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50 Years of ERIC
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Ingersoll, Richard M. – NASSP Bulletin, 2002
Investigates the possibility that the organizational characteristics and conditions of schools are driving teacher turnover. Analysis of data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) indicates that the amount of turnover accounted for by retirement is relatively minor when compared with that associated with other factors such as…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Labor Turnover, School Organization
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Alexander, William M.; McEwin, C. Kenneth – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Middle schools are here to stay. The overriding purpose of middle-level education continues to be that of providing programs based on the unique characteristics, needs, and interests of middle-level students. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
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Yao, Esther Lee; Kierstead, Fred D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Reviews current Asian educational systems, pointing out that comparison with the United States system is not possible. The educational systems reflect the societies' needs, which differ from culture to culture. (MD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Henry, Thomas; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Describes a study of student performance on national exams conducted in Nebraska by a consortium of nine school districts. Includes three tables. (MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Administration, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
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Getzels, J. W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A 20-year study of 31 artists as students and as professionals reveals that skills in finding and formulating problems are significantly related to creative achievement. Accordingly, educators should turn their attention to teaching such skills. (MCG)
Descriptors: Artists, Creative Art, Creative Development, Creative Thinking
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Coladarci, Theodore – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
Although educational research can provide a framework for viewing teaching, one should be cautious when transforming these results into criteria for identifying effective teachers in general and master teachers in particular. Problems arise concerning definitions, causal ambiguity, linearity, student growth measures, context, and research purpose.…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Definitions, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education