As a compulsory course at universities throughout the Chinese Mainland, ideo-political education aims to safeguard university students' political loyalty to the Communist Party. By employing a qualitative research method, this study investigated a renowned comprehensive university in southern China. The case study found that students expressed…

A statewide program assessment was established to make positive change in physical education school programs in South Carolina. Reform efforts depend both on balancing accountability for change and teacher support for change (Odden &Anderson, 1986). The purpose of the study was to determine teacher perceptions of the South Carolina Physical…

Investigates high school teachers' perceptions of and commitment to the contemporary goals of science education. Constructs a Contemporary Goals Survey (CGS) and collects information on professional development factors. Explores the trend toward acceptance of contemporary goals and discusses problems of and implications for teacher training and…

The purpose of this study is to establish an action research plan for teachers to improve student outcomes by assessing, describing, and changing their classroom environment. Teachers used this information to develop intervention strategies designed to change the students' perceptions of their actual classroom environment to more closely mirror…

This article is a lecture given at the 1979 meeting of the British Association for Science Education (ASE). It presents strategies for education in the 1980s as perceived by the lecturer. (HM)