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Download full textEarp, Vanessa Jane – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this research project was to study the role of elementary school librarians in reading instruction in Region II, Education Service Center area of Texas. By using school web sites and telephoning schools it was found that 51 of the 104 elementary schools did indeed have school librarians while 46 did not. The study found that 7…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Libraries, Librarians, Role
Texas State Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Austin. – 1990
The Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse, which has been administered twice, and which covered grades seven through twelve, was expanded for the 1990 survey to encompass grades four to six. The students were surveyed on their use of tobacco, alcohol, inhalants, and marijuana. The most widely used substances were alcohol and tobacco, with…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Curriculum Design, Drinking, Drug Education
Peer reviewedEstes, Mary Bailey – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2003
Reviews literature on students with disabilities in charter schools. Analyzes Texas' Public Education Information Management System data to compare traditional and charter school attendance of students with disabilities. Finds 3.7 percent fewer students with disabilities attended charter schools during 1999-2000 school year than traditional…
Descriptors: Attendance, Charter Schools, Disabilities, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedCamilli, Gregory – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2000
Places the 1992-1996 gain in mathematics scores from Texas on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) from fourth to eighth grades, asserting that the so-called miracle in Texas looks much like the median elsewhere. Texas ranks 17th among the 35 states and 2 districts with NAEP scores for the period, but Texas is no worse than most…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement
Nathan, Joe; Thao, Sheena – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2007
More than $20 billion a year currently is being spent to construct public schools. Hundreds of billions are being spent to carry out public education. Everyone wants the best possible use of that money. Families want safe, nurturing, challenging, and effective schools for their children. Community members and policy-makers want schools to be…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Charter Schools, Small Schools, Shared Facilities
Direct linkFleener, Charlene; Dahm, P. Frederick – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
The price of teacher attrition is high, not only financially, but also in terms of human and institutional costs. The inability to retain beginning teachers contributes significantly to teacher shortages. This study investigates the effect of the preparation program on teacher attrition. Attrition rates of elementary teacher graduates from two…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development Schools, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Research and Evaluation. – 1997
This study examined five broad research areas related to first grade in Texas public schools: (1) characteristics of first graders; (2) teachers' views of children's readiness, behavior, and academic growth; (3) programs and practices used in schools and classrooms; (4) the relation of student progress in Grade 1 to student characteristics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Methods, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Noland, James R.; Rand, E.W. – 1968
The major objective of this training institute was "to help critique the student teachers from the Houston, Texas, area develop knowledge and understanding of desegregation and its relationship to the teacher-learning situation in elementary and secondary schools". A further objective was to provide a cadre of new professional teachers…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewedYudof, Mark G. – Journal of Law and Education, 1974
Examines Texas legislation and court cases as well as federal court cases to determine the extent to which students should be afforded constitutional guarantees. (JF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Discipline, Elementary Schools, Freedom of Speech
TETTEMER, CLAIR R. – 1964
AN OPERATING MANUAL FOR PART FIVE OF A SIX-PART SERIES OF KITS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE USE OF TELEVISION AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LEARNING PROCESSES IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IS PRESENTED. EACH KIT CONTAINS A FILM AND SUPPORTING SUPPLEMENTARY RESOURCE MATERIAL. SEQUENTIAL VIEWING OF THE SERIES IS NOT REQUIRED AS EACH KIT IS…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Educational Television, Elementary School Teachers
Southwest Texas Educational Television Council, Austin. – 1973
The annual instructional television (ITV) survey of KLRN-TV, Channel 9 in San Antonio-Austin, Texas, reports on the usage of ITV services in 46 school districts. Information is presented on the number of teachers in these schools, the subjects they teach, the number who use ITV, and the reasons for non-usage of ITV. The frequency of usage for each…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Television, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
BUTTS, DAVID P. – 1966
THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INVENTORY OF SCIENCE PROCESSES INCLUDED THE DESCRIPTION OF A MODEL OF INQUIRY AND AN INSTRUMENT TO SAMPLE THESE INQUIRY BEHAVIORS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE BEHAVIORS OF SEARCHING, DATA PROCESSING, VERIFYING, DISCOVERING, ASSIMILATING AND ACCOMMODATING WERE IDENTIFIED AS COMPONENTS OF THE MODEL OF INQUIRY. THE TAB…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Measurement Instruments, Problem Solving, Psychometrics
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1990
A manual has been designed to assist Texas Education Agency investigators in their attempt to take a state-wide inventory of elementary and secondary school facilities and educational technology. This manual examines data collection activities, data storage and maintenance, deliverables, and reporting. Every campus is expected to be inventoried…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Technology, Elementary Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Mckenzie, Gary R. – 1998
Elementary social studies was "custom made" to fit progressive era issues and theories, and to "develop" children into good citizens. Social studies has not developed fast enough to keep pace with culture changes since World War II. Assumptions changed in the United States during World War II and elementary social studies…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational History
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Peer Tutoring and Response Groups" aims to improve the language and achievement of English language learners by pairing or grouping students to work on a task. The students may be grouped by age or ability (English-only, bilingual, or limited English proficient) or the groups may be mixed. Both peer tutoring pairs and peer response…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Second Language Learning
