To generate information relative to job mobility which could be helpful to occupational administrators in hiring and meeting in-service education needs, questionnaires were sent to a two percent representative sampling of occupational educators in the U.S. The sample was divided by type of school (regular and comprehensive, secondary and…

These Title I Special Reading Classes were designed to improve classroom performance in reading for those students significantly below grade level as measured by the Science Research Associates Reading Test. Various methods of organization and instruction were used depending upon the individual needs of the students. The maximum number of students…

With the renewed emphasis upon the importance and support of vocational agriculture education, it is time for the profession to develop and conduct a program that will interest more students to enter the ranks as secondary school teachers. Thus, this study was conducted in an effort to identify some of the factors that might have influenced…

The objectives of this study were to: (1) compare perceptions of administrators, school board members, students, and vocational agriculture teachers concerning the vocational agriculture programs in Mississippi, (2) determine program strengths and weaknesses in order to improve present programs and plan future ones for Mississippi, and (3) provide…

This paper presents specific policies and regulations for business and noninstructional operations, personnel, students, and instruction. The report includes those special education policies and regulations needed to supplement a regular set. The inclusions are innovative rather than traditional and in keeping with the research literature. These…

The paper describes a behavioral-ecological assessment system called AIMS (Assessment for Integration into Mainstream Settings) and presents the results of a comparative study of the responses of four Australian (N=179) and two U.S. (N=72) elementary teacher groups on two of the AIMS assessment instruments, the Social Behavior Standards Inventory…

The article describes how a British residential school for hearing-impaired children tackled difficult behavior and became more conscious of its ethos by employing a problem-centered methodology. Problems such as intra-school communication and students' inappropriate social behavior were the focus of a teacher workshop and resultant task groups.…

This study was a survey type research that aims at determining the levels of compliance with professional ethics by physical education staff who work at high schools. Participants were 465 physical education teachers and 398 high school principals. In this study, the measure of "professional ethics of physical education teachers"…

This user-friendly tool for retaining quality teachers--especially those in special education--contains a framework for action that can be used to create a plan at the school or district level, or to strengthen existing plans. Target audiences include state and local administrators for general and special education, including superintendents,…

This report examines issues of teacher supply and demand in Ohio, analyzing: demand for educators; supply of teachers in terms of outflows (teachers leaving the system through retirement or attrition and teachers moving across school districts); and supply of teachers in terms of inflows (beginning teachers and former teachers re-entering the…

Data on the work force in Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes in Victoria, Australia, for 1993-1998 reveal a number of structural changes. First, the number of women staff increased from 46% to 53%, although men still constitute 54% of the teaching staff. As full-time staff employment dropped an average of 1.1% annually, part-time…

This guide looks at implementation of principles of inclusive schools from the perspectives of parents, teachers, district and school administrators, and policymakers and is based on data from interviews, surveys, and focus groups. Each perspective is represented in a different chapter of the report, with implications or recommendations for the…

This document presents requirements related to staff and facilities providing early childhood special education services in North Dakota. Teacher qualifications are stated and staffing patterns involving teachers, related services personnel, paraeducators, and volunteers are described. The section on qualifications summarizes teacher…

A study was conducted to identify why secondary career and technical education (CTE) teachers, especially in Minnesota, remain in or leave the teaching profession. Research recently reported that nearly 22 percent of all teachers leave the teaching profession within the first three years of teaching. The population for this study was the 258…

This text, one of two volumes on the instruction of students with visual impairments, focuses on the history and theory of teaching such students. The following chapters are included: (1) "Historical Perspectives" (Phil Hatlen) with emphasis on the last 50 years; (2) "Visual Impairment" (Kathleen M. Huebner) which provides general information…