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Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2022
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Bridging the Digital Divide." Contents include: (1) Texas High School Attrition…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attrition, Public Schools, Dropouts
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Bridging the Digital Divide." Contents include: (1) Texas Needs an Equitable…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Computers, COVID-19, Pandemics
Croft, Michelle; Moore, Raeal; Guffy, Gretchen; Hayes, Shannon; Gragnaniello, Katie; Vitale, Dan – ACT, Inc., 2020
At least 55 million students ended the school year learning at home after approximately 124,000 public and private schools closed their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. This "new normal" created uncertainty among high school students about their futures as many struggled with the pandemic's compounding effects as they also worried…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, High School Students
Agosto, Denise E.; Abbas, June – Knowledge Quest, 2016
In thinking about teens and online risks, school librarians need to know researchers generally agree that, despite the popular image of pedophiles and criminals lurking online waiting to harm innocent young people, in reality social media use is only about as risky as most everyday social interactions in the offline world (Agosto and Abbas 2013).…
Descriptors: Social Media, Safety, Adolescents, Internet
Alcorn, Noeline – NZCER Press, 2010
This book makes available to a wider audience for the first time material based on fieldwork carried out by the Solomon Island researchers in their own country. The findings will have vital relevance to policy makers, teachers and students. Over the past four years the School of Education, Solomon Islands College of Higher Education and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Education Programs
Harwood, Paul G.; Asal, Victor – Praeger, 2007
Asal and Harwood explore how today's information technology is changing how teachers educate and are educated. Focusing on the United States, with useful insights from the classroom digital revolution in a few other places (the United Kingdom, Australia, and India), the authors investigate the impact of today's technologies on education--how they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Profiles, Internet, Educational Technology
Watson, John F. – North American Council for Online Learning, 2007
Online learning is growing rapidly across the United States within all levels of education, as more and more students and educators become familiar with the benefits of learning unconstrained by time and place. Across most states and all grade levels, students are finding increased opportunity, flexibility, and convenience through online learning.…
Descriptors: Definitions, Educational Resources, Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment