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Satcher, Jamie; McGhee, Marcheta – 1995
The job satisfaction and organizational commitment of rehabilitation counselors working in public rehabilitation in Florida are the focus of this study. Participants were 156 rehabilitation counselor survey respondents whose agencies agreed to take part in the study. A total of 361 surveys were mailed. Job satisfaction was measured using the…
Descriptors: Counselor Qualifications, Counselors, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns
White, Nancy A. – 1990
An incentive program was developed to reduce teacher absenteeism in a large community high school (2,200 students) in South Florida. The four-point program included improved record-keeping systems, increased communication and information dissemination, internal recognition, and a cash lottery system. Pre- and post-attitudinal tests were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Costs, Employee Absenteeism, Incentives
Hammond, William; And Others – 1986
What can be done with a landscape besides just sitting back and enjoying it? The Lee County School Board's Landscape Playground Improvement Program, detailed within this document, was designed to enable school centers to improve aesthetic appearance, energy conservation, school climate, instructional opportunities, and community and school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Land Use, Landscaping, Learning Activities
WHITING, RICHARD; AND OTHERS – 1965
NOVA IS AN EXPERIMENTAL, 6-YEAR JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE THE TRIMESTER SYSTEM, THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS CURRICULUM, TEAM TEACHING, A CLASS SCHEDULE OF FOUR 70-MINUTE PERIODS PER WEEK, THE USE OF DATA-PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, AND MODERN INSTRUCTIONAL AIDS. NOVA IS ORGANIZED CAMPUS-STYLE WITH INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS DEVOTED…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Design
Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL. – 1973
This report concerns one of the Florida Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III projects validated as innovative, cost-effective, and exportable during 1973. The project rationale is that, through training, K-3 teachers may become adept at individually diagnosing specific language arts behaviors for all children in their classrooms and…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Elementary School Teachers
Melton, Dale H. – 1976
Developed out of a recognized need for practical, career-related suggestions, this booklet was designed for parents to use with their children. Eight major subtopics considered important by career educators are used to group the information: (1) Career awareness, (2) attitudes and appreciations, (3) self-awareness, (4) decision-making, (5)…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration
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Miller, M. David; Brownell, Mary T.; Smith, Stephen W. – Exceptional Children, 1999
A survey of 1,576 Florida special-education teachers examined factors that contribute to their propensity to leave or stay in the special education classroom or transfer to a new school. Teachers left special education teaching primarily due to insufficient certification, perceptions of high stress, and perceptions of poor school climate.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility
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Mullis, Ann K.; Cornille, Thomas A.; Mullis, Ronald L.; Taliano, Kimberly – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Perceptions of childcare center directors in for-profit and non-profit childcare centers were examined. Previous research indicates that childcare employees are poorly compensated, not properly trained, and dissatisfied with their work environment. This study explores further into the training, work environment, and job satisfactions of childcare…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Child Care Centers, Work Environment
Ryan, Barbara E., Ed. – US Department of Education, 2006
The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention publishes "Catalyst," a newsletter covering current Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence (AODV) prevention issues at institutions of higher education. "Catalyst" discusses emerging issues and highlights…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse, College Students
Thurber, John C. – 1973
This document reports on a project aimed at developing, implementing, and evaluating a plan for using volunteer classroom aides in the Palm Beach County (Florida) schools as a means for meeting various financial, human, and community needs. The desirability of a comprehensive volunteer plan was presented in a 10-point summary by an ad hoc…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Individualized Instruction
Micceri, Theodore – Online Submission, 2005
This study sought to determine whether consistent differences in enrollment and graduation among different racial/ethnic and sex groups occur at different colleges of Engineering in the Florida State University System (SUS). Analyses were limited to the major institutions (UF, FSU, USF, UCF, FAU, FIU) with the addition of FAMU due to a high…
Descriptors: Females, Minority Groups, Undergraduate Students, College Transfer Students
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Jacobson, Susan K.; Arana, John J.; McDuff, Mallory D. – Journal of Interpretation Research, 1997
Investigates minority involvement at Florida's nature centers. School programs at the nature centers are the primary method for reaching minorities and few of the programs involve minority adults. The focus of one-day visits for students is primarily nature awareness, placing little emphasis on influencing knowledge or attitudes about local…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Conservation Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Objectives
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Eitle, David J.; Eitle, Tamela McNulty – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2004
Despite evidence that school factors are associated with differences in various types of student behavior, little research has explored the predictive utility of school factors for school-level substance offense rates. Using data from the State of Florida Department of Education and the Census, we explore the associations between school climate…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, School Culture, School Effectiveness, School Organization
Lewis, Nancy S. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2004
In 1993, William E. Doll, Jr., a professor at Louisiana State University, created a post-modern curriculum matrix. Instead of the old three Rs, reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic, the curriculum framework Doll envisioned is compromised of the four Rs: richness, recursion, relation, and rigor. The different categories of the four Rs are not mutually…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies, Postmodernism, Elementary School Teachers
Harpring, Jayme – 1990
This report is designed to provide Florida's school personnel with assistance in working with students prenatally exposed to cocaine or other toxic substances. The report offers background data, practical strategies for teaching and learning, and resources for networking. The first chapter outlines statistics on the incidence of the problem of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Child Development, Cocaine
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