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Summers, Al; Moehnke, Larry – National Middle School Association (NJ1), 2006
As our society becomes more mobile, smooth and rewarding student transitions become more important. This article describes a partnership between U. S. Army Child and Youth Services and the Military Child Education Coalition that helps schools ease transitions for thousands of students. The program is based on the principle that transition does not…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Middle Schools, High Schools, Military Personnel
Walters, Nancy; Ayodele, Alicia – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2011
This report provides information on the outcomes of the Intervention for College Attendance Program, a program of competitive grants awarded to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations and community-based organizations. Funded programs focus on increasing the access and success of groups traditionally underrepresented in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intervention, College Preparation, Enrichment Activities
Bong, Mimi – Journal of Experimental Education, 2008
The author examined predictive relations among South Korean high school students' (N = 753) perceptions of their social-psychological environments, personal motivational beliefs, and academic behavior in math. Students' perceptions of their both classroom mastery and performance goal structures predicted their personal mastery goals. Perceptions…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Cheating, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
"YouthBuild" offers low-income youth both education and job training services. "YouthBuild's" education component emphasizes attaining a GED or high school diploma, typically in alternative schools with small class sizes and an emphasis on individualized instruction. In "YouthBuild's" job-training program,…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Educational Needs, Homeless People, Dropout Prevention
Allen, Walter; Griffin, Kimberly – Journal of Negro Education, 2006
A multi-site case study analyzed the college preparatory processes of nine African American high achievers attending a well-resourced, suburban high school and eight academically successful African Americans attending a low-resourced urban school. Students at both schools experienced barriers, that is, racial climate and a lack of resources, that…
Descriptors: College Preparation, African American Students, Urban Schools, Case Studies
MacAllum, Keith; Glover, Denise M.; Queen, Barbara; Riggs, Angela – National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC), 2007
This study looks at when individuals consider postsecondary education, how they approach their decision, the different paths they decide to follow, the roles other individuals play in the process, and what information students seek and consider in their decisionmaking. This report focuses on the types and sources of information used during the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Planning, Investigations, School Counselors
McMahon, Brenda J. – International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2007
In spite of mission statements which articulate respect and value for all students, at individual, institutional, and systemic levels, educators make choices on an ongoing basis which reinforce existing hegemonic structures. These include larger societal forces; curriculum and the structures of schools; and attitudes, dispositions, and…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
Chen, Zeng-yin; Dornbusch, Sanford M.; Liu, Ruth X. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We investigated the direct and indirect pathways through which parental constructive behavior may influence the adolescent's affiliation with achievement-oriented peers. Using a longitudinal survey data set from nine California and Wisconsin high schools (from 9th through 12th grades, with an approximate age range from 14 through 18) structural…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Adolescents, Structural Equation Models, Parent Participation
Witkow, Melissa R.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
The current study examined the fit of a 2 x 2 achievement goal model among a diverse sample of nearly 700 10th-grade students, distinguishing between both mastery and performance goals and approach and avoidance orientations. Additionally, relationships between achievement goals and GPA and intrinsic value of school were examined, and adolescents'…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade Point Average, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJ1), 2005
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) believes that prior to the start of each season, all high school head coaches, assistant coaches, and volunteer coaches should be required to participate in a comprehensive orientation to the sport program. This orientation should be planned and conducted by the athletic director or…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Athletic Coaches, High Schools, Staff Orientation
Pace, Nicholas J. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
In this article, the author talks about Pete, a high school senior who openly confided his sexual orientation. Here, he recounts Pete's experiences in school and how his schoolmates reacted regarding his sexuality. He also talks about how Pete has influenced other students on being open-minded in dealing with issues on sexual orientation. Among…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Peer Relationship
Jobs for the Future, 2007
To create an education pipeline capable of moving all students through to an advanced level of skills and credentials and connecting young adults to the well-paying jobs being created in Massachusetts, two challenges deserve the special and immediate attention of state leaders: (1) Substantially increasing the percentage of the state's low-income,…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, High School Graduates
Smith, Thomas J. – National High School Center, 2007
This "snapshot" illustrates how one school is managing to make a positive difference for ninth graders. It describes the Ninth Grade Success Academy, a school-within-a-school at Thomas A. Edison High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which has a number of features specifically designed to help ninth-graders make successful…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, High Schools, High School Students
Phoenix, Terri; Hall, Will; Weiss, Melissa; Kemp, Jana; Wells, Robert; Chan, Andrew – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of homophobic language and verbal harassment in North Carolina high schools, the intervention rates of school personnel, and the effectiveness of school non-harassment policies. Data was collected from six high schools in central NC that had active Gay Straight Alliances. Gay Straight…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Personnel, Minority Groups, Sexual Orientation
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education