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Teachers and Students Combine Efforts in Action Research
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McNamara, James F. – Clearing House, 1972
Outlines some roles that teachers and students can assume in using systems planning tools in a school setting. (Editor)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Planning, Operations Research, Problem Solving
Self-Directed Learning of the Basic Skills.
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Krabbe, Mark A. – Clearing House, 1983
Distinguishes self-directed learning from individualized instruction and discusses the role of the teacher in promoting self-directed learning. (FL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Absenteeism: Critical Problem in Learning.
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Brodbelt, Samuel – Clearing House, 1985
Presents an overview of the problem of absenteeism, discusses the reasons for it, and offers procedures for promoting attendance. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Problems
Individualizing by Bits and Bytes.
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Bee, Clifford P.; Anthony, Sally M. – Clearing House, 1984
Presents a short overview of individualization, stressing one method of achieving it; makes a statement about the importance of computers in society; and presents one element of computer study--computer literacy--using an individual approach to both teaching and learning. (FL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction
Modes of Instruction: Expository, Demonstration, Inquiry, Individualized.
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Womack, Sid T. – Clearing House, 1989
Examines the assumptions, the roles of teacher and learner, the resources needed, the methods of evaluation, and the weaknesses of four categories of instruction--expository, demonstration, inquiry, and individualized--in order to determine which strategy is most appropriate for a given set of conditions. (MS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Instructional Design, Instructional Materials, Resource Materials
Formative Assessment for Substitute Teachers.
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Shepherd, Ron – Clearing House, 1997
Describes the development and implementation of a mandatory training program for individuals wishing to substitute teach in a particular school system. Describes how this program tries to bring out into the open both the school system's and the prospective substitute teachers' assumptions about the role of the substitute, the classroom teacher,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, School Districts, School Role
Toward a Better Understanding of Individualized Learning
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Elmore, Randy F. – Clearing House, 1978
Describes a curriculum model designed to clarify some issues involved in individualized instruction. Its intent is to sort through the vast array of programs developed for individualization and to achieve a better understanding of the concept of individualized learning. Based on informal and formal approaches, the model contains: goals and…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Evaluation Methods, Illustrations, Individualized Instruction
Teacher-Student Roles: A Rationale for Change
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Harrison, Alton, Jr. – Clearing House, 1975
Suggestions for changing the traditional roles of teachers as inactive learners and students as those who are taught were discussed with the goal of making the learning process coincident for both teacher and student. (RK)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Responsibility, Learning Processes, Student Interests
The Parent/Student/Teacher Forum as a Component of In-Service Needs Assessment.
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Rush, Gary S.; Richmond, Mark G. – Clearing House, 1983
Presents a model for a parent/student/teacher forum as a means of getting the community involved in the schools and for providing effective needs assessments. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Interaction
Developmental Staging: In Pursuit of Comprehensive Curriculum Planning
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Wiles, Jon Wiles – Clearing House, 1977
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Accountability as a Partnership: Professionals, Parents, and Pupils.
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Culyer, Richard – Clearing House, 1988
Demonstrates how three groups--professionals, parents, and children--relate to each other concerning the responsibility of children's education. Proposes specific categories of accountability that each group must assume for the home-school partnership to develop. (MM)
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Responsibility
Human Rights: A Vehicle for Cultural Intervention.
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St. Clair, Robert – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the discipline problems that arose when several Southeast Asian students attended a middle school in Minnesota. Describes how these problems were transformed into a human rights learning experience for the students. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adolescent Development, Civil Liberties, Cultural Differences
The Best of Times, The Worst of Times.
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Drinkard, Barbara Parr – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the needs of adolescents and how teachers should accommodate these needs in order to encourage learning and to make their job easier. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education