After discussing the needs of high risk students in urban schools, the paper examines the similarity of problems in rural schools. An experienced teacher describes seven strategies he uses to develop self-responsibility in his rural elementary school students, including reflective thinking, peer involvement, and teacher persistence. (SM)

Carolina PALS (Programmed Alternative Learning for Students) is a program designed to meet the educational, social, and emotional needs of students with mild disabilities in grades 3-10, by having one special education teacher and one regular teacher share teaching in the regular classroom. In 1992-93, the program operated in 50 schools, reaching…

Reports a study of North Carolina elementary and middle school teachers' perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in assisting children of alcoholics (COAs), their need for additional training, and their perceptions of school-based assistance for COAs. Survey results indicated teachers were willing to help but desired training. (SM)

This guide is intended as a resource for school or school district leadership teams who desire to rethink the teacher evaluation process. Three chapters address the task of designing a teacher evaluation system that encourages self-reflection and continuous improvement, as well as the personal and professional growth of experienced teachers. The…

State-sponsored programs that seek to attract college students to teaching by student financial aid, primarily through loan "forgiveness," are discussed, based on a survey of chief state school officers. The programs have focused on loans, and the most commonly employed form of assistance enables the recipient to repay a portion of the…

The regular certification of arts and science graduates who have not completed the necessary professional education courses has become state policy recently in several states and others are considering it. These four studies provide data on two research questions related to this policy: (1) What, if any, differences in scores on teacher…

The Center for Applied Linguistics and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction conducted a 3-year teacher training project that aimed to improve the training of elementary school foreign language teachers at institutions of higher education. The components of the training model were based on the principle that, in order to be…

The relationship between type of reading instruction (whole language or basal) and reading comprehension as measured by the California Achievement Test (CAT) was investigated. Nineteen third- and fourth-grade teachers from school 5 districts in North Carolina took part in the project with 215 students in the basal group and 200 students in the…

North Carolina developed a K-9 traffic safety curriculum that was pilot tested during the 1974-75 school year in four public school systems. A revised curriculum was implemented in seven additional school systems between 1975 and 1977. This latter curriculum was evaluated in terms of changes in student knowledge, teachers' reactions to and use of…

With the recent proliferation of college service-learning programs and tutoring programs, college students have more opportunities to serve as tutors in elementary schools than ever before. A number of reports have appeared in the research literature describing tutoring programs that could serve as models for tutoring initiatives. Based on this…

This monograph reports on a survey of middle level teacher preparation, based on the 1992 "Windows of Opportunity" study and on a modified Delphi process which identified a pool comprised of members of the Center for Early Adolescence and others. These educators were asked to rate the 33 recommendations from the "Windows of…

In this final report of an 18-month series of projects designed to investigate the validity of the General Knowledge (GK) and Communications Skills (CS) tests of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for North Carolina, highlights and major conclusions are summarized and appropriate standards of performance are recommended. Evidence was…

This report provides information on selected characteristics of certified public school employees between 1980-81 and 1990-91. Information on certified personnel in 1989-90 was not available. Certified employees are grouped into function areas such as teachers, principals, guidance counselors, etc., based on each person's primary work assignment.…

Twelve North Carolina colleges and universities received state funds to support 3-year pilot programs related to clinical teaching in teacher education. Descriptions of the 12 programs, collectively known as the Model Clinical Teaching Network, are given in this report. These pilot projects include one or more of the following features: use of…