School safety has been widely studied from the perspectives of administrators, teachers, and students in traditional education settings. However, parents' perceptions of school safety have been largely overlooked. Moreover, it is unknown how homeschool parents conceptualize safety in educational settings despite school safety being a known…

This quantitative study explored the statistical relationship between American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) leadership competencies and data-driven decision making (DDDM) literacy among rural community college leaders in the Midwest. Specifically, the authors examined how AACC community college leadership competencies may predict the…

The Aboriginal "How are we Doing?" report provides information about Aboriginal students (including adults) performance in Public school. Readers should notice that there are changes to historical and trend data. Once a student has self-identified as being of Aboriginal ancestry, the student is included in all report outcomes for…

This report provides information about the performance of Aboriginal students (including adults) in British Columbia's public schools. Ten sections include: (1) Introduction; (2) Student and District Context (Kindergarten-Grade 12), 2012/13-2016/17 (including gender differences, alternative programs, and special needs students); (3) Foundation…

Increasing rigor in secondary school classrooms for college and career readiness is a priority throughout the nation with the adoption of more challenging standards for student performance and is an important role for school leaders in creating conditions in schools to meet this challenge (Young, 2012). P-16 partnerships can assist by aligning the…

This document gives the complete salary schedules and the placement of teachers on the schedule for each California school district that responded to the Annual Survey of Certified Salaries, Salary Schedules, and Salaries Paid Teachers for 1974-1975. Approximately 97 percent of classroom teachers in California are covered by the schedules…

This document gives information about salary schedules for certain central office administrative personnel and for other classes of administrative personnel assigned primarily to individual schools. The survey collected administrative salary data for bench mark classes only. A bench mark class is one that has assigned as collection of duties and…

A study was conducted to investigate the teaching methods valued and used by faculty in Arkansas public higher education institutions at the freshman and sophomore levels. The participants were 336 teachers who responded to a 21 item survey distributed to college teachers in Arkansas. The study sought to collect relevant demographic data and to…

Gainesville College (GC) administered a Needs Assessment Survey in February 1998 to determine perceptions and attitudes about the college and areas that need improvement. Two groups were surveyed: high school counselors and principals, and community leaders such as Chamber of Commerce presidents and college trustees. There was a relatively high…

This final report analyzes computer literacy and the use of computers in the public schools and community colleges of North Carolina, based on testimony from educators and administrators at the university, community college, and public school levels; from organizations concerned about education; and from corporations that produce computer hardware…

Superintendents from 220 school districts and 68 community college presidents were asked to identify processes they would employ to recommend solutions to strategic issues. Investigates the effect of institutional performance level and superintendents'/presidents' perceptions and subjective labeling of the strategic issues on the process of…

This investigation focused on two basic areas: (1) administrators' ratings of their institutions, job roles, and educational problems and issues, and (2) the perceived effects of collective bargaining on schools and colleges. The study sample included high school principals, school superintendents, and community college presidents within the…

A survey was conducted among 140 Glendale Community College (California) full-time and part-time faculty to determine their attitudes and motivations regarding the formation of a separate board of education and/or a separate superintendent-president from that of the Glendale Unified School District. The respondents (53%) indicated they were in…

An overview of Asian American studies in the State of Washington is provided in this report. Statistics on the number of Asian students in Washington's schools are used to illustrate the need for Asian American courses at all educational levels. The results of three questionnaires which were distributed to obtain information about respondents'…

During October and November 1975, American Indian organization leaders, school superintendents, Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) administrators, education administrators, workshop and seminar participants, parents, tribal leaders, and school teachers were surveyed on what they considered the primary concerns of education at the field level and the…