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Stewart, Twyla; And Others – 1987
A group of three conference papers, all dealing with ways to improve teacher effectiveness, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Improving Teacher Effectiveness" (Twyla Stewart), describes the efforts of the Center for Academic Interinstitutional Programs at the University of California, Los Angeles. The program focuses on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Teachers, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Surlin, Stuart H.; Berlin, Barry – 1989
A study was conducted to determine whether there was a significant difference in perceptions and values between Canadian and American television audiences. Respondents were first and second year college university students at the University of Windsor, Ontario, and Canisius College, Buffalo. Two types of personal values were looked at: general…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
Shapiro, Joan Poliner; Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll – 1987
This paper indicates the need for women's studies ethics courses and the examination of student concepts of morality. It proposes the ethical study of social problems not usually considered in undergraduate classes and illustrates the importance of the study of historical perspectives and situational ethics in the teaching of complex contemporary…
Descriptors: Altruism, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Kling, Rob – 1982
Common assumptions concerning the impact of computers on society fail to recognize the complexity of the social settings into which computer technology is introduced or the roles computer applications play in those settings. This paper identifies common ways of conceptualizing computing and points out their weaknesses. The author then discusses…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science
Morse, Dean – 1976
Selected and edited from approximately 100 lengthy open-ended interviews with older black men and women and young Puerto Rican men and women in New York City and Newark, New Jersey, transcripts are presented in which 12 of the older black men and women and six of the young Puerto Ricans describe their work experiences and how they were related to…
Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Blacks, Case Studies
Erwin, Barbara, Comp.; And Others – 1982
This description of the Regular Education Inservice (REGI) effort in fiscal year 1981 includes a summary analysis of data from the REGI projects and a state by state compilation of project abstracts. Following the summary analysis of the REGI effort, project abstracts are organized by state or territory. Within each state or territory section,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Tenfjord, Jon – 1980
For nearly a generation, teachers have taught Norwegian school children through songs, explanation, films, and reading about children from other cultures with international understanding as an ideal. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in Norway, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) are…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bias, Change Strategies, Childrens Literature
Gagnon, Marc – 1974
A report is presented of research on the attitudes of French-speaking adolescents toward the English language and culture. For the purposes of this study, Shaw and Wright's definition of attitude was accepted, that is, an evaluative reaction of the affective order. The four parts of the study describe the following: (1) the preparation of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Biculturalism
Zaccor, James V. – 1979
A study of earth-covered schools in Oklahoma was conducted for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assess the viability of these structures as learning and teaching environments, as cost beneficial investments, and as potential shelters from natural and man-made disasters. The study was aimed at identifying what information is…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Civil Defense, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness
HALVORSEN, MARCIA L. – 1967
IN THIS REPORT DATA DESCRIBING THE SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RESIDENTS OF "VINE CITY," A NEGRO SLUM IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ARE STATISTICALLY SUMMARIZED AND ANALYZED. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX PERSONS, MOSTLY WOMEN, REPRESENTING 11 PERCENT OF "VINE CITY'S" FAMILY POPULATION, WERE INTERVIEWED BY STUDENTS AT A NEARBY COLLEGE. THE…
Descriptors: Activities, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Citizen Participation
BOROTA, NICHOLAS H. – 1967
A GUIDANCE UNIT ON ATTITUDES WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO STUDY COMMON ATTITUDES, POSITIVE OUTLOOKS, PERSONAL IMPROVEMENT, THE RELATIONSHIPS OF PERSONALITY TO VOCATIONAL CHOICE AND JOB SUCCESS, AND EGOCENTRIC AND ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR PATTERNS. AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE IS SEEN TO BE MOLDED BY HIS OUTLOOK AND…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Emotional Adjustment, Negative Attitudes
POPKIN, RICHARD H. – 1967
EDUCATORS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY FINDING WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE DISADVANTAGED IN AMERICA. THEY ASSUME THAT THEY MUST MAKE THE DISADVANTAGED CONFORM TO AND FUNCTION IN THE DOMINANT MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIETY. HOWEVER, WHILE THE MIDDLE CLASS SEEMS TO FAVOR A HOMOGENIZATION OF ALL CULTURES, SOME MINORITY CULTURES RESIST THIS PRESSURE AND FAVOR A SOCIETY IN…
Descriptors: American Culture, Black History, Conferences, Cultural Differences
Solmon, Lewis C.; Ochsner, Nancy – 1978
The attitudes and behaviors of college graduates several years after graduation and the changes in their attitudes from their freshman year (1970) until the time of a followup survey (1977) were studied. The following areas were covered with the 9,000 respondents: life goals, religious preferences, how the college graduates spend their time,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Freshmen, College Graduates, Followup Studies
Aspira, Inc., New York, NY. – 1979
School desegregation did not lead to greater understanding of the Hispanic community by white educational personnel in two school districts analyzed to document the desegregation process and the impact of school desegregation on the Hispanic community. Each district was in a white-controlled, tri-ethnic community in its second year of successful…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Court Litigation, Desegregation Effects
Bok, Derek C. – 1979
A discussion of Harvard University's ethical responsibilities by the college's president considers the reasons why universities have traditionally been reluctant to take formal positions on ethical and political issues arising in the outside world. These reasons include a belief that such positions will establish an orthodoxy that may inhibit…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, College Role, Conflict
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