Describes results from a qualitative analysis of responses from classroom-, school-, district-, and state-level educators and administrators to questions about K-12 school health education. Results highlighted six themes: value of health education in school curricula; qualifications of and opportunities for educators; programs, curricula, and…

Two hundred and forty-five university faculty responded to a survey questionnaire that assessed their attitudes toward providing different accommodations related to instructional delivery, examination, and other assistance to students with disabilities in the classroom. The influence of gender, professional rank, department affiliation, experience…

This report describes the attitudes of parents, the general public, school principals, and teachers across Kentucky about the implementation of school reforms based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). Data were gathered from random telephone surveys in the eight geographic regions of the state for each targeted audience based on…

This report describes what schools and educators across Kentucky are doing to implement school reform in performance assessment based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). It provides research-based suggestions about how implementation of programs can be enhanced and how the benefits of reform increased for the Kentucky youth.…

In April 1994, New York City Technical College established the Mathematics Task Force to review mathematics instruction at the college and recommend policy and program changes. The Task Force established three sub-committees: (1) a Curriculum and Instruction Sub-Committee to survey mathematics faculty regarding instructional techniques, (2) an…

This study examined the relationship between organizational form and faculty behavior for biotechnology faculty in research universities. In particular the study looked at the perceptions and role of nondepartmental organized research units as compared to the more traditional university structures of discipline rank, tenure status,and…

Common variables that can be isolated to explain mergers of academic units within universities were investigated, along with variables associated with the potential and actual benefits of the mergers as perceived by faculty and administrators. Central tendencies were used to compute the similarities and differences in the external and internal…

This study examined the perceived availability of funds for teaching support and faculty development, the importance of teaching in tenure and merit salary adjustments, and the level of financial support for faculty attendance at professional meetings and institutional support for global faculty development. Data were gathered from questionnaires…

Every agency with a responsibility for teacher education has a legitimate role in inservice education, and these roles should be formalized in cooperative arrangements. Five types of power which affect an institution's ability to motivate teachers to continue inservice education are: (1) expert (innovation and research, management and…

The relationship between reputational ratings of graduate-level chemistry, history, and psychology departments and their faculties' scholarly productivity was examined using data from a national sample of departments in each field. Faculty reported the number of their professional articles in journals, chapters in books, scholarly book reviews,…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain (1) the current status of professionally prepared industrial arts resource materials, (2) the effectiveness of these materials, and (3) the process of professional interaction involved in preparation of resource materials. Resource materials were collected by the researcher and analyzed and ranked by…

Problems of an interdisciplinary program in university environments where traditional departments have top-billing are the focus of this paper. General conditions that exert a drag and positive factors facilitating the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary international studies program are outlined. The status of undergraduate…

A project at the University of Witwatersrand examined the implications of introducing a centrally controlled system of computer-based learning in which 13 university departments utilized PLATO to supplement teaching programs and encourage computer literacy. Department project descriptions and project evaluations (which reported positive student…

An approach to evaluating the department secretarial staff on attitude, initiative, and motivation also has the objective of enhancing the relationship between staff and faculty. It has two unique features: (1) staff are evaluated by all supervisors (faculty) to whom they are responsible, and (2) each faculty member is evaluated by each staff…

Recommendations to the Virginia Department of Education to promote more opportunities for preschool integration were elicited from 9 early childhood special education (ECSE) staff, 10 ECSE educators, 8 special education administrators, and 5 parents. Recommendations included the provision of written information, staff development, financial…