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| Kahn, Edward | 1 |
| Kennedy, Ruth George | 1 |
| Nickols, Bernice S. | 1 |
| O'Neil, Sharon Lund | 1 |
| Pawlitschek, Elizabeth Ann | 1 |
| Vickers, Lelia Louise | 1 |
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Nickols, Bernice S. – 1976
A survey method was used in conducting this study of the status and direction of reading activity in selected middle schools in Pennsylvania which include grades six, seven, and eight. Among the purposes of the study were to investigate current practices in teaching reading in the middle schools of Pennsylvania and to present recommendations for…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Program Evaluation
Vickers, Lelia Louise – 1976
Teachers were asked to evaluate their competency to teach reading and to report on preservice and inservice programs in reading instruction. Since 1962, preservice programs have shifted from course-approved to competency-based teacher education. According to the teachers surveyed, college and university courses in reading were superior to other…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher 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
A Study of Afro-American Literature Courses and Teachers in the Secondary Schools of North Carolina.
Kennedy, Ruth George – 1976
Historically, the English curriculum offered by public secondary schools has given little attention to literature written by black Americans. In order to investigate and describe the status of Afro-American literature in the North Carolina public secondary schools, a questionnaire was sent to 358 English department chairs and 328 teachers of…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Black Studies, Doctoral Dissertations, English Curriculum
Kahn, Edward – 1977
This survey evaluated the reading programs and reading instructors of 13 New Jersey community colleges and reviewed the research literature. Results of the survey indicate that the reading instructors, for the most part, are highly qualified. The survey found a disparity, however, between the remedial needs of typical community college students,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Download full textO'Neil, Sharon Lund – 1976
The study was conducted to identify occupational survival skills--the basic knowledges, traits, and competencies necessary to maintain a job. A list of 27 basic occupational survival skills was developed, involving the following areas: interpersonal relations and communications; personal characteristics; decision making and problem solving; job…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Doctoral Dissertations, Employee Attitudes, Employee Responsibility
Pawlitschek, Elizabeth Ann – 1976
The number of women in educational administration is declining, despite official efforts to end sex discrimination. Women are hampered on the way to obtaining an adequate education, finding roadblocks from sex bias in elementary readers to discrimination in graduate programs; are considered responsible for home and children even when working full…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection
