Analyzing the 1988 Johns Hopkins University survey data, researchers found that curricular opportunities and classroom learning tasks experienced by students depend on school characteristics (size, grade span, and student/teacher ratio). Also important were the type of community served, family socioeconomic background, and the student body's…

This study attempted to identify differences among schools which accepted, rejected, or made exploratory use of a proposed marine education curriculum. The selected variables for this study included: (1) percentage of teachers by age; (2) percentage of teachers by area of academic preparation; (3) pupil teacher ratio; (4) per pupil expenditure;…

Twenty mental health consultant reports are presented on the field testing of three questionnaires for identifying potential problems in schools. The staff and student questionnaires are broken into ten areas: student characteristics and relationships; student general satisfaction; student-teacher relationships; teacher characteristics and…