NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
West, Kylie Doherty – Online Submission, 2022
Art Education is vital to rounded skill-growth in students and schools. The skills learned in art education are transferable to the academic subjects students work in, and to their lives outside the school. In the United States of America, resources and accessibility to in-depth art education vary widely. The experiences between students in…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Art Education, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Wright, Robert J.; Lesisko, Lee J. – Online Submission, 2010
School construction or renovation projects can have a profound affect on students, faculty and administration. The negative impact on the ongoing educational programs is a stressor for many administrators. The possibility that rural school administrators would experience more stress producing problems than would suburban and urban school leaders…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, School Construction, Educational Environment
Offenberg, Robert M. – Online Submission, 2008
This paper presents a family of three hierarchical analyses of trends in the distribution of experienced teachers among schools. The analyses were used to assess whether implementation of key provisions of the 2004 contract between the Philadelphia School District and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) led to a more equitable…
Descriptors: Contracts, Teacher Distribution, Teaching Experience, Regression (Statistics)
Lesisko, Lee J.; Wright, Robert J.; O'Hern, Brenda – Online Submission, 2010
School construction or renovation projects can have a profound affect on students, faculty and administration. The literature revealed that continuous communication is essential for a smooth process. This research identified bureaucratic issues and school climate to be leading factors of concern during construction projects. Analysis of this study…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, School Culture, School Construction, Educational Facilities Improvement
Wert, Barbara Yingling; Bauman, Dona C.; Nottis, Katharyn Ellen Ketter – Online Submission, 2010
A growing body of evidence indicates that for some children, early incidences of challenging behaviors are predictors of later difficulties. These incidences of challenging behaviors may predict mental health issues, social adjustment issues and/or increased challenging behaviors that will impede school success and impact transition to adult life…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Social Adjustment
Price-Johnson, Connie; Powers, Stephen – Online Submission, 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine exemplary communication efforts of 12 selected outstanding schools in the United States. The methodology employed was case study methodology supplemented by interviews with key educational administrators. The results show unusual and outstanding ways that schools communicate with parents and the public, as…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Administrators, Case Studies, School Safety