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Clark, Ian – Improving Schools, 2014
The central and distinguishing thesis of social and cultural perspectives on outcome equity is that public school classrooms are culturally biased environments. Such environments disaffect children who arrive at school from the economic or cultural margin. The "formative learning environment" (FoLE) establishes and sustains legitimate…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Public Schools
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2011
This annotated bibliography surveys key resources and research related specifically to language learning and literacy. It focuses on resources that will be valuable to teaching professionals and researchers who specialize in the areas of foreign and second language teaching, language arts and first and second language literacy. Significant…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Second Language Instruction
Mosser, John W. – 1989
The paper examines the role of experiential learning programs such as cooperative education and internship programs as a method of enhancing student learning and cognitive development in the liberal arts. The literature review begins by examining the goals of a liberal education as they relate to field experience. The outcomes of field experience…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cognitive Development, Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship
Rossmiller, Richard A. – 1984
Research studies have found a number of teacher-related variables that are associated with student achievement. Professional development activities designed to improve the knowledge and skill of teachers can help students improve academically. In investigating the motivation for professional development, the findings of several researchers support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
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Newton, Douglas P. – Educational Studies, 1995
Maintains that pictures are one constant aspect of children's books. Reviews research on whether pictures hinder or facilitate the development of reading skills in young children. Provides suggestions on when and where pictures might provide instructional support. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education
Slisz, Jill – 1989
Science fairs are held in many elementary, junior high, and high schools. Typically they are thought of as a competitive event where students display science projects. Publications occasionally print accounts of successful science fairs, but these articles are usually based on opinions rather than on research. The purpose of this study is to…
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed
Lim, Tock Keng – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1995
Reports on a study of students' perceptions of classroom environment and learning styles among 1,733 Singapore 10th-graders. Finds that school type had the most influence on the students' perceptions of both actual and preferred classroom environment. Also finds gender had lesser influence and learning styles had the least influence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Females, Foreign Countries
Clark, John L.; And Others – 1994
This document sets out a "Framework" to underpin the development and ongoing renewal of the school curriculum in Hong Kong. It also indicates the bases on which the Framework is developed. The Framework forms the foundation of Hong Kong's Target-Oriented Curriculum (TOC) initiative and provides a useful reference for curriculum…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change
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Tirrill, Nancy Taylor; Jones, Franklin B. – Planning and Changing, 1985
A selected review of how the study of leadership has been approached is followed by brief descriptions of four leadership theories considered significant today. The research is applied to a program that focused on basic proficiencies in the seventh and eighth grades essential to passing the required Tennessee Proficiency Test. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Styles
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Peterson, Marvin W.; Spencer, Melinda G. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1990
Understanding the climate and culture of the campus is essential to improving organizational effectiveness. Institutional researchers will be influenced increasingly by research in this area, by improving their awareness, defining important dimensions of the institutional culture, establishing benchmarks for future reference, actively undertaking…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Environment, Higher Education, Institutional Research
Hector-Mason, Anestine; Bardack, Sarah – American Institutes for Research, 2010
This annotated bibliography represents a first step toward compiling a comprehensive overview of current research on issues related to English language learners (ELLs). It is intended to be a resource for researchers, policymakers, administrators, and educators who are engaged in efforts to bridge the divide between research, policy, and practice…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Second Language Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
Pressley, Michael – 2002
This is a book about effective elementary literacy instruction, intended for the many constituencies who have a need to know about what works to develop readers in elementary school. It suggests that since the initial publication of this book, the research support for balanced literacy instruction has continued to grow. This revised and updated…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Joyce, Bruce; And Others – 1985
Findings from four lines of inquiry that attempt to identify teaching skills are reviewed. Following a brief introduction, the first section discusses definitions of "skill" and outlines empirical attributes of teaching skills. In the following section, the four lines of inquiry are described. Results are analyzed in the third section.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Research
Bornstein, Marc H., Ed.; Davidson, Lucy, Ed.; Keyes, Corey L. M., Ed.; Moore, Kristin A., Ed. – 2003
This book offers a holistic examination of well-being across the life course by experts in psychology, sociology, child development, and medicine, and describes foundational strengths for well-being from infancy through adulthood. The chapters are: (1) "A Brief History of the Study of Well-Being in Children and Adults" (Kristin A. Moore…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adults, Child Development
Fetterman, David M. – 1993
This document considers both self-examination and external evaluation of gifted and talented education programs. Principles of the self-examination process are offered, noting similarities to external evaluation models. Principles of self-evaluation efforts include the importance of maintaining a nonjudgmental orientation, soliciting views from…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Gifted