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Marshall, Jon C.; Pritchard, Ruie J.; Gunderson, Betsey H. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2004
This study examines processes that personnel go through to assimilate the cultural norms of their schools. These processes are compared according to the teaching and learning environments of healthy, high achieving school districts and unhealthy, low achieving school districts. Specifically, this paper examines the "basket of crabs" effect, a…
Descriptors: School Districts, Social Influences, Social Attitudes, School Culture
Patitu, Carol Logan; Hinton, Kandace G. – New Directions for Student Services, 2003
This chapter explores factors of concern for, and overall experiences of, African American female faculty and administrators, including salary issues, affirmative action, racism, sexism, homophobia, campus climate, isolation, tenure and promotion processes, and salary. The data reported here were gathered during a study of African American women…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Women Faculty, Homosexuality, Affirmative Action
Blank, Rolf K.; Gruebel, Doreen – 1995
Efforts to reform and restructure science and mathematics education need to be based on a sound assessment of current conditions, the rate of improvement, and problems in the system. This report focuses on indicators of the condition of science and mathematics education at state and national levels. The 1995 report presents new state indicators…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Lewis, Laurie; Parsad, Basmat; Carey, Nancy; Bartfai, Nicole; Farris, Elizabeth; Smerdon, Becky – 1999
This report is based on efforts by the National Center for Education Statistics to collect data on teacher preparation and qualifications using a nationally representative survey of full-time public school teachers whose main teaching assignment is in English/language arts, social studies/social sciences, foreign language, mathematics, or science…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Stern, Barbara Slater – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2004
This article examines the similarities and differences for one course, Foundations of American Education, when offered in traditional face-to-face and online formats. The data analysis used both qualitative and quantitative measures. Several conclusions were reached: (a) for the course to be effective, the time that must be allotted for online…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Undergraduate Study, Online Courses, Conventional Instruction
Abrillo, Harry – 1987
A study examined the job requirements and working conditions of vocational and technical education teachers (VTETs) in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Data were gathered (1) from published materials and interviews with officers and staff of concerned agencies and (2) from a project-developed questionnaire that was administered…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Employment Level, Employment Qualifications
Ashton, Patricia T.; And Others – 1982
This volume contains the appendices for the report on the Teacher Efficacy Study, an investigation of teachers' sense of efficacy and the extent to which teachers believe they can have a positive effect on student learning and achievement. Included in this volume are: (1) middle school site descriptions; (2) the middle school questionnaire; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research
Gregory, Thomas B.; Smith, Gerald R. – 1987
Urging new directions for American high school education, this book outlines problems with contemporary high schools and describes the experience of small high schools (those having approximately 200 students), designed in the past 15 years, that have developed excellent and diverse alternative programs within the constraints of existing district…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Differences, Educational Change
Westat, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1987
This report updates information on private schools and provides nationally representative data on private school teachers. Two separate questionnaires were administered, one collecting information on school characteristics from administrators in a nationally representative sample of 1,174 private schools, and the second collecting information from…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Influences, Institutional Characteristics
American Association of Univ. Professors, Washington, DC. – 1986
The collective bargaining agreement between Wilberforce University and Wilberforce University Faculty Association covering the period September 1, 1986-August 31, 1989 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, dues checkoff, nondiscrimination, university rights, university governance, academic freedom, academic rank,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Academic Rank (Professional), Arbitration, Collective Bargaining
Splete, Allen P.; And Others – 1987
A survey of faculty and selected administrators of liberal arts colleges was conducted, with the goals of achieving a greater understanding of the academic workplace for faculty in liberal arts colleges and identifying ways in which the vitality, commitment, morale, and productivity of the faculty could be enhanced. A total of 9,204 faculty in 142…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Case Studies, Church Related Colleges, College Environment
Tingley, Wayne – 1986
Teachers and administrators in rural New Mexico schools and preservice teachers at New Mexico State University were surveyed to determine components that could be included in teacher education programs to augment prospective rural teachers' skills and to ease problems of recruitment/retention of certified personnel in rural schools. Questionnaires…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Scott, James J.; Smith, Stuart C. – 1987
This review summarizes the rapidly growing body of findings on the social and organizational environment of teaching and examines one innovation--the collaborative school--that offers promise of an organizational context more conducive to effective teaching. Chapter 1 characterizes the actual conditions under which teachers work, focusing on…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Advisory Committees, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment
Scott, James J. – 1987
This annotated bibliography was prepared to serve as background material for the writing of the synthesis paper "From Isolation to Collaboration: Improving the Work Environment of Teaching." Items were selected to represent the range of issues that pertain to the social and organizational context of teaching. The selected materials…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Advisory Committees, Educational Cooperation, Educational Environment
Fagbamiye, E. O. – 1981
The extent to which the academic staff in the five oldest Nigerian universities expressed job satisfaction and motivation, in view of the seeming powerlessness of their Governing Councils, was studied. These universities are the University of Nigeria, Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello, Nsukka, and Ife and Lagos. A total of 157 teachers returned usable…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Environment, College Faculty, Educational Facilities