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Nettles, Michael T.; Perna, Laura W.; Bradburn, Ellen M. – 2000
This report, using data from the 1992-93 National Study of Postsecondary Faculty, examines differences among postsecondary faculty by gender and by race/ethnicity. Comparisons were made on several human capital variables (education/experience) and structural variables (academic discipline/institution type), as well as for faculty outcomes…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Black Teachers, College Faculty, Employment Level
Hillert, Mark S. – 1997
This thesis reports on a 1996 survey of Wisconsin art educators (N=161) concerning attitudes, college preservice background, availability of graduate level course work, and perceptions of working with students with exceptional education needs (EEN). An introductory chapter provides an overview of developments leading to passage of Public Law…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Challener, Jacquelyn – 1999
Eleven artists and sixteen art historians teaching in five liberal arts colleges and three universities were interviewed to discover their information needs and the resources they use, not only for their own work, but for teaching purposes. The participants almost all subscribe to art journals, and many read newspapers. They visit libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Art History, Art Teachers, Artists
Cadiero-Kaplan, Karen – 1999
This paper documents the methodology, research process, process interventions, and the resulting quality indicators of a technology staff development project. The project was designed to assist the administration at an elementary school in San Diego (California) in developing a capacity building model of staff development that would support the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2005
This report summarizes some AISD activities to support reading and mathematics instruction in grades K-5 for the 2004-2005 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Kindergarten
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Kaff, Marilyn S. – Preventing School Failure, 2004
The purpose of the study was to provide insight into the inability to retain qualified special education teachers. Why do special educators say they want to leave? What conditions would encourage them to stay? Nearly half of the teachers reported they planned to leave the field in the next 5 years. They cited three areas of concern: administrative…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Multiple Employment, Teacher Role
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Lindner, Reinhard W.; Healy, Donald E., Jr. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2004
The authors present findings from an initial information gathering and analysis of a larger Office of Special Education Programs model demonstration project, "Connections to Success." The article is based on an analysis of a teacher survey conducted at four schools in the project's partner district focused on perceived problems, sources of stress,…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Demonstration Programs, Teacher Surveys, Coping
Frazier, Benjamin W.; Betts, Gilbert L.; Greenleaf, Walter J.; Waples, Douglas; Dearborn, Ned H.; Carney, Mabel; Alexander, Thomas – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1935
The Seventy-first Congress authorized a survey of the education of teachers on a Nation-wide scope, conducted during the last 3 years. After the work of the survey was organized it was apparent that only a limited number of studies could be undertaken with the time and funds available. It was decided, therefore, to cooperate whenever possible with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "The Diversity of Fishes", along with profiles of two teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual follow-up surveys…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Museums, Seminars, Online Courses
SchWeber, Claudine; Kelley, Kimberly B.; Orr, Gloria J. – 1998
This paper addresses the two core challenges facing institutions interested in delivering courses online: the increased need for faculty with interests and skills in this area, who can master the technology, take advantage of the new pedagogy mandated by teaching in a text-based environment, and maintain their subject area competence; and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems
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Curtis, Andy; Szestay, Margit – TESL-EJ, 2005
This paper reports on the learning outcomes described by experienced teachers attending a program designed to enable them to come together to engage in professional development through structured and systematic reflective practice. In the first part of the paper, we look briefly at some of the challenges of defining "reflective…
Descriptors: Seminars, Faculty Development, Transformative Learning, Communities of Practice
Harvey, Michael W.; Cotton, Samuel E.; Koch, Kourtland R. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2005
This study investigated the relationship between demographic variables of secondary Indiana career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for students with and without disabilities participating in CTE. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students
King, Kathleen P. – 2002
A model of educators' learning experiences in educational technology was developed by studying 205 educators who participated in professional development in educational technology at metropolitan area graduate schools of education over a 7-year period. Data were gathered over the entire semester for all participants. Additional data on a limited…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Harvey, Michael W.; Pellock, Cynthia – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2004
This study investigated the relationship between demographic characteristics of Pennsylvania career and technical education (CTE) instructors and program expectations for secondary students with and without disabilities. Respondents' gender, age, level of education, years in current position, years in education, and training in special needs (i.e.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Expectations of Students
Small, Ruth V.; Sutton, Stuart; Eisenberg, Michael; Miwa, Makiko; Urfels, Claire – 1998
The Internet contains a vast array of educational resources, ranging from individual activities to whole curricula. This research study used content analyses and an electronic questionnaire to investigate how and why PreK-12 educators use information from the Internet for instructional design purposes in order to inform the design of an…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Content Analysis, Educational Planning
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