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James J. Kemple; Rebecca Unterman; Shaun M. Dougherty – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2023
With more than 290 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs across 131 high schools, the NYC Department of Education (NYCDOE) oversees one of the largest and most diverse CTE systems in the country. In the last year, NYC's mayor and NYCDOE leadership have made a number of new investments in Career and Technical Education. The Research…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Vocational High Schools, Curriculum Implementation, Outcomes of Education
ICF International, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this two-year study was to assess the impact of the CORE program, a model that integrates technology and active learning modules in high schools by providing multi-disciplinary teams of teachers and administrators with professional development and resources to support the development of students' non-cognitive skills and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Program Effectiveness, Technology Integration, Active Learning
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Cullinan, Dan; Welbeck, Rashida – MDRC, 2012
Improving the success of academically underprepared students who are in need of developmental (or remedial) education is a key challenge facing community colleges today. Many of these students enter college with little awareness of these institutions' expectations or a clear model for how to make effective decisions about their academic careers.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Effectiveness, Two Year College Students
Summerlee, Alastair; Murray, Jacqueline – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Previously, we reported qualitative findings showing that students who experienced a problem- or enquiry-based course (EBL) in a first-year seminar program had greater confidence in their academic abilities, were more engaged, and were better prepared for upper-year courses. In the current paper, we provide quantitative data to substantiate the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, First Year Seminars, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
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Strayhorn, Terrell L. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2009
This quantitative research study sought to measure the impact of first-year seminar participation on three correlates of student retention: academic integration, social integration, and satisfaction with college life. Results suggest that students who participate in first-year seminars are not necessarily more integrated into the academic and…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Social Integration, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
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Barton, Andrew; Donahue, Christiane – Journal of General Education, 2009
First-year seminars have become common at liberal arts and other colleges across the United States. An accumulating body of research appears to demonstrate that this curricular element is associated with increased retention of students and is positively correlated with graduation rates, student adjustment and involvement, student satisfaction,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Graduation Rate, Student Adjustment, Program Effectiveness