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Weber, Roberta K.; Forgan, James W.; Schoon, Perry L. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
For most experienced educators, choosing software for children with disabilities is challenging as the number of programs in our technology rich marketplace increases dramatically. Purchasing titles for entertainment is much less complicated than selecting effective educational materials based upon sound instructional objectives through a…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Qualitative Research, Instructional Material Evaluation, Computer Software Selection
Community College Survey of Student Engagement, 2005
Each year, the Community College Survey of Student Engagement ("CCSSE") presents the results of its annual survey. These results give community colleges objective and relevant data about students' experiences at their colleges so they can better understand how effectively they are engaging their students and identify areas for improvement. This…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, First Generation College Students, Community Colleges, Income
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Kim, Chankook; Fortner, Rosanne W. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2006
To explore issue-specific barriers to teaching environmental issues, the authors investigated secondary science teachers' perceived current and preferred teaching levels for 23 environmental issues and perceived barriers to teaching the selected issues. Subjects in this graduate project were 41 secondary science teachers self-selected to answer a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Science Teachers, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
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Desimone, Laura M.; Smith, Thomas M.; Ueno, Koji – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2006
Purpose: Policymakers and administrators are increasingly focusing on professional development as a means to improve teaching quality. In this study, the authors examine whether professional development in mathematics is primarily performing an educative function by addressing weak teacher preparation, or a catalytic function by serving mainly…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Effectiveness, National Competency Tests
Martin, Nancy K.; And Others – 1997
This study represents a continuation of research efforts to further refine the Attitudes & Beliefs on Classroom Control (ABCC) Inventory, an instrument designed to measure teachers' perceptions of their classroom management beliefs and practices. Data were collected utilizing the ABCC, selected subscales of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
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Bell, Mary; And Others – 1997
This research project devised and evaluated a program for improving primary grade students' interpersonal skills to reduce their inappropriate behaviors when interacting with others. Teacher surveys, journals and observations of children's behavior were used to document poor interpersonal skills in kindergartners through third graders in four…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Childrens Literature, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Learning
Schauer, Jolene; Rockwell, S. Kay; Fritz, Susan; Marx, Dave – 1998
This paper reports the results of a survey that addressed the type of preparation faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln want to help them build appropriate teaching skills for distance education delivery. Specifically, it examined the type of education, assistance, and support faculty need to develop educational materials for distance…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Ridley, Lucinda L.; Buehler, Ruth M. – 1991
In an effort to generate a list of effective teacher behaviors for special education, a survey was taken of special education teachers (N=41). The teachers were asked to rank order 11 skill areas according to their relative importance in effective teaching and to utilize their knowledge and experience to specify effective performance behaviors in…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Stennett, R. G.; Earl, L. M. – 1983
A survey of 131 Canadian elementary school teachers teaching in open areas sought to discover the extent to which open education concepts were being implemented and to solicit their opinions about a variety of problems and issues related to implementation. The survey asked teachers to rate their current situation and personal preferences on 11…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Education
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Rajasekhar, Mamilla – Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
To be consistent with WTO promulgations at Cancun 2003 meet, India as one of the founding members has made open to foreign and private universities to enter into India to do trade in higher education services from January, 2005 onwards. To withstand this imminent competition, the author in this survey based research article tries to suggest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Management, College Faculty, Competition
Milken Family Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA. – 1999
During the 1998-99 academic year, the Milken Family Foundation undertook the second annual survey of district technology coordinators. This report presents the following survey data from 3,800 districts in 27 states: response rates; size of districts; student uses of technology; student outcomes; teacher uses of technology; percentage of student…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Coordinators, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Advocates for Children of New York, Inc., Long Island City. – 2001
This study surveyed 227 teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) in New York City public schools about the adequacy of the school and classroom services provided to ELLs to help them meet the challenges of New York City's updated promotion and graduation standards. In addition to the teachers' surveys, the report compiles data from the New…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Menlove, Ronda; Garnes, Lori; Salzberg, Charles – 2003
Utah is experiencing chronic, critical, special-educator shortages in all positions and disability areas, including speech and language pathologists and school psychologists. The Utah Attrition Study found that the most common reason for special education professionals leaving positions was "moving out of state," followed by personal…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Mobility, Job Satisfaction
Wilcox, Daryl J.; Wigle, Stanley E. – 2000
The current practice of including all students with special needs in the general education setting has resulted in new roles for special educators. To determine whether special education professionals are being prepared adequately for these new roles, a study investigated the self-reported competencies of special educators on a set of 35 skills…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Regular and Special Education Relationship
Dawkins, Karen; Penick, John – 1999
This study reports on a survey of mathematics and science teachers' beliefs and attitudes toward what they value most in a masters degree program. The survey gathered demographic data from 300 teachers and assessed beliefs and attitudes about the proposed advanced masters degree in North Carolina. Findings indicate that teachers are more…
Descriptors: Degree Requirements, Higher Education, Masters Degrees, Masters Programs
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