This report describes district-level results from the 2007-2008 AISD Student Climate Survey.

This paper presents a model of educational production that tries to make sense of recent evidence on effects of institutional arrangements on student performance. In a simple principal-agent framework, students choose their learning effort to maximize their net benefits, while the government chooses educational spending to maximize its net…

The disparities between the scholastic achievements of girls and boys have been attributed to biological and sociological factors. The present study investigated the validity of these explanations in a multi-variable situation similar to field conditions. Achievement scores of 3446 pupils in the 5th through 11th grades, half girls and half boys,…

The Working Paper begins with a brief discussion of why the civic education received by America's youth compels the nation's attention, and then moves on to a review of the previous literature on civic education, including an emphasis on the contributions offered by this analysis. Next, the paper describes the IEA Civic Education Study in detail,…

This is a report on the fall 2001 student survey conducted by South Texas Community College (STCC) to measure the amount of use and perceived educational value of seven types of educational technology: (1) overhead projector; (2) television/VCR; (3) ceiling mounted data projector; (4) DVD/CD-ROM; (5) document camera; (6) smart board; and (7)…

This publication contains all of the data collected by a special project which surveyed issues and resources in teaching undergraduate sociology. An analysis of the data is provided in SO 013 315. The data were collected from a questionnaire mailed to a sample of chairpersons of departments of sociology in universities, colleges, and community…

This report was prepared primarily to provide a general overview of education in the United States for representatives of UNESCO member nations attending an International Conference on Public Education. Chapter 1 provides a brief summary of trends in education in the United States today. Chapter 2 presents basic background information on the…

This study examined the choice of nonconventional fields of study by international women students at the undergraduate and graduate level. Using as subjects 150 graduate students (100 female and 50 male) and 100 undergraduate students (75 female and 25 male) from 10 universities in the United States, a field tested questionnaire was sent to 2500…

Discusses the legal, professional, and ethical duties of teachers who suspect the maltreatment or neglect of children. Presents statistical evidence that indicates that teachers are not fulfilling their duties with respect to detecting and reporting suspected abuse. Considers the implications for educational policy as it affects teachers. (JS)

A study examined the effectiveness of a pilot Reading Recovery (RR) program. Guidelines for the project were set forth in a joint proposal by the Portland Public Schools and Portland State University. Subjects, 40 first grade students enrolled in the Portland Public School system and identified as at-risk, were given instruction equivalent to…

The purpose of the study reported in this document was to describe the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the vocational teacher education programs among institutions that are members of the University Council for Vocational Education. A questionnaire was mailed to representatives of each member institution in October 1985, with a 100…

Presents a needs assessment instrument to help teachers determine how their social studies programs relate to curriculum guidelines developed by the National Council for the Social Studies. The instrument deals with relationship of the program to the maturity and concerns of students, the real social world, knowledge about culture and beliefs,…

A recent study found universities pay substantially higher salaries, sometimes twice as high, to head coaches of men's athletic teams than to head coaches of women's teams. Findings raise questions about how coaches' salaries are set. Some see sex discrimination; others view salary differences as reflecting degree of coach responsibility. Most…

The Carnegie Foundation recently completed a comprehensive survey of more than 20,000 teachers in all 50 states about their involvement in shaping classroom and school policy. The report consists of a brief introductory analysis of the survey by foundation president Ernest L. Boyer, followed by 10 tables presenting, for each state, the percentages…

This evaluation focuses on a project concerned with establishing bilingual/bicultural education for New York City children from homes in which English, French, Spanish, or Yiddish is spoken. The goals, strategies, target population, and staff, parent and student activities of the program, which involved pre-kindergarten through fifth grade…