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Carr, Andrea – 1978
The report examines the operation of Florida's child protective service system based on analysis of 2,889 representative cases of child abuse or neglect received by the State of Florida Child Abuse Registry from 1970 thru midsummer of 1977. Associations were investigated between antecedent variables (child's sex, race and age, and family structure…
Descriptors: Age, Case Records, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Stahl, Robert J.; Baker, S. Dennis – 1976
The study presents descriptive data pertaining to the status of population education within the curricula of Florida's secondary schools. A four-page questionnaire, designed to obtain data from classroom teachers on a broad range of topics and areas pertaining to the status of population education within their respective schools, was mailed to 300…
Descriptors: Demography, Education, Educational Research, Environmental Education
Broderick, William A. – 1975
The process used in the design and evaluation of modules of instruction with the PLATO IV Computer System for stimulus display and response recording is described. Steps in the instructional design process are listed as problem identification and task analysis, identification of entry characteristics, development of performance objectives,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Development, Educational Research, Educational Technology
McDevitt, Michael; Kiousis, Spiro – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2004
This progress report provides evidence for persistent influence of Kids Voting USA (KVUSA), an interactive civic curriculum taught during election campaigns. The entire research project consists of multiple waves of student and parent interviews, covering a three-year period. Respondents were recruited from families in Arizona, Colorado, and…
Descriptors: Voting, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Student Participation
Watkins, J. Foster – Online Submission, 1968
The author plays off the use of acronyms in education in describing the work of the Southeastern Educational Laboratory (SEL). The SEL was one of the regional educational laboratories established by the U. S. Office of Education in the late 60s to assist in the improvement of public education. It served Alabama, Florida and Georgia. The author…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Educational Research
National Center for Educational Accountability, 2005
Governors and state and local education officials assumed that raising student achievement in the elementary and middle grades would solve the problems with high schools--but it hasn't. Why? Good information is the basis for successful improvement, and high school reform lacks accurate information about what students are to learn and about how…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Change, Secondary School Curriculum, Alignment (Education)
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Blomberg, Thomas G.; Waldo, Gordon P. – Evaluation Review, 2002
Examines the role of politics in the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program's effort to use evaluation research data to inform Florida's juvenile justice education policies and practices. Two examples illustrate that by maintaining an overriding commitment to its evaluation research purpose, the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Liller, Karen D.; Perrin, Karen; Nearns, Jodi; Pesce, Karen; Crane, Nancy B.; Gonzalez, Robin R. – Journal of School Nursing, 2003
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the MORE HEALTH "Respect Not Risk" Firearm Safety Lesson for 3rd-graders in Pinellas County, Florida. Six schools representative of various socioeconomic levels were selected as the test sites. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected. A total of 433 matched pretests/posttests were used…
Descriptors: Weapons, Safety, Prevention, School Nurses
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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
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Orey, Michael, Ed.; McClendon, V. J., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2009
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2009 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Information Science
Coxwell, Deborah L. – 1991
An informal study explored the difficulties of writing teachers who are asked to set aside preferred ways of viewing student writing for state-mandated criteria when serving as evaluators for state-mandated tests, such as Florida's College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). Twelve high school, community college, and university-level writing…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Expository Writing, Higher Education, Holistic Evaluation
Meabon, David L., Ed.; Otto, Ann M., Ed. – 1981
This training manual for educational counselors, administrators, and faculty involved with placement services (assistance to school graduates or leavers in obtaining employment or further education) and follow-up studies (examination of the performance of former students in the areas in which they received training) is part of a Florida Department…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Students, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
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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
Weinstein, Stuart H. – 1986
Users of instructional innovations in civilian and military instructional settings were compared in factors that influence the adoption of new technologies for their respective learning environments. Administrators and instructors from Florida public school systems and the U.S. Marine Corps participated in qualitative, quantitative, and…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality
Stepina, Nancy; Campbell, Joann – 1987
Tenure and attrition rates within the Florida State University System (SUS) were studied. Attention was directed to attrition of newly hired tenure-earning faculty members who began employment at an SUS institution in either 1976, 1977, or 1978. Each faculty group was traced from date of hire through the seventh year of employment or until they…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Employment Practices, Faculty Mobility, Higher Education
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