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Budny, Dan; Paul, Cheryl; Newborg, Beth Bateman – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2010
The transition from high school to college can be very difficult for many students. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, we have developed a freshmen seminar and concurrent system of mentoring that addresses the changes and difficulties students experience during this transitional time. All first-year University of Pittsburgh…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mentors, Social Life, Seminars
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Gildersleeve, Ryan Evely – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2010
As a white, working middle-class adult queer from the Southwest USA, my subjective relation to the Mexican (im)migrant, poor, working, straight adolescent boys in California participating in my study was tentative, politicized, controversial, and surveilled from both social and individual lenses. Our relationships were also mutually caring,…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Immigrants, Social Environment, Social Bias
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Smith, William L.; Zhang, Pidi – College Student Journal, 2009
This paper investigates one aspect of the transition of students from high school to college. It assesses whether students who had an academic ethic in high school performed better in their first semester of college than students who did not possess an academic ethic in high school. Survey data were collected from students at a medium-sized state…
Descriptors: High Schools, Developmental Continuity, School Orientation, Higher Education
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Lewis, William E.; Ferretti, Ralph P. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2009
The study of literature has many important benefits for students, but research shows that students often have difficulty interpreting literary texts, are unable to read critically, and are challenged to write interpretations that go beyond basic plot summary. This article provides a theoretical interpretation of the processes by which students…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Literary Criticism, High School Students, Literature
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Winsor, Matthew S. – PRIMUS, 2009
This article describes the goals of a capstone course for secondary preservice mathematics teachers and how those goals are achieved. Moreover, student reaction to the course will be examined.
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary School Mathematics, High Schools
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Sungur, Semra; Senler, Burcu – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
The present study aimed at investigating Turkish high school students' metacognition and its relation to achievement goals (mastery approach goals, mastery avoidance goals, performance approach goals, performance avoidance goals), perceived competence, and perceived classroom environment (challenge and threat). Metacognition was examined in terms…
Descriptors: High Schools, Troubleshooting, Academic Achievement, Metacognition
Bridgeland, John M.; Milano, Jessica A. – Civic Enterprises, 2012
There are millions of youth ages 16 to 24 who are out of school and out of work. They cost the nation billions of dollars every year and over their lifetimes in lost productivity and increased social services. They also represent an opportunity for the nation to tap the talents of millions of potential leaders and productive workers at a time when…
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Unemployment, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts
Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2008
Which comprehensive school reform programs have evidence of positive effects on middle and high school achievement? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on comprehensive school reform (CSR) models in grades 6-12. Comprehensive school reform models are programs used schoolwide to improve student achievement. They typically include the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Professional Development, Educational Change, Community Involvement
Milano, Regina Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The lack of resolution in the on-going animal dissection debate inspired this mixed methods study to identify Connecticut secondary biology teachers' dissection practices and the influences that lead to their adoption. Qualitative findings indicate past experiences, managing objections to dissection, school culture, goals of biology teaching and…
Descriptors: School Culture, Laboratory Procedures, Biology, Ethics
Boroch, Deborah; Hope, Laura – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
In 2007, the Basic Skills Initiative (BSI) was launched in California's 109 (now 110) community colleges. This initiative responds to an increasing awareness that state policies favoring "open access" also result in the enrollment of large numbers of students who are underprepared to succeed in college-level work. Identified as a key…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, High Schools, Transitional Programs, Community Colleges
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Bergonzi, Louis – Music Educators Journal, 2009
Society expects those in the music education profession to contribute to societal development by affirming and educating future generations. Historically, music educators have been fairly willing to examine and transform what they do in order to meet the changing needs of the students who walk into their classrooms. Commercial interests as well as…
Descriptors: Music Education, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Music Teachers
Sherin, Miriam Gamoran; Russ, Rosemary S.; Sherin, Bruce L.; Colestock, Adam – Issues in Teacher Education, 2008
The study of teachers' professional vision poses some unique challenges. The application of professional vision happens in a manner that is fleeting, and that is distributed through the moments of instruction. Because of the ongoing nature of instruction, it is not realistic to expect that one could "pause" instruction momentarily, ask a…
Descriptors: Photography, Videotape Recorders, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Chouinard, Roch; Roy, Normand – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: Many studies have revealed that there is a significant decrease over time in high-school students' attitudes towards mathematics learning. Some authors conclude that motivation in mathematics stabilizes or improves around grade 9; others propose that the decline is continuous. It is unclear if girls or boys are more affected by this…
Descriptors: Research Design, Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Castro, Maria Isabel – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This researcher examined the continuum of the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (J-ZAMP) after its initial three years and its sustainability of the first cohort at the high school level. I addressed the academic mentoring program's long and short term goals by identifying the first cohort of mentees, their present status in high school,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Middle School Students, High School Students, Goal Orientation
Jing, Wenlen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Cross-culture educational leadership researchers have shown in their research that national boundaries make a difference. What works in one nation may not work in another one because of different cultures in schools and across nations. This study aims to better understand the similarities and differences between American and Chinese high school…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, High Schools, Trust (Psychology), Foreign Countries
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