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Newman, Lynn A.; Marschark, Marc; Shaver, Debra M.; Javitz, Harold – Exceptionality, 2017
Data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 were used to examine the effect of academic and career or technical education course-taking in high school on deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) youth's postsecondary enrollment in 2-year, 4-year, and career or technical education institutions. We examined the proportion of academic and career or…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies, Special Education, Transitional Programs
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Hubbard, Lea; McDonald, Mary – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
In an attempt to reform high schools and prepare students with the knowledge and skills needed for the 21st century, educators and policymakers have turned to programs that combine career and academic pathways. One such program, Linked Learning, has taken up the reform challenge by relying on technical adjustments, rearranging students' schedules,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Change, Academic Education, Vocational Education
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Cooper, Kristy S. – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
This case study analyzes how and why student engagement differs across 581 classes in one diverse high school. Factor analyses of surveys with 1,132 students suggest three types of engaging teaching practices--connective instruction, academic rigor, and lively teaching. Multilevel regression analyses reveal that connective instruction predicts…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Regression (Statistics)
Rammel, Michelle D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study explored the purpose of grading at three career technical high schools. Four academic and four career technical teachers described their grading practices via unstructured interviews and a comprehensive survey. The teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and concerns were also examined. An emphasis was placed on the career…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Grading, Vocational Education, Vocational High Schools
Mercer-White, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The fact that most teenagers with Asperger syndrome (AS) are now educated in mainstream or inclusion classrooms presents problems for many of their teachers who have reported feeling ill-equipped to deal with the often conflicting learning profiles these students present. At issue is the restricted, circumscribed, or special interest areas (SIAs)…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Teaching Methods, Asperger Syndrome, Males
Cranford, Sara L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This case study examined the relationships between the programmatic features of service learning and student willingness to participate in and development during a service learning opportunity in the secondary, Social Studies classroom. The sample included two sections of Advanced Placement Psychology which consisted of 58 junior and senior…
Descriptors: Service Learning, High School Students, Social Studies, Case Studies