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National Education Association, Washington, DC. Research Div. – 1987
To analyze the popularity and merits of the year-round school, this report reviews research and other literature on (1) the history of the year-round school including highlights of a few school district programs from 1800 to the present; (2) the academic, economic, and social impact of year-round schools; (3) school districts' concerns about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent School Relationship
Eicher, Jean Claude – 1984
Prepared for a 1984 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conference, this report addresses the necessary reform of educational systems and the cost of new information technologies and their efficiency in education. A discussion of trends in public expenditures for education includes a review of trends since 1970 in OECD…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Costs, Developed Nations, Distance Education
Angus, M. J.; And Others – 1975
As a part of a longitudinal study of learning in open plan and conventional design classrooms, the present study focuses on school design and its influence on selected behavior of pupils and teachers. The behaviors of pupils and their teachers in eleven learning areas of open plan and seven of conventional design were observed. Among the 18…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Epstein, Joyce L.; McPartland, James M. – 1978
The debate about appropriate student-teacher authority relations in schools has persisted at least since the movement for "progressive education" in the 1920's, and it is reflected today in the debate between "open" education programs and "traditional" education programs. This paper, based on data from 7,361 students in elementary and secondary…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
Anttonen, Ralph G.; Dianna, Michael – 1980
The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences in the academic achievement of children attending three different types of school: a model "open" school, a comparable "traditional" school, and a traditional school with a student population from a higher socioeconomic area. Data based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis
BESVINICK, SIDNEY L.; CRITTENDEN, JOHN – 1966
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE GRADUATES OF MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL, IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WERE SUFFICIENTLY DIFFERENT FROM GRADUATES OF ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SAME DISTRICT TO WARRANT FURTHER RESEARCH, A PILOT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. MELBOURNE HAS RECEIVED ACCLAIM FOR ITS NONGRADED, CONTINUOUS PROGRESS, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM AND FOR THE NUMEROUS…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Continuous Progress Plan
Lawton, Joseph T.; Hooper, Frank H. – 1978
This paper, which presents a comparison of informal and formal preschool programs, describes the arguments used by proponents of the formal, more structured, teacher-centered programs and the informal, more child-centered, programs. Some of the evidence for the effects of early experience on child development and for the effects of teaching style…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Early Experience, Informal Organization
Spigel, J. – 1974
Ten hypotheses were tested to evaluate the effects on pupils and teachers of open space construction. Over 2,000 students in open and traditional schools were selected for experimental and "control" groups. Grades 4 and 7 pupils were selected specifically since major data indicative of academic achievement were drawn from the County…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Environmental Influences
Burnham, Brian – 1973
In the spring of 1973, a standardized test of reading and mathematics skills was administered to 564 grade 3 pupils distributed among two open plan schools (155 pupils) and seven conventionally constructed schools (409 pupils). The groups were matched on IQ, geographic location, the academic qualifications of their teachers, and average class…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Facilities Design
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1972
A random sample is reported of fifth-year teachers from conventional schools and from open or innovative schools who completed the Organizational Climate Descriptions Questionnaire (OCDQ), administered anonymously, which measured subjective rather than objective dimensions. The instrument is interpreted as being primarily a measure of teacher…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Design, Conventional Instruction, Educational Facilities Design
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Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1981
Queries which college serves best: one with 10,000 part-time students or one with 2,500 full-time students? Deems the services rendered dissimilar, but the costs about the same. Discusses attrition rates and transfer success and the relationship between academic persistence and goal attainment. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Wiseman, Alexander W.; Alromi, Naif H. – Compare, 2003
Discusses whether the intersection of traditional and modern institutions in the Persian Gulf region influences student opportunities to learn. Provides preliminary and empirical indicators of how this might happen by estimating the degree of penetration of Gulf state culture and religious ideology into school organizational environments. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Kruse, Gary D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
Both traditional instruction and student evaluation have become more a measure of recognition and recall ability than a genuine understanding of concepts. To move schools toward a greater sensitivity in cognitive processing, new views of time, curriculum, learning, and teachers' roles must be adopted. This will require major changes, including a…
Descriptors: Brain, Collegiality, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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Owens, Laura; Konkol, Lynn – Reclaiming Children and Youth: The Journal of Strength-based Interventions, 2004
The purpose of this study was to gain a student's perspective on the differences between alternative and traditional educational settings. Specific objectives were to (1) identify obstacles students perceived in transitioning from alternative settings to traditional school settings and (2) hear the authentic voices of students to determine what…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Nontraditional Education, Traditional Schools, Emotional Disturbances
Billington, Dorothy D. – 1989
A study tried to determine if development can continue through middle age, if education can stimulate adult development, and, if so, what the contributing factors are. The subjects were 60 men and women who had begun doctoral studies between ages 37 and 48, half of whom had just finished and half of whom had just started. Half of the students were…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Doctoral Programs
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