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Peer reviewedLee, Valerie E.; Smith, Julia B. – Sociology of Education, 1995
Reports on a study that assessed the impact of school restructuring on academic achievement and student engagement among 11,794 10th-graders. Finds that students' gains in achievement and engagement were significantly higher in schools with restructuring practices and were associated with smaller high schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Grade 10
Peer reviewedStevenson, David Lee; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1994
Asserts that students' opportunities to learn subjects can be organized into sequences that span grades and schools. Examines national patterns in opportunities for learning mathematics and science from grade 8 to grade 10. Finds that the level of mathematics in grade 8 is closely related to that taken in high school, but this is not true of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Access to Education, Educational Attainment, Educational Opportunities
