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McGregor, Steven J. R.; Forlin, Chris – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2005
When establishing inclusive or whole schooling practices, the attitudes of students towards their peers with differing abilities to themselves is potentially a critical determinant in the success of schools to manage diverse student populations. This research investigates any potential changes in peer attitudes following the inclusion of…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Attitudes toward Disabilities
de Matos, Margarida Gaspar; Barrett, Paula; Dadds, Mark; Shortt, Alison – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2003
Used data from the Portuguese HBSC (Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children) survey, which was conducted by one of the authors who is the national representative of the European Study HBSC, a World Health Organisation collaborative study (Currie, Hurrelmann, Setterbulte, Smith, & Todd, 2000; Matos, Simoes, Carvalhosa, Reis & Canha 2000),…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 8, Depression (Psychology), Anxiety
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
Researchers and policymakers have pointed to the lagging scores of eighth graders on international, national, and state assessments as evidence that students are not prepared to meet high academic standards and that middle grades reform is needed. In response to these concerns, educators have introduced reforms designed to provide middle-level…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Grade 8
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2005
This issue of the quarterly newsletter of the Center for Mental Health in Schools includes the following features and regular segments: (1) Complex Problems, Limited Solutions; (2) Research into Practice: Supporting Successful Transition to Ninth Grade; (3) Schools & MH Research; and (4) Response Form.
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Mental Health, Student Adjustment
Nicholas, Jason – Online Submission, 2005
Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, the administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) became mandatory for all states in mathematics and reading for grades four and eight. Under NCLB the stated role and purpose of collecting achievement data from states varies from being a "discussion tool" to a…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 8, Federal Legislation, National Competency Tests
Segel, David; Wellman, Frank E.; Hamilton, Allen T. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
A substantial number of students drop out of high school at or below the tenth grade. Approximately 35 percent of those entering the ninth grade do not complete high school, and another large group goes through high school avoiding on the one hand direct training in vocational education and on the other the sequences in high school which will…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Guidance Programs, Career Guidance, School Guidance
Huffman, Douglas; Thomas, Kelli; Lawrenz, Frances – School Science and Mathematics, 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between different types of professional development, teachers' instructional practices, and the achievement of students in science and mathematics. The types of professional development studied included immersion, examining practice, curriculum implementation, curriculum development, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Surveys
de Jong, Ester J. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
With few exceptions, accountability systems for programs for English language learners (ELLs) have focused on the achievement patterns of ELLs who are still considered "limited English proficient" and program evaluations have been unable to answer the question whether ELLs actually catch up with English proficient peers after attending a bilingual…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Accountability
Lang, Sylvia C.; Kumke, Patrick J.; Ray, Corey E.; Cowell, Erin L.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kratochwill, Thomas R.; Bolt, Daniel M. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2005
This study examined student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the use of testing accommodations and the relationship between student perceptions of testing accommodations and their disability status and grade level. Students with and without disabilities completed math and reading achievement tests with and without accommodations. Students,…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Special Needs Students, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Curcio, Frances R.; Artzt, Alice F.; Porter, Merna – Mathematics Teacher, 2005
This article describes the collaboration between an eighth grade teacher and two college professors in the design and implementation of in vivo field experiences that help preservice secondary school mathematics teachers connect theories of learning with instructional practice.
Descriptors: Grade 8, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Mathematics, Learning Theories
Stancavage, Frances B.; Mitchell, Julia H.; de Mello, Victor Bandeira; Gaertner, Freya E.; Spain, Angeline K.; Rahal, Michelle L. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report presents results from a national survey, conducted in 2005, that examined the educational experiences of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in grades 4 and 8, with particular emphasis on the integration of native language and culture into school and classroom activities. Students, teachers, and school principals all…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Statistical Analysis, Indians, Educational Experience
Tonso, Karen L.; Colombo, Marie – Journal of School Choice, 2006
This article unpacks the decision to decharter a successful urban middle school serving African American students, especially focusing on parental choice in a school caught between two urban reform initiatives: charter schooling and state takeovers of urban districts. Originally chartered by a university, DeCharter became a "school of choice" in…
Descriptors: African American Students, Charter Schools, Urban Schools, School Choice
ACT, Inc., 2004
This paper illustrates how Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Illinois District 233 addressed the decline in its student achievement results and improved college readiness among its students. This sharp decline caused school officials to stop and reevaluate what they were doing. A review of the facts led to a clear conclusion: "Rigorous…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Grade 12
King, Gary; Flisher, Alan, J.; Noubary, Farzad.; Reece, Robert; Marais, Adele; Lombard, Carl – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The aim of this article is twofold: first, to examine the prevalence of being the victim of actual and attempted rape among a large representative sample of Cape Town high school students; and second, to identify the correlates of sexual assault for both boys and girls, including alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, behavioral problems,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Grade 11, Sexuality
Saul, Donaleen – Education Canada, 2005
Two groups of students, one on the Atlantic coast and one on the Pacific coast think about and discuss their own experiences with and perceptions of public education. They were asked to consider the following questions: In your experiences as a student in an education system: What are the things that help students learn? What are the things that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Grade 10, Grade 9