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Golden, M. Elizabeth; Parr, Brian; Peake, Jason – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
Like their students, middle school agricultural education instructors are a unique group with special needs and concerns. However, the needs of middle school teachers and their programs may be misunderstood and overlooked in the professional world when compared to secondary teachers and programs. While middle school programs are still relatively…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Grade 6
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Gaston, Alishia; Martinez, James; Martin, Ellice P. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2016
This action research study evaluated the effects of literacy strategies on academic achievement, motivation, and engagement of eighth-grade social studies students. Incorporating literacy strategies included teaching students to construct meaning, think critically, and build content knowledge, while stimulating their interests, using multiple…
Descriptors: Literacy, Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Bickmore, Dana L. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2011
The purpose of this replication study was to confirm a model of middle grades principal leadership, Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Leadership (DRMLL), proposed by Brown and Anfara (2002) through the validation of the "Middle Level Leadership Questionnaire" (MLLQ), which was developed by Anfara, Roney, Smarkola, DuCette, and…
Descriptors: Principals, Middle Schools, Leadership, Models
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Self, Carlton; Morgan, A. Christian; Fuhrman, Nicholas E.; Navarro, Maria – Journal of Drug Education, 2013
The National 4-H Council developed the Health Rocks substance abuse educational program to prevent youth from engaging in risky behaviors. The program was presented in 2010 to more than 8,000 middle school youth in Georgia. A post-then-pre evaluation was conducted with youth who completed 10 hours of instruction to determine if changes in youth…
Descriptors: Health Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Drug Education
Betts, Herbert Alexander, III – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between professional learning community (PLC) characteristics and levels of trust, and their impact on student academic achievement in fifth and eighth grade mathematics, based on Georgia's state academic test. This research was designed to answer the following questions: is student…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Trust (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Bender, William N.; Boon, Richard T.; Hinrichs, Joe Ann; Lawson, Carl, Sr. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
While inclusive educational placements have become the bedrock of national policy, there are questions concerning support for inclusion among both general and special educators. Further little is known concerning what instructional tactics teachers are actually using in their classes to facilitate inclusion. Ninety-one teachers from grades…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Teachers