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Teacher identity and small school reform
In order to gain some of the benefits of smaller, more personalized schools, many public high schools across the country have been reorganized, divided into several subunits, academies, or small schools. Recent studies examining these schools have shown some positive, some mixed results. This study …
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Characteristics of mildly handicapped children in a small school district
… mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed in a small school district. The parameters of the study included demographic information, school-based characteristics and assessment data. Student data were collected from the confidential folders maintained by the school district which included all …
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"Hanging On With Both Hands": Teacher Leaders and Small School Reform
Because many schools that are naturally small have experienced successful student outcomes, there has been a recent trend of converting large, comprehensive schools into smaller units, with the idea of replicating these successes. These smaller schools have a higher demand for teacher leadership, …
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A study of a small school in the mountains of Virginia
After studying various aspects of the Lambsburg School – its physical and social environment, plant, curriculum, faculty, students, homes represented, holding power, position in the community, parents’ organization, dietary provisions, athletics, and outcomes – there emerged a general picture of …
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A Survey of Small School Districts’ Junior High School Summer Program Offerings
… of this study to obte.in details of summer school programs, including practices which were considered by the districts to be innovative.
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Guidelines for small school systems in developing orientation programs for board members
… of this study was to develop guidelines for small school divisions in Virginia to use in preparing an orientation program which would meet the needs of the new school board members. These guidelines addressed state and local concerns which had been identified through the review of literature …
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A Study on Teacher Attrition in Two Small School Districts in Southeastern Virginia
… academic development of students and therefore school districts across the country need to do all they can to ensure that all students have highly qualified teachers in their classrooms. Many school districts across the country are having major difficulty retaining the very best educators. The …
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The rationale behind a small school district superintendent's decision to hire a facilities manager
… a facilities manager is not an option, how can smaller school district superintendents maximize utilization of resources in facilities management? (b) What is the rationale behind a school district superintendent's decision to hire a facilities manager? In order to achieve this purpose, a …
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A Survey of Small School Instrumental Music Curriculums and Performance Activities in the State of Washington
… to make available information pertaining to the small school instrumental music program in the hope that such information may lead to improvement in small school instrumental music.
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Principal and Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Implementation of Site Based Participatory Decision Making in a Small School District
… decision making model that was implemented in a small school district. The main variables were the teachers' and principals' attitudes regarding the process, their attitudes regarding how the process was functioning in their schools, and their perceptions regarding areas for teacher involvement …
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Positive Academic and Affective Student Outcomes at a Small School for At-Risk Adolescents Through Ongoing Teacher Consultation with a Marriage, Family, Child Counselor
<p>This study explores one school for at-risk students wherein teachers worked weekly with a therapist. Positive student outcomes garnered through this educational and therapeutic process are examined. Students, teachers, school counselor and the principal were interviewed about their perceptions …
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A Study of K-12 Teachers in Small School Districts : Their Levels of Stress, the Source of Stress, and the Effect of Initiating Coping Strategies
… between K-12 regular education teachers in school districts with fewer than 2,500 students and their levels of stress as it related to the sources of stress, demographic variables, and initiation of coping strategies.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. The subjects of this study were 329 K-12 teachers. …
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An analysis of the functional tasks of superintendents of selected school districts in Indiana based on student average daily membership
… investigate the differences that exist between school board members and superintendents in perceiving the role of the superintendent.The following null hypothesis was tested:No statistically significant difference exists in the perceptions held by superintendents and school board members of the …
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