NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Abdallah, Mahmoud Mohammad Sayed – Online Submission, 2009
The article suggests that though narrative inquiry as a research methodology entails free conversations and personal stories, yet it should not be totally free and fictional as it has to conform to some recognized standards used for conducting educational research. Hence, a qualitative study conducted by Russ (1999) was explored as an exemplar…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Urban Schools, Research Design, Urban Teaching
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Galletta, Anne; Ayala, Jennifer – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: With the growth of the small-school movement, many urban districts have restructured large underperforming high schools into new, small high schools or schools-within-a-school designed to engage adolescents in rigorous and meaningful learning along with strong teacher-student relationships. In the case of this study, the…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, School Closing, Urban Schools, Research Design