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Lin, Ying-Nan – 1974
Principal objectives of this study were to examine the direction of changes in various Facets of Socioeconomic Environments (FOSE's) which had occurred during the decade of the 60's in each of four Tennessee counties; to identify the FOSE's which needed to be modified by public policies; to ascertain the socioeconomic characteristics related to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Aphasia, Census Figures
Download full textGillispie, Fred D., Jr. – 1975
This study describes the systematic efforts of the faculty of Dearington Elementary School, Lynchburg, Virginia, to examine needs for change, study alternatives, and adopt and implement change strategies to meet identified needs following court-ordered integration in 1970. Chapter 1 provides a change model and consolidates case data. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies
DePaoli, John A., Jr. – 1974
In order to assess the impact of collective bargaining on community college faculty working conditions, a 79-item questionnaire was sent in winter 1974 to the presidents of a random nationwide sample of 100 community colleges operating under collective bargaining contracts and 100 community colleges operating under traditional agreements. Of the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Contract Salaries, Contracts
Silvernail, Jean Marie – 1974
Coping is defined as the process by which the child attempts to control, synthesize, and make his world manageable. Coping behaviors found in the literature and observed in five preschool classrooms were behaviorally defined to facilitate their identification and observation by trained adults. An instrument designed for use in observation of these…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Classroom Observation Techniques, Coping
Morgan, Larry Clinton – 1974
In an effort to estimate some of the components of the net social costs and benefits of rural-to-urban migration, 161 Lexington, Kentucky migrants (randomly selected via census data) who had migrated from the rural, economically depressed area of Eastern Kentucky were surveyed in 1971 to gather information re: their last year in Eastern Kentucky…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Cost Effectiveness, Doctoral Dissertations
Frydendall, Peggy; LeWald, Karen; Walls, Janet; Zarring, Elizabeth – 2001
This document discusses a program designed to decrease students' off-task behaviors in order to help create a positive learning environment. The targeted population consisted of elementary students from two midwestern communities. Children attended schools in both lower-middle class and upper-middle class schools. The problem of off-task behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Johns, Wendi; Peterson, Gina; Spivey, Lisa – 2000
This report describes a program that will improve reading comprehension. The targeted population consists of second grade students at a rural northwestern Illinois school. Evidence for the existence of reading problems included daily teacher observations, student reading surveys, and assessments that indicated the level of student reading…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Environment, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness
Dudgeon, Carolyn; And Others – 1995
These three essays focus on the creation and sustenance of learning communities among students and instructors at the college and university level. The essays are: (1) "Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities" (Carolyn Dudgeon), which emphasizes a seamless educational continuum for lifelong learners in a collaborative, caring…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Community, Computer Assisted Instruction
Ganahl, Andrea Drew – 1994
This critical review examines 16 empirical studies applicable to 4 areas of parenting: (1) Nurturance; (2) Parenting Style; (3) Parents as role-models; and (4) Parenting in regard to individual differences in children. The studies were examined in the context of how each one supported Biblical principles. Each study was critiqued in terms of…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Child Rearing, Christianity, Comparative Analysis
Louis, Dorothy M. – 1994
The library is a relatively safe work place, but no place is completely free from hazards. This paper examines the major health and safety concerns of staff and patrons of academic and public libraries, based on a literature review of approximately 60 articles. According to this literature, general safety hazards are not considered a major problem…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Health Conditions, Higher Education, Human Factors Engineering
PDF pending restorationDeDobbelaere, Joni; Leaf, Kristie; Ziegler, Ursula – 1998
This action research project implemented and evaluated an intervention designed to assist students in developing their social skills to enhance the classroom atmosphere. The targeted population consisted of fourth-, fifth- and sixth- grade students in lower- to middle-class suburbs of a Midwestern city. Off-task, verbal and physical inappropriate…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment
Anderson, Gregory G. – 1992
The need for teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) to have cultural sensitivity is discussed. First, it is proposed that ESL teachers must develop multicultural understanding and sensitivity to the cultural needs of students in order to help them reach their full potential. This means avoiding cultural domination, treating students as…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Classroom Environment, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Blair, Violet R. – 1991
This study analyzed children's picture books in order to determine the extent to which they reflect the changing roles of fathers in the family. Thirty books with a father as a main character and a publication date between 1980 and 1990 were randomly selected. Six possible father roles were determined. These were housekeeper, caregiver, companion,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Childrens Literature, Family Environment
Wichmann, Theodore F. – 1976
Environmental stress-challenge programs for delinquent youths as an alternative to the juvenile justice system in the US have shown very favorable results, though little research has been done to determine why. In order to provide information about processes involved in such programs, a checklist of 40 affective role expectations for delinquent…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Affective Objectives
Thompson, Adell, Jr. – 1974
The problem of the study was to determine the relative effectiveness of four combinations of alternative instructional approaches and sets of curricular materials dealing with the concept "populations" for teaching students at the fifth-grade level certain principles of environmental education as they relate to this concept. A total of…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Elementary Education
