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Direct linkSahin, Alpaslan; Waxman, Hersh C.; Demirci, Edward; Rangel, Virginia Snodgrass – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to compare the college enrollment and STEM college major choice rates of graduates of a STEM-focused charter school system to those of students who graduated from traditional public schools in the state of Texas and the USA for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented groups. In addition, the factors students…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, High School Graduates, Undergraduate Students
Sahin, Alpaslan; Ekmekci, Adem; Waxman, Hersh C. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate how students' school-level STEM-related factors, motivational factors, and parent/teacher expectations affect their plans for college STEM-majoring. This paper reports on two-year longitudinal study of high school students from a large, public school charter system. Logistic regression results revealed…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Academic Aspiration, STEM Education
Sahin, Alpaslan; Almus, Kadir; Willson, Victor – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2017
This study examined the high schools' state tests performances in mathematics, reading, and science of an open-enrollment STEM-focused charter school system,Harmony Public Schools(HPS), between 2010 and 2013, and compared them with the performance of matched traditional public schools (TPS) in Texas. After propensity score matching, 12 HPS schools…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, Charter Schools, State Standards
Sahin, Alpaslan – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2013
As the global economic competition gets tougher, American policymakers and researchers are interested in finding ways to increase the number of students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-related majors in order for the United States to continue its role as an economic powerhouse. A survey study was employed to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Fairs, Clubs, Grade 12
Sahin, Alpaslan; Adiguzel, Tufan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
The purpose of this study is to investigate how international teachers, who were from overseas but taught in the United States, rate effective teacher qualities in three domains; personal, professional, and classroom management skills. The study includes 130 international mathematics, science, and computer teachers who taught in a multi-school…
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics, Mathematics Education
Download full textSahin, Alpaslan; Ayar, Mehmet C.; Adiguzel, Tufan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study explores the characteristics of after-school program activities at a charter school in the Southeast US highlighting students' experiences with and gains from these after-school program activities. A qualitative case study design was employed to understand students' views and opinions regarding the activities and their learning…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Charter Schools, Program Effectiveness, Qualitative Research
