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Achilles, C. M.; Finn, J. D. – 2002
In this paper, the authors examine several factors related to class size. The purpose of the presentation is to: (1) trace the evolution of class-size research; (2) briefly describe the Student Achievement Ratio (STAR) class-size experiment; (3) summarize the early and the later student outcomes of STAR participants; (4) outline the…
Descriptors: Class Size, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation
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Locke, Steven – Rural Educator, 2004
This study examines an elementary teacher education certification program delivered by a state university to Native American teacher aides on the reservation. Data were collected over two semesters using a Freirean critical theory framework to analyze the data and to explicate the problematic nature of Native American education. Analysis of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Critical Theory, Teacher Aides, Teacher Education Programs
Wagener, James W. – 1996
This paper explores the role of volunteer teacher associates in school reform. Three theses are examined: (1) qualified and well trained volunteers as teachers' associates can be important in remedying the difficulties students experience in public school classrooms; (2) many public school reform efforts produce mixed results because of difficult…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts Univ., Boston. New England Multifunctional Resource Center for Language and Culture in Education. – 1993
The activities of the New England Multifunctional Resource Center for Language and Culture in Education (MRC) are reported for October 1, 1992 through July 31, 1993. The MRC is a federally funded program of training and technical assistance for educators of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the New England area. A consortium of Brown…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Consortia, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Bacharach, Samuel B. – 1983
Conceptualizing stress as an interaction of organizational or work characteristics (stress stimuli) and individual characteristics (stress resistance), this paper reports a study of teacher stress in 42 elementary school organizations and 45 secondary school organizations. Organizational stress is operationalized as the aggregate average response…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, High Schools, Multiple Regression Analysis, Organization
Bordelon, Karen J., Ed.; And Others – 1981
A comprehensive framework for coordinated training for all levels of early childhood development personnel employed in Texas child care centers is provided in the form of charts, tables, and indexes. Following the first section's brief overview of project activities, the second section presents chart 1, a job matrix showing responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Career Ladders, Child Caregivers, Child Development
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National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
Database documentation for a statistical data file on local education agency (LEA) students and staff is provided. The data file includes counts of the number of schools, the numbers of students and teachers at various levels, and the numbers of instructional aides and other staff. Data file figures for teachers, aides, and, where possible, other…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
A statistical data file on local education agency (LEA) students and staff is provided. The data file includes counts of the number of schools, the numbers of students and teachers at various levels, and the numbers of instructional aides and other staff. Data file figures for teachers, aides, and, where possible, other staff are in full-time…
Descriptors: Databases, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
San Ysidro School District, CA. – 1983
Purpose of the handbook is to ensure a commonality of concept and practice in bilingual education for the San Ysidro School District (California). Prefaced by excerpts from the state legislation enacting bilingual education and a statement of the district's bilingual-bicultural education philosophy, the handbook delineates the membership,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Class Organization, Curriculum Design
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Div. of Special Education. – 1988
Ten modules for training paraprofessionals who work in classrooms for students with emotional handicaps address the following topics: (1) awareness of emotionally handicapped (EH) students and the educational programs and services designed to meet their needs (assessment, evaluation, the individualized education program, case conferences, social…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques
Mayo, Donald S., Ed. – Chabot College Journal, 1982
This collection of essays focuses on issues in bilingual education. First, Elizabeth Flynn examines different kinds of bilingual programs; efforts made towards cultural pluralism in a number of countries; national benefits to be derived from bilingualism; the needs of American ethnic groups, new immigrants, and foreign students; and the pros and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingualism, Cambodians
Beckwith, Gwendolyn Long, Comp.; Stivers, Margaret, Comp. – 1977
This manual is designed to aid training classroom staff members in training new Behavior Analysis Follow Through teachers. Behavior Analysis Follow Through was designed to meet the educational needs of low-income students in the kindergarten through third grades and was validated as an effective and exemplary educational program by the U. S.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Behavioral Science Research, Classroom Techniques, Evaluation Methods
McIntire, Ronald G.; Hughes, Larry W. – 1982
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has worked with the University of Houston, Texas Southern University, the Houston Community College to develop a program to prevent rapid staff turnover in urban schools. Part of the program is aimed at recruiting high school students who live in urban areas and training them as potential teachers.…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, High School Students, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Seymann, Marilyn R. – 1979
A study was conducted to identify the competencies needed by bilingual teacher aides in an elementary school program. A task analysis, in the form of a 341-item questionnaire, was disseminated to 131 bilingual teacher aides in Arizona to determine both the difficulty and frequency of the tasks performed by the aides. To further validate the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teacher Aides
COULSON, JOHN E. – 1967
2 STUDIES DESIGNED TO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE TEACHER IN THE CLASSROOM ARE DESCRIBED. THE FIRST STUDY USED ABOUT 5 HOURS OF PROGRAMED HIGH SCHOOL GEOMETRY MATERIALS. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE MATERIALS WOULD BE INCREASED IF THE TEACHER ACTIVELY AUGMENTED INSTRUCTION THROUGH REPHRASING DIFFICULT ITEMS, ADDING EXAMPLES, WORKING…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Geometry
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