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Feitler, Fred C.; Tokar, Edward B. – 1981
A survey of 3,789 teachers in 60 school districts in Ohio and Pennsylvania found, as expected, that feelings of job stress and job satisfaction are inversely related. The survey questionnaire gathered data on teachers' ages and experience, their schools' educational levels and urban or rural location, their job satisfaction, the sources, symptoms,…
Descriptors: Age, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences, Job Satisfaction
Kim, Joyce S. – 1978
Superintendents from 155 school districts in Pennsylvania were surveyed regarding their participation in Pennsylvania's 1976 Educational Quality Assessment (EQA). Ten state goals for quality public school education were assessed in grades 5, 8, and 11, as part of the EQA. Questionnaire responses were returned by superintendents from 128 school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
ARCHER, N. SIDNEY; AND OTHERS – 1964
A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AMONG KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSONS WHO INDICATED AND EVALUATED THEIR PRACTICES AND ADJUSTMENTS IN THE USE OF PROGRAMED MATERIALS. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES WERE RECEIVED FROM APPROXIMATELY 400 TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND RESEARCHERS. FROM AN ANALYSIS OF THE DATA AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES.…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
Kohr, Richard L. – 1981
Correlates of reading and writing achievement were examined in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment program. Data came from the 1978 and 1979 assessments of fifth, eighth, and eleventh grade students. The 35 variables serving as correlates were classified as school (manipulable) and home/community (nonmanipulable), and were derived from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Vater, James J.; Riddle, Richard A. – 1978
This report contains data collected from 275 school districts in Pennsylvania for the 1978-79 school year. The data reflect policies and practices affecting salaries and staff utilization for professional employees. The report is divided into three major sections. The first presents comparative data for each of 41 variables on a statewide, size,…
Descriptors: Administrators, Assistant Principals, Athletic Coaches, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNELSON, BONNIE E. – 1968
THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN ENGLISH FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE REPORT, A DISCUSSION OF TRENDS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, INDICATES THAT LINGUISTICS AND THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE HAVE NOT BECOME A PART OF THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH CURRICULUM.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, English, English Curriculum
Welsh, James T. – 1971
This report has two major features. First it describes the Pennsylvania Retrieval of Information for Mathematics Education System (PRIMES). PRIMES is an information system in which curriculum materials are computer-stored and are retrieved to meet the specifications of local school districts. As of 1971 there are six regional centers which provide…
Descriptors: Consultants, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Dunham, Mildred G. – 1974
An attempt to secure information regarding the undergraduate composition training of secondary school English teachers presently teaching in selected Pennsylvania English departments was made in this study. To collect data on the undergraduate composition training of Pennsylvania English teachers, the researcher mailed 1,005 questionnaires to 80…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, English Education, English Teacher Education, Higher Education
Kleppick, Annabelle L.; Costanzo, Nancy L.
The Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, directed its efforts towards providing continuing education courses to enable long term care administrators to qualify for relicensure in accordance with Pennsylvania's requirements. Because of the diversity of administrators' educational background, more data were needed to establish…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrators
Evaluation of 1973-74 Vocational Programs in the Eight Pennsylvania State Correctional Institutions.
Lewis, James P. – 1974
The evaluation study of the first year of a vocational education program in eight correctional institutions in Pennsylvania sought to determine the participants' views of the program and the quality of the different program offerings. A training survey was administered to the participants to obtain information on their career goals, vocational…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Participant Satisfaction
Danville Area School District, PA. – 1970
A survey was conducted by the Rural Sociology Section of The Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension Service and the Montour County Extension Association, utilizing 323 ninth through twelfth grade in-school youth and 199 parents. Data were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. Three specific objectives of the survey…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Data Analysis, Parent Attitudes, Questionnaires
Martinko, Agnes – 1974
This is the third study conducted to analyze the transfer pattern of community college students in Pennsylvania. Information sources were student followup data from the community colleges and enrollment data of all higher education institutions. The followup data showed that the trend from 1970 through 1973 had been a rather consistent…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Howley, Craig – 2001
This report provides the first detailed picture of the features of the rural school bus ride. Data were provided by principals in 696 rural elementary schools in Arkansas, Georgia, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Washington--states chosen to represent diversity in region, locale, and ethnic composition. The literature commonly cites 30 minutes as…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Consolidated Schools, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Belanger, David – Library Journal, 1995
Discussion of the relationship between public library directors and the board of trustees highlights the library trustee and director survey that was conducted in Pennsylvania in 1994 to identify potential areas of conflict. Topics include the effect of library size, library planning, policy development, purchasing decisions, personnel issues, and…
Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Governing Boards, Library Directors, Library Expenditures
Peer reviewedZippay, Allison – Evaluation Review, 1991
The reemployment, retraining, and relocation experiences of a random sample (n=112) of displaced steelworkers (97 percent males, 85 percent whites, and 14 percent Blacks) from a small metropolitan community in western Pennsylvania were studied using a cross-sectional survey research design. Respondents actively pursued retraining and employment in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Sectional Studies, Dislocated Workers, Income
