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Westcott, D.B. – The Hawaii Language Teacher, 1968
With the idea of providing a valid conditioning and testing situation by which the student's self-confidence and effectiveness in communicating in a foreign language could be improved, this study evaluates a pilot project designed to identify and measure the effects of having a native speaker in the classroom for a period of time as opposed to a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Programs
Baird, Leonard L. – 1974
This study of graduate and professional school students attempted to find out how students enter graduate and professional school and to assess their reactions to their experiences there. Following an introduction, the report includes: (1) a description of the sample students and how their current activities were related to their plans as seniors,…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Environment, College Programs, College Role
Gumpper, David C.; And Others – 1971
This document evaluates the first year of an experimental continuous progress program in a Pennsylvania elementary school. The report covers (1) a summary and a discussion of the evaluation implications, (2) a compendium of other nongraded school studies, (3) a description of the experimental school, (4) a discussion on program structure and staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuous Progress Plan, Costs, Design Requirements
Shiman, David A., Ed.; And Others – 1974
This volume reports experiences in individualizing and opening classroom instruction of elementary teachers in the League of Cooperating Schools (18 Southern California School districts). Written for teachers by teachers, it offers specific details and advice to aid both the new and the experienced teacher with the organizational and technical…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
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Drinkard, Barbara Parr – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the needs of adolescents and how teachers should accommodate these needs in order to encourage learning and to make their job easier. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Raleigh. – 2002
North Carolina's 1999 Governor's Task Force on Youth Violence and School Safety produced a report that generated 10 action items and 6 main recommendations. This research bulletin presents a follow-up to the task force's efforts. It begins by providing background information about the task force and putting its work into context. It then discusses…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Delinquency Prevention
Assarsson, Liselott; Sipos-Zackrisson, Katarina – 2001
This paper discusses classroom life in formal adult education, specifically rhetoric concerning the idea of the adult learners' own interest as a driving force for learning. Its two objectives are to describe social interaction as related to this andragogical ideal and the conditions for learning and to raise some methodological standpoints in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
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Harris, Patricia – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
Addresses the need for teachers in socioeconomically disadvantaged schools to change classroom practice. Examines the disparity between home and school environments, using critical social theory. Describes curriculum negotiation as an active, relevant process, focusing on creating classroom environments that empower students. Discusses the skills…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Kerr, Stephen T. – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1990
This new Soviet position paper outlines a national plan to infuse computers and information technology into all levels of education over the coming two decades. Topics discussed include computer literacy; vocational education; improvement of instructional methods; special education; computers and educational administration; new roles for teachers…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
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Miller, Bruce A. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 1995
Explores issues related to expanding the roles of rural schools and youth in community development; summarizes literature related to community development and social capital; reports on how three rural Midwest communities built linkages between the school and community; reports on data from a symposium on community-based learning; and addresses…
Descriptors: Community Development, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Anderson, Terry; Wark, Norine – E-Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 2004
A common report from anecdotal writing over many generations of educators is that it is the teacher who usually learns the most during the process of gathering content materials, designing, teaching and evaluating student performance. In this project we address this issue by developing an innovative instructional design in which collaborative…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Role, Student Developed Materials, Learning Activities
Tudor, Ian – 1996
The learner-centered approach to second language education is presented as one that takes into account the learning goals, subjective needs, and culturally-based expectations learners bring with them to the language classroom. First, both formative and current trends in learner-centered language teaching are examined, and the principle of active…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Educational Trends
Thomson, Nancy S. – 1996
The objectives of an innovative teaching model implemented in a course at Northwest Missouri State University Department of Science/Information System are to: (1) use the Total Quality Management (TQM) concept in course design and implementation in the MIS (management information systems) curriculum; (2) develop attitudes and behaviors associated…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Instruction, College Seniors, Computer Mediated Communication
City Univ. of New York, NY. National Center for Service Learning in Early Adolescence, New York, NY. – 1991
This report is a partial revision of an earlier report, released in the spring of 1989, that described programs in which young adolescents engaged in community service. The first chapter of the present report discusses the benefits that accrue to society and early adolescents when early adolescents engage in community service. The review process…
Descriptors: Community Services, Conflict Resolution, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Tanaka, Hiroyuki – 1998
This paper describes the expertise that teachers need to acquire in order to facilitate pupils' self-expression with multimedia. The central idea behind the argument is that multimedia is a creative tool for children and that multimedia learning in the near future is expected to be "Learning by Producing." In such a context of creative…
Descriptors: Creative Expression, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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