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Wilkinson, Louise Cherry, Ed.; Marrett, Cora B., Ed. – 1985
The 11 chapters comprising this work focus on the interactional influences that may be related to differential classroom experiences for males and females. The effects of contextual factors, teacher characteristics, and student characteristics are investigated. Addressed primarily to researchers, this information should prove useful to teachers,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Fensham, Peter, Ed. – 1988
This book, written by science educators from nine countries, provides a summary of the strengths and weaknesses in practices of science education in schools, and of research in science education. It points out a number of directions that are likely to lead to improvements in the teaching and learning of science if applied in the future. Topics…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Epistemology
Barnard, Henry, Ed. – American Journal of Education, 1860
This textbook is the eighth volume of the bound periodical, "American Journal of Education." This journal was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. This volume includes No. 20, March 1860 and No. 21, June 1860. Among the topics covered in these issues are: school architecture; teaching…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, History Instruction, Geography Instruction, Natural Sciences
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
The problems associated with standardized testing are illustrated in this collection of articles. Alternatives to current practices and strategies for change are suggested. The contributors discuss the roles and responsibilities of groups concerned with student evaluation systems, the testing of minority group and non-English-speaking students,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Change Strategies, Criterion Referenced Tests
Overly, Norman V., Ed.; Kimpston, Richard D., Ed. – 1976
This publication identifies rationale, content, and materials for teaching about world problems in the elementary school. Intended predominantly for use by classroom teachers and supervisors, the publication is also a useful resource for teacher training. It contains four chapters. Chapter I, A Perspective on Global Studies, reviews the historical…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
Wenham, Martin – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005
This book has been written to help teachers develop the background knowledge and understanding needed to teach science effectively at primary level. It is intended principally as a resource in attempting to set out facts, develop concepts, and explain theories which primary teachers may find it useful to know and understand in order to plan…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Student Teachers, Science Education, Science Instruction
Geffner, Robert A., Ed.; Loring, Marti, Ed.; Young, Corinna, Ed. – 2001
Although there has been great concern about the incidence of bullying in American schools, there has only recently been research conducted in American schools on this problem. This volume considers the difficulties involved in various definitions of bullying, theoretical perspectives on bullying, current clinical research findings on the dynamics…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Bullying, Child Behavior
Weiss, Heather Bastow, Ed.; Kreider, Holly Marie, Ed.; Lopez, M. Elena, Ed.; Chatman, Celina M., Ed. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2005
Family involvement in children's education is widely considered critical to student achievement. Yet teachers and other education professionals often feel unprepared to engage families in children's learning. The goal of Preparing Educators to Involve Families is to help prepare teachers and other professionals to partner effectively with the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Family Involvement, Systems Approach, Cultural Differences
Owens, Douglas T., Ed. – 1993
Research Ideas for the Classroom is a three-volume series of research interpretations for early childhood, middle grades, and high school mathematics classrooms. Each volume looks at research from the perspective of the learner, the content, and the teacher, and chapters are co-authored by a researcher and a teacher. Chapter titles in the middle…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Decimal Fractions, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
O'Hair, Mary John, Ed.; Odell, Sandra J., Ed. – 1995
Consistent with education reform, the chapters in this book examine how to better prepare teachers for leadership roles in the profession. Following the introductory material, the volume is organized into four sections. The first section, "Contexts for Leadership and Change," provides an introduction, "Contexts: Overview and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary School Teachers
Phillips, Beeman N. – 1993
This book, which consists of 12 chapters, deals with the crisis of stress in American schools, particularly the stress of students. The book: (1) examines ways of combating the debilitative stress of students; (2) frames the problem of stress in terms of the child, school, family, and community; (3) provides multiple perspectives on the problem of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
Swick, Kevin J.; Graves, Stephen B. – 1993
During the past 40 years, the rapid pace and complex nature of social change has created a stress-filled environment for families. New challenges such as AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), drug abuse, increasing crime, economic malaise, moral deterioration, and increases in mental health problems contribute to the increasing stress in…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers
Hauser, Mary E., Ed.; Jipson, Janice A., Ed. – 1998
Through personal narrative and scholarly reflection, this book examines the foundations of early childhood education, contemporary curricular and pedagogical practice in early childhood education, and critical issues affecting the multiple worlds of childhood. Essays by individual contributors are linked by contributors' conversations. An…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Lyman, Lawrence; And Others – 1993
This book provides practicing educators with strategies for the successful implementation of cooperative learning in the classroom. Chapter 1 discusses the components of cooperative learning and how this practice meets the needs of students. Chapter 2 explains the process of restructuring the classroom into a cooperative environment. An 11-step…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Thorne, Barrie – 1993
Daily observations of children in the classroom and on the playground show how children construct and experience gender in school. Observations were made in working class communities and emphasize the experiences of fourth and fifth graders. Most children were White, but a sizable minority were Latino, Chicano, or African American. It is argued…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Black Students, Childhood Attitudes, Children