Showing papers in "Urban Education in 1985"
TL;DR: A teacher becomes very organized and structured as a result of being a teacher, and control becomes a major goal as mentioned in this paper, i.e., paperwork, hall duty, meetings, discipline problems, keepi...
Abstract: You become very organized and structured as a result of being a teacher.... You struggle to be efficient. Control becomes a major goal.... Paperwork, hall duty, meetings, discipline problems, keepi...
147 citations
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TL;DR: There are limits to the "more effective schools" research as discussed by the authors, and "Teaching to the test" may, paradoxically, result in attenuated education, which may result in less effective education.
Abstract: There are limits to the "more effective schools" research. "Teaching to the test" may, paradoxically, result in attenuated education.
47 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed that organizational intervention as well as intervention with individuals reduce teacher stress and reduce teacher's stress in terms of classroom environment and classroom environment, by reducing teacher stress.
Abstract: Organizational intervention as well as intervention with individuals reduces teacher stress.
39 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a discussion of close coupling can be improved upon, and several aspects of the close coupling have been discussed; some seem more important than others; global discussion of closeness can be better improved upon.
Abstract: "Close coupling"has several aspects. Some seem more important than others; global discussion of close coupling can be improved upon.
30 citations
TL;DR: For purposes of integration, some magnet schools are more successful than others as mentioned in this paper, and some features improve the likelihood of success, while some features may not improve the success of magnet schools.
Abstract: For purposes of integration, some magnet schools are more successful than others. Some features improve the likelihood of success.
29 citations
TL;DR: This paper found that low-income parents feel that schools favor the children of others, have negative feelings about schools, and feel powerless, and that they can not control their children's education.
Abstract: Interviewed low-income parents feel that schools favor the children of others, have negative feelings about schools, and feel powerless.
22 citations
TL;DR: This paper found that minority students achieve less well in science, have less exposure to it, but have more positive attitudes toward science, and there is a negative relationship between science-related experience and attitudes towards science.
Abstract: Minority students achieve less well in science, have less exposure to it, but have more positive attitudes toward science. There is a negative relationship between science-related experience and attitudes toward science.
18 citations
TL;DR: A longitudinal study showed that the causes of Hispanics' relatively low mathematics aptitude scores were unknown as mentioned in this paper. But, they did not identify any specific factors that might explain the low aptitude.
Abstract: Data from a longitudinal study show causes of Hispanics' relatively low mathematics aptitude scores.
13 citations
TL;DR: This paper found that school board members' needs for information depend upon the interaction between importance and setting of the decision, degree of conflict, and the superintendent's opinion, and that the importance of information depends upon the context of the board meeting.
Abstract: School board members' needs for information depend upon the interaction between importance and setting of the decision, degree of conflict, and superintendent's opinion.
11 citations
TL;DR: Pupils from a multiracial, multicultural community were relatively knowledgeable and accepting of differences as discussed by the authors, and the school did little to increase the acceptance of differences in the curriculum.
Abstract: Pupils from a multiracial, multicultural community were relatively knowledgeable and accepting of differences. The school did little to increase either.
TL;DR: In this article, effective schools should be identified; other school should be improved, and techniques for identification and improvement should be used to identify effective schools and improve other schools, respectively.
Abstract: Effective schools should be identified; other schools should be improved. Techniques for identification and improvement.
TL;DR: The authors found that women are still underrepresented among educational administrators, but in this system as many women as men aspired to administrative positions, and women were twice as likely to be employed as men.
Abstract: Women are still underrepresented among educational administrators, but in this system as many women as men aspired to administrative positions.
TL;DR: In Israel's schools there are discrepancies in principals', parents', and students' aims of education as discussed by the authors, and there are also cultural differences among teachers and students in their education goals.
Abstract: In Israel's schools there are discrepancies in principals', parents', and students' aims of education. There are also cultural differences.
TL;DR: There is a certain familiarity in the difficulties in Israeli schools in teaching about a minority's subculture as discussed by the authors, and there is also some irony in the difficulty of teaching about minority subculture.
Abstract: There is a certain familiarity in the difficulties in Israeli schools in teaching about a minority's subculture.
TL;DR: New and in some ways unconventional research designs provide new information and insights about school administration as mentioned in this paper, which can be used to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of school administration in the future.
Abstract: New and in some ways unconventional research designs provide new information and insights about school administration.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a program to foster effective parental participation in policymaking, which depends on parents' knowledge and skill, which fosters effective participation in public policymaking.
Abstract: Effective parental participation in policymaking depends on parents' knowledge and skill, which this program fosters.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss ways in which schooling can perpetuate multiculturalism, and how schooling can be used to promote multiculturalism in the US education system, and discuss the following:
Abstract: Ways in which schooling can perpetuate multiculturalism.
TL;DR: The sad annals of Hispanics' schooling before bilingual programs as mentioned in this paper is a good summary of the history of bilingual education in Spanish-English bilingual education, and its history is discussed in detail.
Abstract: The sad annals of Hispanics' schooling before bilingual programs.
TL;DR: Evaluation is a technical, scientific, and political matter as discussed by the authors, and it is also a matter of intense political interest, as discussed in Section 5.2.1.
Abstract: Evaluation is a technical, scientific matter. It is also a matter of intense political interest.
TL;DR: In this paper, tracking by gender improves girls' performance in mathematics, but not their performance in science, and not in computer science, according to the authors' own evaluation of performance.
Abstract: Will tracking by gender improve girls 'performances in mathematics?
TL;DR: New strategies will be necessary to extend school desegregation as mentioned in this paper, and new strategies are also necessary to improve the quality of public education for all students, including African-Americans.
Abstract: New strategies will be necessary to extend school desegregation.
TL;DR: In this article, school desegregation plans are affected both by interrelations of schools, courts, and city government and by the political and economic agendas of actors, and they are affected by both interrelations and economic factors.
Abstract: School desegregation plans are affected both by interrelations of schools, courts, and city government and by the political and economic agendas of actors.