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Schwartz, Heather L.; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Wolfe, Rebecca L.; Khodyakov, Dmitry; Dao, Emily; Domenech-Burgos, Dianne; Domina, Jeffrey C.; Mundra, Rajesh R. – RAND Corporation, 2023
To update its teaching and departmental review processes, Phillips Academy Andover, an independent boarding school in Massachusetts, commissioned RAND Corporation researchers to review the school's policies, conduct a literature review, interview other independent high schools, develop potential recommendations for revision of Andover's processes,…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Program Evaluation, School Policy, High Schools
Wong, Victoria; Dillon, Justin – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2020
Background: There are frequent calls in the literature for school science and mathematics departments to collaborate, largely in response to perceived overlaps between the two subjects in the context of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Yet few studies explore how such collaborations might work. This paper is unusual both in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Departments, Departments, Mathematics
Sutton, Paul S.; Knuth, Randy – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2020
High school academic departments remain under-examined yet powerful entities in American high schools. High status department leaders create and sustain narratives around teaching and learning, disciplinary-specific best practices, and the overall efficacy and effectiveness of any number of school improvement policies and initiatives promoted by…
Descriptors: High Schools, Departments, Educational Change, Problem Based Learning
Yilmaz, Gülce; Gürer, Mert; Üçer, Ömer; Sonsel, Ömer Bilgehan – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2023
Fine arts high schools are schools that form the basis for vocational music education given in higher education institutions. These schools form the basis for higher institutions; therefore, it is of great importance that the contents of their curriculum be of a quality that will prepare them for higher education institutions. Based on this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fine Arts, Music Education, High Schools
Rebecca Kapolei Kiili – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Ka Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (HLIP), also called Kula Kaiapuni on Maui is unique in that all schools are situated on public school campuses of the Hawai?i Department of Education (HiDOE). Seven schools span the island from the rural town of Hana, through Hamakuapoko, or Upcountry community, and then to Lahaina, the…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Hawaiians, Public Schools, Malayo Polynesian Languages
Harari, Rachel Rikki – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore with a group of nine NYC high school department chairs from three different Modern Orthodox yeshivas, their perceptions of their role and responsibilities, their perceptions on how they manage any challenges they might face, how they support professional growth through any of the four…
Descriptors: Mentors, Collegiality, Administrator Attitudes, Leadership Role
Senior Leaders' Theories of Action for Managing Subject Departments as a School Improvement Strategy
Carmen Montecinos; Mónica Cortez; Bárbara Zoro; Isabel Zett – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2024
The current study examines senior school leaders' theories of action driving their decision-making around how they manage departments and distribute leadership to department heads. Based on a thematic analysis of transcripts of interviews with the principal, head of the curriculum unit, and two department heads from nine high schools, four…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Principals, Administrators, High Schools
Kübra Dilek Tankiz; Ali Korkut Uludag; Derya Yazici – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
This study aims to determine the perceptions of fine arts high school music department students about the concept of "instrument training" through an alternative measurement and evaluation technique "Word Association Test (WAT)". In this study, the survey model, one of the qualitative research methods, was used. The study group…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, High School Students, Music Education, Musical Instruments
Kuru, Esma – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2022
In this study, it was analyzed whether there are differences in the digital literacy levels of teacher candidates who are receiving education in the Faculty of Education in terms of variables. To that end, the answer to the question, "Do the digital literacy levels of teacher candidates display differences according to gender, high-school…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Technological Literacy, Gender Differences, High Schools
LaPlante, Claudia Lisi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed method study was to examine the relationships between teachers' academic department, years of experience, tenure status, and their knowledge of chronically absent students and the existing programs and interventions to support absent students in their schools. The study utilized a district of five junior-senior high…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, High School Students, Attendance Patterns, Teacher Attitudes
Tlali, Tebello; Matete, Ntjoetso – School Leadership & Management, 2021
The role of the Heads of Departments (HoDs) in the school structure is to provide middle leadership. They assist the principals on the day to day leadership of the schools. They are responsible for ensuring the achievement of their departmental and school vision and mission. This study sought to explore the nature of the challenges faced by the…
Descriptors: Barriers, Department Heads, Foreign Countries, Administrator Role
Bularzik, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative case study explored how grading can be used to support learning by analyzing the implementation of a skills-based grading system in a high school English department. Black and Wiliam's (2018) model for assessment in relation to pedagogy was used as a lens through which to examine the relationship between the grading system and…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), English Instruction, High School Students, Case Studies
Schaefer, Stephanie; Moore-Russo, Deborah – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2022
As standards documents have been introduced over the past 20 years, many states have seen an evolution in both the standards and related high stakes exams. For many teachers across the U.S., the rollout of standards and exams has not been an experience that builds trust in state education leaders. In this study, we consider three major changes in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, High School Freshmen, Academic Standards, State Standards
Jamie Meeker – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The implementation of edTPA, a portfolio assessment that preservice teachers must pass in order to gain certification in 41 states, has added standardization to the certification process. Those who go through the process develop very specific skills in the three focus areas of planning, instructing and assessing. The way that teachers are hired,…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, English Teachers, Teacher Selection, Preservice Teachers
Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2020
The Learn Everywhere Act provides greater flexibility for students to earn credits towards high school graduation requirements through approved learning experiences outside of the classroom. This document contains model policy for the establishment of a Learn Everywhere Act.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Models, Credits, High School Graduates