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Parrett, William – 1981
Based on primary research relating to the theoretical framework of alternative schools, this study investigated teachers' and students' perceptions of instructional practices in alternative and conventional public schools to determine if differences in actual teaching practices do occur between the two types of schooling. Ten high schools…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Educational Practices
Amato, Josephine A. – 1979
Teacher achievement expectation effects were investigated for third- and fourth-graders (24 boys and 24 girls, each grade) in open and traditional classrooms. The main and interaction effects of teacher achievement expectation (High/Low), class type (Open/Traditional), sex of child and grade level on students' behavior and teacher-student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Design, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Brodinsky, Ben – 1977
This paper is a report of the proceedings and a synthesis of discussion from a conference on the state of basic skills in American education held in Racine, Wisconsin, in April 1977. The participants were national education leaders, including specialists in different curriculum areas, legislators, public school administrators, and leaders from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Conventional Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Educational Policy
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1974
Interviews with several individuals representing a variety of viewpoints about the recent controversy regarding textbooks and philosophy in the Kanawha County, West Virginia, public schools are presented in this transcript of a National Public Radio program broadcast in December 1974. Beginning with a discussion of the issue of textbook selection…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Gaite, A. J. H.; Rankin, Richard J. – 1974
A comprehensive evaluation of the characteristics of students attending a public alternative school revealed marked differences between the experimental group (the alternative school) and a control group (students attending a regular public school). Alternative school students showed significantly lower achievement and ability on all measures,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Crenshaw, Joseph W.; Smith, Rodney P. – 1972
This chapter suggests procedures and alternative practices for the improvement of big city education. The authors (1) urge the importance of planning, (2) describe procedures for identifying and selecting promising alternative practices, (3) discuss the involvement of people in urban education, (4) identify emerging learning environments, (5)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Educational Environment
Wohl, Seth F. – 1976
This study explores teacher and principal role expectations in conventional versus alternative secondary school settings. A 59-item "Role Expectations Instrument" was to give to 472 teachers in 11 conventional high schools, each having a mini-school associated with it, and in five independent alternative high schools. In addition, 11…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Demography, High Schools
Barrett-Goldfarb, Minna – 1977
Similarities and differences between alternative and traditional school programs are assessed through a survey of 11th grade social studies teachers in Long Island, New York. The sample consisted of 11 alternative schools and 24 traditional public high schools containing a representative sampling of upper, middle, and lower-class students. A…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Decision Making, Educational Research
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Casey, M. Beth – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1990
Children in a model preschool designed to develop planning and problem-solving abilities scored higher than children in comparison preschools on measures constructed to assess planning and problem-solving skills. (BB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
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Thompson, Johnnie – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1995
Highlights case studies of three elementary schools in the Kansas City (Missouri) System of Choice program that resulted from a court order to erase all vestiges of segregation in the Kansas City school district. The possible effects of these choices of school programs on educational equity are summarized. (GR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Court Litigation, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment
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Woessner, Ruth – Montessori Life, 1995
Compares and contrasts the approaches to mathematics in Montessori schools and traditional schools. Suggests that in a traditional curriculum, math is studied as a separate subject and isolated discipline, in an abstract format, with the entire group of children moving together through the prescribed curriculum. In contrast, the Montessori school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Weber, Larry J.; McBee, Janice K. – 1982
Findings are presented which provide information about the extent to which fundamental schools (learning in a highly structured setting with instructional emphasis placed on "basic" subjects) at the elementary and junior high school levels in a large school system in Virginia have achieved their objectives. In this report, four schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment
Weaver, Roy A. – 1979
Ethnographic techniques are employed in this study in order to determine the extent to which curricula developed in magnet schools is distinctly different from curricula in conventional or nonmagnet schools. The variables examined and compared include: (1) subject matter offered; (2) instructional methods; (3) grouping procedures; (4) student and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Educational Policy
Sewell, Alan F.; And Others – 1975
This paper continues previous reports of a controlled multivariate evaluation of a junior high school open-education program. A new method of estimating program objectives and implementation is presented, together with the nature and degree of obtained student outcomes. Open-program students were found to approve more highly of their learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1976
Four evaluation instruments were used to assess the impact of inservice and preservice training in open education techniques experienced by four teacher groups. The Semantic Differential Scale was used to determine teacher attitudes on the concepts of behavior modification, team teaching approach, parental involvement, self-contained classrooms,…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
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