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Developing School-Scientist Partnerships: Lessons for Scientists from Forests-of-Life
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Falloon, Garry; Trewern, Ann – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The concept of partnerships between schools and practicing scientists came to prominence in the United States in the mid 1980s. The call by government for greater private sector involvement in education to raise standards in science achievement saw a variety of programmes developed, ranging from short-term sponsorships through to longer-term,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Science Education, Scientists
Managing School Transition in the USA.
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Pyatt, Gill – Educational Management & Administration, 1992
Outlines current positions in the United Kingdom and the United States regarding pupil transition from elementary to secondary school. Presents U.S. findings as case studies from each state visited (New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Florida, and Georgia), highlighting significant similarities and differences in organization and practice. United…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Improving Mathematics Learning: Lessons form Cross-National Studies of Chinese and U.S. Students.
Cai, Jinfa – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
Suggests ways researchers can use international comparisons to improve student learning, using math performance of U.S. and Chinese sixth-graders on four types of tasks. Chinese students did better on computation; U.S. students excelled at process (open performance) assessment tasks. U.S. kids need to develop symbolic and algebraic thinking. (MLH)
Descriptors: Algebra, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Roles of the Middle School Teacher in Japan and the United States.
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Yang, Hua – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1994
The common assumption that Japanese students do well academically because their schools are more academically oriented than American schools is misguided. Results of a study comparing middle-school teachers in Japan and the United States indicated that American teachers allocated a greater proportion of their time to academic work than did…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Teachers' Views of Moral-Education Topics--Taiwan and the USA.
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Lin, Huey-Ya; Davidman, Patricia; Petersen, George; Thomas, R. Murray – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1998
Surveys teachers in Taiwan and the United States to judge among 20 moral issues as appropriate subjects of study in grade six of primary school and in freshman year of college. Finds a great diversity of responses within each group. Identifies some differences between the respondents in the two countries. Contains 51 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries
Literature Instruction and Assessment: A Cross-National Study.
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Ferree, Angela M. – 1997
As part of a cross-national research project on literature instruction in middle-grade classrooms in Great Britain and the United States this study explored the effects of external assessment on that instruction. The focus was on the literature selected, the class time allotted, and provisions made for students' choices. The study explored the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries