With a view to bridging the gap between elementary (primary) and secondary school second language teachers and researchers, the study reported in this paper identified differences in language register, educators' lack of access to research articles and lack of shared space for researchers and educators to communicate as causes of the gap. There is…

This exploratory study attempted to determine the extent to which behavioral objectives are relevant in mass media courses at the high school level. The study elicited responses to general objectives of high school mass media or consumer media courses, objectives of post-high school courses adaptable to the high school, and objectives of units…

Designed to assess high school teachers' attitudes about teaching poetry, this questionnaire asked teachers to respond to a 38-item poetry methods rating scale (PMRS) on a seven-point scale (from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree"). The items for the questionnaire were derived from a study of popular methods texts for…

This document contains five exploratory studies into the problems faced by high school journalism teachers and publications advisors. "High School Newspaper Problems" investigates the areas of finance, facilities, censorship, freedom of speech, and staff recruitment; "Expectations for Newspaper Staff Members as Learners" samples the views of…

In addition to the development of the measurement instrument, this study also attempted to analyze the differences in scale scores within and across the three participating groups--teachers, principals, and parents--and among the participating schools; and to investigate the degree of relationship existing between the priorities assigned to the…