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Smagorinsky, Peter; Daigle, Elizabeth Anne; O'Donnell-Allen, Cindy; Bynum, Susan – Research in the Teaching of English, 2010
This article reports a study of one high school senior's process of academic bullshitting as she wrote an analytic essay interpreting Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing." The construct of bullshit has received little scholarly attention; although it is known as a common phenomenon in academic speech and writing, it has rarely been the subject…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, English Curriculum, Secondary Education, Essays
Reilly, Timothy S. – High Ability Studies, 2009
A key concern in research on talented adolescents is what adult achievements they will have. This paper examines the intentions of two (n=2) talented college students before they transition into adulthood. One of these adolescents is pursuing a goal primarily in order to impact the world, while the other is pursuing his goal for self-oriented…
Descriptors: Gifted, Goal Orientation, Adolescents, Case Studies
Riddile, Mel – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article presents an interview with Mark Wilson, the principal of Morgan County High School and the 2009 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year. In the interview, Wilson shares his experiences in taking his school to the next level. When asked how he determined what would take his school to the next level, Wilson states that…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Interviews
Zhang, Dalun; Landmark, Leena; Grenwelge, Cheryl; Montoya, Linda – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Current research examining self-determination in cultural contexts has yielded mixed findings. This qualitative interview study collected rich information from parents of four major cultures about their understanding of self-determination and their daily engagement in self-determination related activities with their children with disabilities.…
Descriptors: Independent Living, Self Efficacy, Parent Attitudes, Disabilities
Kann, Laura; O'Malley Olsen, Emily; McManus, Tim; Kinchen, Steve; Chyen, David; Harris, William A.; Wechsler, Howell – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
Problem: Sexual minority youths are youths who identify themselves as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or unsure of their sexual identity or youths who have only had sexual contact with persons of the same sex or with both sexes. Population-based data on the health-risk behaviors practiced by sexual minority youths are needed at the state and local…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Obesity, Physical Activities, Sexual Orientation
Johnson, Renee M.; Kidd, Jeremy D.; Dunn, Erin C.; Green, Jennifer Greif; Corliss, Heather L.; Bowen, Deborah – Journal of School Violence, 2011
Although sexual minority (SM) youth are at an increased risk for being bullied and experiencing depression, it is unclear how caregiver support is interrelated with those variables. Therefore, we sought to assess (a) the prevalence of nonphysical bullying, depressive symptomatology, and caregiver support among heterosexual and SM girls, (b) the…
Descriptors: Bullying, Females, Caregivers, Sexual Orientation
Bracy, Nicole L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Public schools have transformed significantly over the past several decades in response to broad concerns about rising school violence. Today's public schools are high security environments employing tactics commonly found in jails and prisons such as police officers, security cameras, identification systems, and secure building strategies.…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Violence, School Security, Educational Environment
Graczewski, Cheryl; Knudson, Joel; Holtzman, Deborah J. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2009
Literature on school reform has emphasized the need for principals to expand beyond their traditionally administrative role and become instructional leaders. This article examines the relationship between the practice of site-based instructional leadership and the professional development that teachers received in the context of a district-wide…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Instructional Improvement, Teacher Surveys, Educational Change
Mih, Codruta; Mih, Viorel – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2010
Self-regulated school learning behavior includes the activation of a relatively large number of psychological dimensions. Among the most important self-regulation constructs that influence school learning are: learning goals, personal self-efficacy, metacognition and test-anxiety. The adaptive functioning of these is associated with high…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Goal Orientation, Self Efficacy
Greenwood, Jacob C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study investigated the use of reflective portfolios in science as a means to provide students a medium to develop a repertoire of study and self-regulation strategies. These self-regulation strategies can be accessed and utilized by students to engage in independent study and help to manage workloads from multiple teachers. The use of a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Portfolios (Background Materials), Pretests Posttests, Science Education
Mariano, Jennifer Menon; Savage, Jessica – Journal of Research in Character Education, 2009
This study used an exploratory mixed methods design to address the questions: (1) "Is there a positive language of youth purpose, and if so, what is it like?" and (2) "Which kinds of purpose best predict reports of positive states and coping styles?" Qualitative coding identified references to positive states and coping…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Language, Goal Orientation
Balfanz, Robert; Bridgeland, John M.; Fox, Joanna Hornig; Moore, Laura A. – Civic Enterprises, 2011
America continues to make progress in meeting its high school dropout challenge. Leaders in education, government, nonprofits and business have awakened to the individual, social and economic costs of the dropout crisis and are working together to solve it. This year, all states, districts, and schools are required by law to calculate high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropouts, Global Approach
Poteat, V. Paul; Mereish, Ethan H.; DiGiovanni, Craig D.; Koenig, Brian W. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
Many adolescents experience peer victimization, which often can be homophobic. Applying the minority stress model with attention to intersecting social identities, this study tested the effects of general and homophobic victimization on several educational outcomes through suicidality and school belonging among 15,923 adolescents in Grades 7…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Bullying, Adolescents, Parents
Steinmayr, Ricarda; Spinath, Birgit – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The present study examined to which extent different motivational concepts contribute to the prediction of school achievement among adolescent students independently from intelligence. A sample of 342 11th and 12th graders (age M = 16.94; SD = .71) was investigated. Students gave self-reports on domain-specific values, ability self-perceptions,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Prediction, Grade 12
Brewer, John; Quirin, Michelle L.; Bryan, Karrie Rinder – Principal Leadership, 2008
Dominion High School opened its doors in fall 2003 in the highly diverse, fast-growing region of Loudoun County, Virginia, with a student body of nearly 700 students in grades 9-11. A dedicated faculty and a supportive community welcomed students to the school and began working toward a collaborative vision that promoted the success of every…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Educational Strategies, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement