The Role of Teachers in Class Size Reduction Programs
type: CreativeWork
description: The California Class Size Reduction (CSR) initiative is problematic in that it has not made the connection between appropriate teacher support and the success of downsized classes. By utilizing results from teacher questionnaires and classroom observations from a Bay area elementary school, I found that the relationship between specific identified characteristics seem to be independent of class size. Good teaching techniques are more a matter of good teachers than any other factor found in my study.
abstract: The California Class Size Reduction (CSR) initiative is problematic in that it has not made the connection between appropriate teacher support and the success of downsized classes. By utilizing results from teacher questionnaires and classroom observations from a Bay area elementary school, I found that the relationship between specific identified characteristics seem to be independent of class size. Good teaching techniques are more a matter of good teachers than any other factor found in my study.
author: Medcalf, Mark
keywords: Education
date published: 1998-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-24T02:05:06Z
provider: Dominican University of California
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Dominican University of California