, outcomes, standards, or indicators that could be compared to the National Center on Educational Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (NCEO)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Comparative Analysis, Disabilities
DUROST, WALTER N. – 1960
TWENTY 30-MINUTE TELEVISION PROGRAMS WERE PRODUCED ON FILM IN THE PERIOD FROM MAY 11 TO AUGUST 3, 1959, FOR THE PURPOSES OF (1) ACQUAINTING THE YOUNG CHILD PRIOR TO ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE AS TO THE NATURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT HE WILL ENCOUNTER, (2) ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFICIENCY IN CERTAIN BASIC TASKS AND SKILLS FOR GROUP LIVING IN…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Early Experience, Educational Television, Grade 1

Powell, Richard; Skoog, Gerald – Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, 1995
Explored how a middle school integrative learning environment at a Florida school influenced students' perspectives of curriculum, schooling, and learning. Students in grades 9 and 10 were interviewed. Results indicated three themes pertaining to students' perspectives--thinking and learning integratively, constructing knowledge socially, and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum

Summers, Susan Robinson – Visions: The Journal of Applied Research for the Florida Association of Community Colleges, 1999
Draws a parallel between the post-World War II custom of using buildings in central business districts to hold community college classes while campuses were being built, and holding classes in downtown locations today in order to better meet the demands of the workforce learner. Makes suggestions for operating a successful downtown center. (CAK)
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Environment, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2007
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
North American Council for Online Learning, 2006
Online learning through virtual schools is one of the most important advancements in attempting to rethink the effectiveness of education in the United States. The virtual school provides access to online, collaborative and self-paced learning environments--settings that can facilitate 21st Century skills. Today's students must be able to combine…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms
Terzian, Sevan G.; Osborne, Leigh Ann – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2006
The number of international students studying at U.S. institutions of higher education in the 2003-2004 academic year dropped for the first time in more than three decades. New visa restrictions and international tensions in the wake of September 11, 2001, have been cited as central factors. This article identifies historical precedents from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Research Universities, International Relations, War
Guilbert, Juliette – Teacher Magazine, 2006
This article focusses on defining the Parent Academy. The Parent Academy is a deeply ambitious, privately funded project aimed at improving students' education by improving their parents'. Since Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent Rudy Crew launched it last year, TPA has reached tens of thousands of parents through hundreds of free…
Descriptors: Parents, Administrator Attitudes, Study Skills, Urban Schools
The Voice of Reason: A Qualitative Examination of Black Student Perceptions of Black Culture Centers
Patton, Lori D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2006
Black Culture Centers (BCCs) represent safe and welcoming spaces for Black students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Resulting from the Black Student Movement of the 1960s, BCCs have become institutional mainstays that provide services and programs to the entire campus community. This study examined Black students' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, African American Culture, African American Students, College Students
Green, Connie R.; Halsall, Sharen W. – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2004
The purpose of this research was to ascertain the types of books read by Head Start families to their children, conditions for reading aloud at home, perceived benefits of reading aloud, and children's responses to books. Data were collected from parent interviews and reading logs. Participants included 14 children and families from four Head…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Childrens Literature, Reading Aloud to Others
Ramsey, Russell W.; Sickles, Walter L. – 1978
Presented is a compilation of materials describing the Alternative School of Alachua County, Florida, a special day school which serves 85 severely emotionally disturbed adolescents in grades 6 to 12. Included are brief sections covering the following topics: a description of the school in the form of an introductory letter which is given out to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annual Reports, County Programs, Curriculum Guides

Verkler, Karen Wolz – Foreign Language Annals, 1994
Discusses a study that was conducted to determine the effects of school affiliation on the level of language competency attained by Spanish 1 students. Competency in all four language skills was measured by a Spanish 1 exam, and the differences between the two groups in attitude toward foreign language learning were examined. (JL)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Grade 8, High Schools, Introductory Courses

Swain, Colleen – TechTrends, 2000
Describes programs in Florida that help teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. Highlights include technology literacy for students; creating learning environments; Web sites; state standards; the Florida Information Resource Network; the Instructional Technology Resource Center; and the development of an online high school. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Educational Environment
Gold, Helene E. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
Adult learners have unique developmental and social characteristics as compared to their traditional counterparts in higher education. Library instruction models used for traditional learners are not always effective when teaching adults. The author examines adult learner characteristics and adult learning theory and also uses personal…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Social Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning