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Raines, Helon Howell – College Composition and Communication, 1990
Studies the availability of writing programs at 2-year colleges. Reports that virtually all of the 236 schools that replied to a survey offer composition and most offer such courses as basic and creative writing. States that fewer schools offer advanced or sophomore composition. Concludes that both class sizes and teaching loads exceed…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Size, College English, Creative Writing
SNEPP, NEIL O.; WOODIN, RALPH J. – 1965
PRIOR TO PROPOSING A POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURE FOR OHIO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 161 COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN 34 STATES TO SECURE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EXPERIENCED PERSONS AND TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF EXISTING PROGRAMS. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM 116. ADDITIONAL DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM 44 STATE DIRECTORS OF…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agricultural Education, College Students, Community Colleges
Applebee, Arthur N. – 1978
In 1977, to determine current conditions in the teaching of English, a questionnaire was distributed from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) headquarters to a selected sample of secondary schools. Four populations were chosen for study: schools that had participated in a 1968 study, schools that had consistently produced winners in…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Testing, Educational Trends, English Curriculum
HECK, WILLIAM; AND OTHERS – 1965
TO DETERMINE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN TEACHING, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 1,200 TEACHERS IN THE GAMMA EPSILON (INDIANA) AREA. ANALYSIS OF 630 RETURNS (311 ELEMENTARY, 166 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, 153 HIGH SCHOOL) SHOWED THAT TEACHERS SPENT 25-30 HOURS A WEEK IN NONTEACHING ACTIVITIES, AS FOLLOWS--(1) ABOUT 3 HOURS A WEEK IN BUILDING…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Extracurricular Activities, Inservice Teacher Education, Noninstructional Responsibility
Farrell, Edmund J.; Farrell, Jo Ann – Council-Grams, 1973
The responses of 19 members of the National Council of Teachers of English (classroom teachers, secondary school department chairmen, curriculum directors, supervisors of English, members of college departments of English, and English specialists with state departments of education) to a letter requesting them to describe the kind of year they…
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Educational Problems, English Departments
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Gasson, I. S.; Otto, E. P. – Vestes, 1979
In 1976 a questionnaire designed to gather information about methods to determine the allocation of staff within tertiary institutions in Australia was mailed to universities and colleges. The results are discussed including methods of allocation, student-load/staff ratios, staff contact hours, and sabbatical and study leave provisions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Faculty, Cost Effectiveness, Faculty Workload
Roberts, Jon – 1986
The process used by one researcher in developing an inventory of specific tasks performed by language teachers is described. The objective was to facilitate research on language teachers' jobs in a variety of countries and under differing teaching conditions and to provide job profiles for use in teacher education and by teachers, their unions,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research
Gallagher, Robert E. – 1975
The document studies the problem of student overload in vocational agriculture programs in the State of Washington, examining its impact on teaching effectiveness and shop safety. The present teaching load is compared with an evaluation of an acceptable teaching and student load. Two questionnaires collected data: (1) regarding the present…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Data Analysis, Educational Needs, Educational Problems
Kelly, Diana K. – 1990
This study was conducted to determine the characteristics, qualifications, frustrations, and institutional involvement of part-time faculty at community colleges. The study involved a review of the literature on trends in and statistics on part-time faculty employment; the motivations, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, quality,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Development, Full Time Faculty
Gardener, Clark Edward – 1986
Questionnaires completed by 374 teachers were used to determine differences in the instructional and noninstructional responsibilities of elementary teachers in very small, small, and medium school districts in Montana. Questions about instructional duties related to number of courses and grade levels taught, pupil/teacher ratio, teacher role in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Multigraded Classes, Noninstructional Responsibility
Brisco, Bill J. – 1968
Opinions were gathered from college faculty and industrial employees as to the number of college semester hours they felt they could take while employed full time. The sample included 268 randomly selected faculty members and administrators from seven universities in the western states, and 175 industrial personnel of eight firms in the area. Two…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Credit Courses
Applegate, Edd – Online Submission, 1981
In 1981 a questionnaire was mailed to personnel at 42 Kentucky colleges and universities to determine the number of faculty members teaching technical writing, the academic qualifications and professional experiences of these individuals, and the methods they used to teach technical writing. Of the 29 responding, 20 (68.9%) institutions offered…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Questionnaires, School Surveys, Teacher Characteristics
Koos, Leonard V. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
Until the past decade or two, educational administration has been notably laggard in attacking its problems by methods approximating the scientific. Tradition, sentiment, rule of thumb, temporizing compromise--these have been, and unfortunately still are, the dominant methods in this important field of human enterprise. One of the largest problems…
Descriptors: Educational History, Questionnaires, Higher Education, Educational Administration
California Community and Junior Coll. Association, Sacramento. – 1978
This study was conducted through a mailed survey of randomly selected full- and part-time faculty at 15 California community colleges. Responses came from 1,302 full-time (49.3% reporting) and 1,544 part-time faculty (32.9% reporting). Respondents represented a wide range of teaching fields. Of full-time respondents, 69.3% reported seven or more…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Faculty Workload, Noninstructional Responsibility
Riggs, Norman Dee – 1968
An analysis of the internal organization of innovative secondary schools was developed from questionnaire response data supplied by the principals of 121 junior high, intermediate, and middle schools in 35 States. Criteria for comparison and evaluation were based primarily on related research and general organizational literature. The study found…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Qualifications, Bibliographies, Curriculum Development
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