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Peer reviewedCoss, Richard H. – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that spelling is an attitude that requires insight and understanding, that students must see a need for it, and that it should be taught in a functional setting. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Theories, Secondary Education, Spelling
Peer reviewedHipple, Theodore W. – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that teachers should become "cheerleaders" for the educational reform movement. Cites a number of ways they can do this, including (1) writing letters to the editor of the local newspaper, (2) writing to parents, (3) inviting parents to class on a daily basis, and (4) speaking to local service clubs and organizations. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation Techniques
Peer reviewedHarris, Larry; And Others – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that school officials need to increase their knowledge about the criticism being leveled at public education. Offers a historical perspective on educational criticism, lists sources of information about schooling, and discusses factors that limit comparisons between present and past student achievement. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Opinion
Peer reviewedMasse, Berard – Clearing House, 1985
Uses an external-internal influence model to examine where principals fit within a complex network of forces that influence schools and school programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Responsibility
Peer reviewedMonroe, Eula E.; Hicks, Reta D. – Clearing House, 1985
Describes 44 methods for introducing, reinforcing, and extending vocabulary in the reading program. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedProefriedt, William A. – Clearing House, 1984
Discusses the Philosophy for Childen program, which uses specially written novels to teach philosophical concepts. Advises teachers to create their own lessons for philosophical study. (FL)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedPolakowski, Kenneth – Clearing House, 1984
Offers tips for maintaining classroom discipline based on several years of teaching experience. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKurnas, S. S. – Clearing House, 1984
Relates two experiments in a physics lab that contain percentage errors. (HOD)
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Physics, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
Peer reviewedBell, Louise C.; Stefanich, Gregory P. – Clearing House, 1984
Describes how the Cascade Model for Classroom Discipline uses preventive, supportive, corrective, and adaptive techniques to build effective discipline. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Peer reviewedEpley, Glen; Flowers, Anne – Clearing House, 1984
Reviews a number of court cases dealing with teacher liability and malpractice. Concludes that, in general, the courts recognize the constraints under which teachers work and want them to have the opportunity to work creatively without fear of litigation. (FL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education, Legal Responsibility
Peer reviewedCullison, Mary Glenn – Clearing House, 1984
Describes Butler University's Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals, a model based on the assumption that the building principal is the key factor in a quality school program. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedMurphy, Peter J. – Clearing House, 1984
If administrators are to deal effectively with the complex management issues confronting public schools, they must have access to new professional learning experience. In addition, they need to interact with colleagues from different socioeconomic regions and from other countries. (FL)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Cooperation
Peer reviewedFoster, John T., Jr.; Grant, Sydney R. – Clearing House, 1984
Distinguishes between objective and subjective meaning, illustrates the impact of subjective meaning on learning, and argues for a more balanced treatment of both. (FL)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedChittenden, Marilyn Ward – Clearing House, 1984
Discusses a program in which high school students with inferior spelling skills received help through a system that taught them to spell by syllables. (FL)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Learning Activities, Learning Strategies, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCompton, Mary F. – Clearing House, 1983
Disputes previous research findings that the amount of time spent viewing television declines significantly during the adolescent years. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Commercial Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Middle Schools
